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Listed Building Grade II
List Entry Number : 1209980
Date First Listed : 27 September 1979
Bank. Formerly listed as William's Glyns Bank. Currently listed as Royal Bank of Scotland.
Late 19th century. Ashlar on granite plinth with hipped slate roof behind parapet. Corner site, also facing Lune Street. Mannerist style. 2 storeys. 5-window front range at first floor including corner. Canted sashed bay window to corner and centre left and right, with sash to centre. Moulded architraves with pediments and blind balustrading beneath sills. Further sash to far right with carved swag and cartouche over. Ground floor has moulded round-arched openings with keystones and brackets with moulded impost band and channelled rustication below. Corner entrance has granite attached columns either side. Further doorway to far right with moulded architrave and keystone. Granite plinth; moulded cornice between the floors and full entablature above first floor with balustrade over. Similar front to Lune Street with pedimented sashes to first floor.
Late C20 extension to left.
historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1209980
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listed_buildings_in_Preston,_Lancashire
Listed Building Grade II
List Entry Number: 1298336
Date First Listed: 18 February 1970
Built around 1800, a row of four sandstone cottages with a slate roof, in three storeys. Each cottage has a front of one bay with a doorway to the right and one window to each floor, most of which are modern casements.
historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1298336
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listed_buildings_in_Lancaster,_Lancashire
Emerson Chambers, Blackett Street (1903), designed by Simpson, Lawson and Rayne. Ornate freestyle building combining Baroque, Jacobean and Art Nouveau flourishes. Grade II* listed. On the left is the curving façade of Fenwick's 1930s Moderne extension.
Hello everyone! Hope you all are well. So here is my wish list for 2020.
Last year I had gone a tad over budget. About a thousand dollars over budget. Yes, I know, tut tut and all that. And this year it has to be a very different story. As you all may know I am getting married this year. All of the money we had saved for the weddings gone as we had to move out late last year. It has been trying and the wedding is going to be a budget one, so I can't really buy much this year in terms of dolls but I can still wish.
My collection also went through a drastic change last year. I went crazy on Superstar, found I wasn't too fond of MOD, and even ventured into the 00s. I cleaned out my collection twice using the KonMari method. And discovered more about what I really do and really do not like.
So rather than flittering away my money on lots of small things I "wouldn't mind" or that would "provide content" for my YouTube channel. I am going to start focusing on the things that are ACTUALLY on my wish list.
My complete Wish List consists of only 38 items now. Crazy isn't it!? Why is it so small you ask? Well, I am now able to tell more accurately what I genuinely like and I have been collecting for a few years now and have obtained most of the smaller, cheaper, and easier to find items I wanted. The 38 that remain are either HTF or quite pricey.
So These are the 6 I am going to try to focus on this year. I allow myself a $2000 budget each year. So that is roughly $333 every two months for each item. I may or may not be able to obtain these items for that price, but I am determined to keep my spending under control this year. I had actually already obtained one of these items late last year after creating this image, with the help of the beautiful Fashion Photo Elaine. Thank you Elaine!
Wish me luck! And don't forget to share your Wish List and tag me too please :D
~ Who's Naughty & who's nice? ~
One last one while I'm in Santa mode.
Thanks for stopping in.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Heureux Noel e Bonnes Fêtes de fin d'année
Feliz Navidad y Prospero 2009
Feliz Natal e Bom Ano de 2009
:-))
#652: As of 10/12/20, of my 2600+ pics, this is listed as #652 in most # of faves.
#1553: As of 8/1/20, under Flickr's popularity rankings of my 2500+ pics, this is listed as #1553 in "interestingness."
VIDEO at: youtu.be/QdJyx5XhEWQ
I had another opportunity to be back in full make-up and out in public en femme earlier this year on a couple days in February. This pic is the 119th in my 2020 series of fully made-up en femme activity, and it comes from February 11.
