I found Prajna this morning dead under the backyard deck. I don't know when she went down there, but yesterday, we had to take down a section of the underdeck enclosure to free a pit bull and a German shepherd who had somehow wormed their way through that hole we made for the tree. One of the dogs — the pit bull, I assume — cornered her, killed her and tore her up pretty badly. I had to pull her out in pieces.
This pit bull has been wandering the neighborhood for a couple of weeks. I emailed a request to the city's Action Center on August 25, and four days later I got an email back that Animal Control couldn't find her. That was Friday, which was the day before she killed Prajna.
I saw her again in my back yard this morning.
The stray pit bull is, as I frequently say, the state dog of Oklahoma. The only thing more macho in this state than owning a pit bull is to own a pit bull that you allow to wander freely around a neighborhood full of kids with an elementary school a half block away. It seems like the more pit bull maulings and killings there are reported in the media, the more people want to have one.
As for the city — well, it's not like anyone in this neighborhood owns a basketball team or is a real estate developer. We can turn city government on a dime for any Nichols Hills millionaire who demands it, but getting things done for people who actually live in the city... well, that's kinda complicated.
I borrowed a big dog box from Ms. Landscape Person, and I'm going to put some food in it and try to herd this dog into it. After that, I don't know what happens.
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Oh I'm so sorry about Prajna. It must have been terribly upsetting to find her torn up like that.
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