To tie or not to tie?

I waiver back and forth on the pros and cons of keeping Pedrito tied up.  Today he gave me more arguments to keep him tied.

I feed him before I feed Tammy or Oscar to avoid fights.  This morning he thumbed his nose at the food I placed before him.

I saw Oscar laying down in the front yard so I went to feed him.  In no time flat Pedrito came running and tried to eat his food...the same food I had given him.  Of course, it ended up in a dog fight. Tammy came out of nowhere to get between them.

I threw water at them but quickly came inside.  I have enough drama in my life to add dog fights to the equation.

Behavioral Change

In the early part of February I began to notice that Pedrito no longer spent most of the day at the house.  Even when I did not feed him much in the past, he would be gone for a while but would always come back.

I noticed he started leaving early in the morning and not coming back until late at night and only to sleep. His sidekick Tontolin stayed most of the day which I found odd as he is always following him around.

I had bought them another bag of dog food even though I had said I wasn't.  He ate it when he came over but once again was gone by sunlight.  A few days later Tontolin disappeared too :-(

Mother thought perhaps the dog catcher caught them but I had to remind her that the County does not have a dogcatcher nor a pound to house them.  It just seemed so strange.  I even drove around to see if he had gotten run over and thankfully that was not the case.

It was already dark when I went to take out the trash on Wednesday, February 11th and he came out of the blue without making a sound, something that I particular dislike about him and Ralph both...they never make their presence known.

I was so happy to see him!  Felt bad for thinking that he might be a goner. Told him to wait while I went to get his doggie plate. But he looked different, like he was in a rush.  He ate his food and left.

It was like he came to say...don't worry about me, I am going to be fine.

Cold and wet

It has been cold for this part of the world and unfortunately we have had rain as well.  I say unfortunately because Walter's corral becomes a muddy mess and I hate seeing him in that cold damp feces laden jail cell he calls home :(

Look how dirty he is, full of mud and crap!

It seems I can not go anywhere without Ralph and Pedrito following me.  Neither one of them like that I go see Walter or that I pet him.

Had to once again have a talk with Pedrito because he started barking at him.  Dumb dog...Walter is in his corral in his owners property!

Meet Pedrito

This is Pedrito, I named him in honor of Pedro Sola a commentator of an entertainment show that is beamed to the border from Mexico City called Ventaneando.  While most shows in Mexico will replace you in the blink of an eye, especially if you happen to be older...TV Azteca the network he works for...has chosen to keep him in their ranks.

In Spanish when you use ita (for a female) or ito (for a male) it is a term of endearment. For example I would be Belindita. Though I have been calling him Pedro a lot lately! Pedrito is an older dog and he seems to have had a hard life.  He does not mind very well and he tends to growl.

He has a bum leg but he still manages to follow me wherever I go.  Ralph likes to follow me too and there in lies the problem.  Being a stray dog he does not care for cats and though Ralph was raised with a dog...he does not like Pedrito.

I have set Pedrito straight and told him he better not harm Ralph nor growl at him menacingly.  I hope I have gotten through to him.

Here Ralph keeps a watchful eye on him from his favorite place...on top of dad's old car.

I am just now noticing how chunky little Ralph is getting...he is starting to resemble a butterball turkey :D