As usual, I really enjoy coordinating attractive/sexy/cute outfits, and this one features:
* a Sapphirewigs dark-orange kinky-curly lace-front layered-synthetic 26"-long wig, from amazon;
* OnlyMaker leopard/black patent 6.1"-stiletto-heel peep-toe slingback pumps, sold by Colulu, on amazon;
* a Forever 21 black/tan leopard-print woven-satin-polyester v-neck bust-darting flared-skirt cami midi dress;
* a Stoosh black one-button 3/4-ruched-sleeve fitted blazer, from JCPenney;
* a Forever 21 black/brown leopard-print faux-fur square-buckle 2.25"-wide waist belt;
* Rete Moda "alpaca"-brown large-net fishnet pantyhose;
* a Cejon black floral-print semi-sheer neck scarf, from Macy's;
* a VR NYC black faux-suede "Leanna" faux-fur-leopard-print-flap goldtone-detail zip-top crossbody handbag, from Target;
* Kiss imPRESS press-on french-tip fingernails, from Walmart;
* A New Day black/gold faux-leather skinny-band women's watch, from Target; and
* gold/black necklaces, bracelets, rings & earrings.
This particular pic is a snapshot from a video I took in a women's dressing room while shopping at my local Macy's, where I love the multiple mirrors. The video, 2020-02-11-video2, is posted with my other, older YouTube videos at youtu.be/QdJyx5XhEWQ. Please check it out and comment/fave here if you like.
More about this and other 2017-20 pics has been written up in my profile or "About" page here on Flickr. It details some choices made for these 2017-20 pics.
Let me know your thoughts... :-)
IMO: 9155963
Name: LISTER
Vessel Type - Generic: Cargo
Vessel Type - Detailed: General Cargo
Status: Active
MMSI: 231023000
Call Sign: OZ2163
Flag: Faroe Is [FO]
Gross Tonnage: 2863
Summer DWT: 4113 t
Length Overall x Breadth Extreme: 89.96 x 13.6 m
Year Built: 1997
Home Port: TORSHAVN
Listed Building Grade II
List Entry Number : 1271960
Date First Listed : 15 March 1974
A 17th century stone farmhouse with a slate roof, two low storeys and four bays. On the front is an open gabled porch, and the windows are replacements. The attached barn, which is probably older than the farmhouse, contains three bays of crucks.
28.09.2023. This Grade II kisted building was built in 1908 by A. S. Hewitt as one of the first purpose built cinemas in Britain, and known as the Palace of Light because it was illuminated by a thousand electric bulbs.
This picture shows the upper part of the building as the lower part is covered in advertising its present use as an amusement building.
In no particular order these are my top 10 underrated movie gems that everyone needs to check out. What do you think? Leave a comment bellow!
Army of Darkness: Sam Raimi's Evil Dead trilogy is one of the most innovative horror franchises of all time. Due to the humor and fun visuals, the third in the series just so happens to be one of my all time favorite movies. The plot is bonkers yet super fun and energetic. Bruce Campbell's character Ash is one of my all time favorite movie characters and if you check out Army of Darkness, you'll know why. Any fan of horror, fantasy, action, comedy, or Sam Raimi needs to check this movie out!
After Hours: This movie is one of director Marty Scorsese's great comedies (others being The King of Comedy and The Wolf of Wall Street ). Unfortunately like The King of Comedy, After Hours is extremely underrated. Seriously this movie is one of the most fun, thrilling, and entertaining dark comedy of all time. Seriously, I cannot stress this enough, this is just one of those fun movies that everyone should see. Scorsese's directing is impeccable (like always) and its a shame more people don't obsess over it like some of his other great movies. If you're looking for a masterful dark comedy or a movie that explores night life, this is the movie for you.
Miami Connection: Holy shit. This movie is insane. This movie is everything you could ask for in an action movie. So the story behind this movie is back in the 1980s a tae kwon do master and beloved inspiration speaker Y.K. Kim wanted to make the ultimate action tae kwon do movie. When it came out it only played in a handful of local theaters in the Orlando area and was universally paned. It wasn't until it was rediscovered a few years back when gained a fan base. This movie has it all from an original soundtrack consisting of rock and roll songs about ninjas to epic street brawls. This movie is an earnest and passionate attempt to make a blockbuster and the love and care really shows. If you're not convinced check out this episode of Best of the Worst: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbWTthXfdBc
THX 1138: Once upon a time George Lucas was just a weird nerd who wanted to make super trippy experimental films. THX 1138 is actually the feature length adaptation of the critically acclaimed student film he made back in the 1960s. Though the movie was a huge flop both critically and financially, it lives on as a prime example of how to make a dystopian science fiction film. Without this dark story Lucas would never have been pushed towards telling light hearted stories like American Graffiti (almost made the list), Star Wars, and Indiana Jones.
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang: This is another black comedy that takes place mostly during the night much like After Hours. Shane Black is a legendary action writer and this was the first film he directed. This might be one of the best first tries at directing I've ever seen. The chemistry between Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer is off the charts and the dialogue is so much fun. The story is a wonderful action mystery filled with twists and turns. Its a perfect noir that highlights Los Angeles perfectly. This is a contender for one of the best comedies I've ever seen. If you're a fan of Quentin Tarantino, you will definitely enjoy this movie, its very much in the same style as some of his early films.
Swingers: This movie launched the careers of Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, and Doug Liman. This is such a great comedy and it continues the trend of this list of comedies that explore night life. Its the perfect "guy's movie" that explores the allure of women, friendship, and the loneliness that comes with breaking up. Its movies like this that make you feel ashamed of those lowest common denominator comedies that come out these days. Such a great script, super fun characters, and timeless themes; whats not to like?
Fateful Findings: Step aside The Room, Fateful Findings has dethroned you as the "best worst movie". Neil Breen is an architect based out of Las Vegas who funds all of his movies on his own as well as writing, directing, producing, and staring in every one of his movies (including this one). He has literally no education in filmmaking and it shows in this movie but who cares, this movie is mesmerizing. Its suppose to be some sort of drama about corporate greed but it all comes across as narcissistic and pretentious. Its seriously one of the most mind boggling movies out there. Its cheesy, its low budget, and its amazing. Its the greatest bad movie ever made.
True Lies: James Cameron and Arnold Schwarzenegger are a power house couple couple and for some odd reason this gem of a movie has been swept under the rug over the past 25 years. This might be one of the best action movies ever with jaw dropping action set pieces and hilarious dialogue. I am a huge fan of Cameron and its a shame that Avatar is overshadowing his amazing filmography, this movie in particular. This movie is grand spectacle filled with wonderful characters. Do your self a favor and watch it now.
The Untouchables: Its baffling how this movie isn't held to a higher regard. This movie belongs in the pantheon of gangster movies and its one of the greatest movies ever made. Brian De Palma's directing is so crazy good I can't really put it into words. Every performance from DeNiro to Connery to Kevin Costner is energetic and powerful. The action is sparse yet amazing and the cinematography is wonderful and pays homage to films of the past. Ennio Morricone's score is easily top 10 of all time yet no one talks about it. The more I type, the more I get confused to why this movie isn't more popular. If you're going to watch any of these movie, watch this one.
Big Trouble in Little China: The easiest way to describe this movie is a campy version of Temple of Doom boosted up to level 11. John Carpenter is such an energetic director and his style feeds right into Kurt Russel's macho and charisma filled performance. Much like Miami Connection the action in this movie is so over the top but in the most enjoyable fashion. Seeing Kurt Russel's character be totally confused by Asian culture makes for a perfect fish out of water story. Its the perfect blend of crazy kung fu and western action.
Listed Building Grade II
List Entry Number : 1210331
Date First Listed : 13 March 1995
Built in 1885, the Masonic Hall was designed by Paley and Austin in Jacobean style, and incorporates earlier material. It is in sandstone, with two and three storeys and a basement. The doorway is to the right, and in the centre is a canted oriel window with a panelled dado surmounted by a gable. The windows are mullioned and transomed.
historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1210331
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listed_buildings_in_Lancaster,_Lancashire
Listed Building Grade II
List Entry Number : 1138259
Date First Listed : 30 January 1985
Built around 1782, a pair of houses in a terrace, in stone on a limestone plinth. They have three storeys and cellars, and a symmetrical front of three bays. Steps lead up to two central recessed doors in a doorway with a semicircular-headed stuccoed arch. The windows are sashes, and the cellar windows have segmental heads.
historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1138259
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listed_buildings_in_Kendal#cite_ref...
Listed Building Grade II
List Entry Number : 1270222
Date First Listed : 21 November 1972
A mid 19th century shop with living accommodation above, on a corner site, containing material from earlier periods. It is rendered with a slate roof, and has two storeys with attics. There are two bays with a gable facing King Street, and one bay facing Market Place. There are shop fronts on both faces, with a doorway on a canted corner between them, and above these is a continuous inscribed entablature. Over the doorway is a curved signboard, and in the upper floors are sash windows. The attic window in the gable has a round head with Gothic glazing.
The Grade I Listed St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, East Anglia.
A church has stood on the site of the cathedral since at least 1065, when St Denis's Church was built within the precincts of Bury St Edmunds Abbey. In the early 12th century the Abbot, Anselm had wanted to make a pilgrimage along the Way of St James to Santiago de Compostela. He was unsuccessful and instead rebuilt St Denis's and dedicated the new church to Saint James, which served as the parish church for the north side of Bury St Edmunds.
This church was largely rebuilt, starting in 1503, with more alterations in the 18th and 19th centuries. When the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich was created in 1914, St James Church was made the cathedral. In 1959 Benjamin Britten wrote the Fanfare for St Edmundsbury for a "Pageant of Magna Carta" held in the cathedral grounds.
From 1960 onwards, there was renewed building work designed to transform the parish church into a cathedral building, with the rebuilding of the chancel and the creation of transepts and side chapels. The cathedral architect from 1943 to 1988 was Stephen Dykes Bower and he left £2 million for the completion of the cathedral. In the cathedral grounds a new choir school and visitor's centre were built which were opened in 1990. A Gothic revival tower was built between 2000 and 2005.
The font was designed in 1870 by George Gilbert Scott, constructed on a medieval shaft, with a cover by F. E. Howard of Oxford. The decoration was added in 1960.
In addition to guided tours of the cathedral itself, visitors can view changing exhibits of art in the Edmund Gallery, and an exhibit of historic and religious regalia and artefacts in the Cathedral Treasures display. The painting "The Martyrdom of St Edmund" by Brian Whelan hangs in the Lady Chapel.
I always wanted to have one of these bags, so now I can put a check mark on my never ending to do list.
Mold Blues and Soul Festival. Aynsley Lister is a British blues-rock guitarist/singer and songwriter, Also does a great cover of Prince's Purple Rain.
I took this photograph at Lodge Corner during the HSCC Pre ’60 Historic Sports Car Championship race at the HSCC Spring Historic Race Meeting at Oulton Park in May 1987. It's a 3.8 litre Lister Jaguar driven by Aidan Mills-Thomas and has the 'knobbly' body which featured on the early Lister Jaguars. The car was apparently severely damaged at one point, to the extent that it's registration number (WTM 446) and chassis number (BHL126) were transferred to another Lister Jaguar. This change of identity was subsequently disputed, and the result was an extremely expensive court case in which the judge finally decided that it was not his place to decide such a matter.
Listed Building Grade II
List Entry Number : 1270183
Date First Listed : 20 June 1972
A mid 19th century shop with accommodation above, rendered with a slate roof, it has four storeys and one bay. In the ground floor is a shop front with a doorway at the left, and in the upper floors are sash windows, one rising to form a gabled dormer.
The Bear & Bells is a public house in the heart of the market town of Beccles, situated on a site which has supported licensed premises since 1620.
It was previously known as the Bear.
The building gained Grade: II listed building status on 22nd. September 1971. (English Heritage Legacy ID: 363028).
These old kitty litter containers come in handy for gardening projects. Yeah, right...as if you were wondering about the bucket. 😉
The Elutherian College, Jefferson County, Indiana.
Students attending school in this historic building would autograph the cloak room as classes. This class chose an illuminated location.
Listed Building Grade II
List Entry Number : 1206557
Date First Listed : 11 April 1994
Prebendal house. Probably late C17 and C18 with extensive C19 alterations; some C20 demolition of rear extensions.
Flemish bond brickwork with light headers on chamfered plinth (all dressings of red sandstone, partly painted); angle brick pilasters. Graduated greenslate roof, partly sandstone flags at rear; C19 end brick chimney stacks. 2 storeys, 5 bays, with rear right-angle left extension forming overall L-shape. Originally 2 houses, now one. Off-centre panelled door and overlight in bolection surround with pulvinated frieze. Segmental-headed sash window over door and for stair window to right (with glazing bars). Further right, sash windows in brick reveals with flat brick arches. At the extreme left and right are full height bay windows, that at left is squared and of red sandstone under gable; that at right is canted under a pent roof. The right return wall and rear is partly of red sandstone and is earlier than the facade. The left return and extension have sash and canted bay windows.
Listed Building Grade II
List Entry Number : 1298302
Date First Listed : 22 December 1953
A pair of late 18th century houses, later used for other purpose, with a front of rusticated chamfered sandstone, and a slate roof. There are three storeys above a high basement, and three bays. The doorways are paired in the centre, and are approached from the sides by nine steps with railings. The doorcases have fluted pilasters, and share a swan-neck pediment. The windows are sashes.
historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1298302
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listed_buildings_in_Lancaster,_Lancashire
The Grade I Listed ruins of Glastonbury Abbey, in Glastonbury, Somerset.
The Saxons, who had been converted to Christianity, conquered the ancient county of Somerset in the 7th Century. Their King was Ine of Wessex, who was widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of the abbey. He was a local man who boosted the status and income of the abbey, and it is said that he put up a stone church, the base of which forms the west end of the nave.
This church was enlarged in the 10th century by the Abbot of Glastonbury, St. Dunstan, who became the Archbishop of Canterbury in 960. In 1066, the wealth of the abbey could not cushion the Saxon monks from the disruption caused by the foreign invasion and subsequent conquest of England by the Normans.
Skilled Norman craftspeople contributed much to the abbey by adding magnificent buildings to the existing Saxon Church. These were built to the east of the older church and away from the ancient cemetery. The Norman betterment of the abbey was extensive. In 1086, when the Domesday Book was commissioned to provide records and a census of life in England, Glastonbury Abbey was the richest monastery in the country.
The great Norman structures were consumed by fire in 1184 when many of the ancient treasures were destroyed. One story goes, that in order to raise extra funds from pilgrims to rebuild the abbey the monks, in 1191, dug to find King Arthur and his Queen Guinevere; and bones from two bodies were raised from a deep grave in, the cemetery on the south side of the Lady Chapel. These bones were reburied, much later, in 1278 within the Abbey Church, in a black marble tomb, in the presence of King Edward I.
When the monastic buildings were destroyed in the fire of 1184, the medieval monks needed to find a new place to worship. There is evidence that the 12th century nave was renovated and used for this purpose for almost 30 years, until some of the work was completed on the new church. The monks reconsecrated the Great Church and began services there on Christmas Day, 1213, most likely before it was entirely completed.
In the 14th century, as the head of the second wealthiest abbey in Britain (behind Westminster Abbey), the Abbot of Glastonbury lived in considerable splendour and wielded tremendous power. The main surviving example of this power and wealth is to be found in the Abbot's Kitchen - part of the magnificent Abbot's house begun by John de Breynton (1334-42). Privileged pilgrims might once have stayed in the abbey itself; excavations have disclosed a special apartment at the south end of the Abbot's house, erected for a visit from the English King, Henry VII.
In 1536, during the 27th year of the reign of Henry VIII, there were over 800 monasteries, nunneries and friaries in Britain. By 1541, there were none. More than 10,000 monks and nuns had been dispersed and the buildings had been seized by the Crown to be sold off or leased to new lay occupiers. Glastonbury Abbey was one of principal victims of this action by the King, during the social and religious upheaval known as the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
The Grade I Listed St James's church in Manorbier, Pembrokeshire, South Wales.
The church dates from the 12th century, and has been considerably altered over the years, though medieval ceiling paintings in the porch survive. The church has a slender tower of the local type and a bellcote.
There are three military graves in the churchyard dating between 1918 and 1920 that are looked after by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
The first mention of the church dates from 1153 when Giraldus Cambrensis, of the de Barri family of Manorbier Castle, took refuge there. The earliest surviving part of the building is the nave, of about this period.
The Church had an early connection with the Benedictines of Monkton, and a Prior of Monkton, Master Richard, was its first recorded Rector. The original building was greatly enlarged during the next hundred years with a rebuilt chancel and transepts and a new tower, aisles and porch.
In 1301 Sir John de Barri granted the church to Monkton Priory. However, as an alien house, Monkton lost the advowson and the Rectorial land and tithes during the Hundred Years War.
With the Dissolution the whole church became the Parish Church in Manorbier. The Rood figures were removed in 1707 and replaced by the Royal Arms of King William, painted on boards. These are now repositioned on the north wall, to which they were moved during the major restoration by Frederick Wehnert in 1865-8. Mediaeval ceiling paintings survive in the porch.
Information Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_James%27s_Church,_Manorbier
britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300005975-st-james-church-ma...
Grade II listed. London Underground Station 1939 by Charles Holden and L H Bucknell as the terminus of the Northern Line. . Stairs up to twin platforms.
Platform buildings with wide cantilever concrete roofs and round glazed ends to north. Double-height glazed rounded ends at south housing spiral stairs to offices in overbridge. At the south end of the bridge is a metal statue of a kneeling archer by Eric Aumonier. The station is on the edge of the site of the Royal Forest of Enfield, where the court and commoners used to hunt.
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all right .. i've promised you his story ... this'll probably be long-winded ...
over three weeks ago someone sent me an ad on Kijiji (like Craig's list). i can't remember what it was for, but for some reason i plugged "wire haired" in the search and found this pathetic dog. it wasn't until after i'd made initial contact that i discovered the link to the "Poster's Other Ads". wirehaired JRT pups for sale, a GSD-border collie cross up for stud or instead of fees will trade for a large female dog "unspayed of course" ... same story with a bichon. clearly a puppy mill, or - at best - a barnyard breeder. and yes, mennonite. (80% of puppymills in Ontario are run by Amish or Mennonite, for those who aren't aware.)
i'd initially sent the ad to another friend who had talked about getting a family dog but was told they'd changed their mind ... and i just let it go. but last week i found myself thinking about this little, 5 yr old guy again. morley doesn't have long with us and although he's comfortable, i don't see a lot of zest for life or happiness. nothing in this world makes morley happier than another terrier, so i thought: why not get morley a dog?
almost an hour drive, we arrived at the farm ... morley in tow. the wife and their 8 yr old daughter brought the dog out while the farmer talked a bit to us. the dog's belly never left the ground and his head was hung low. at the feet of the daughter, his eyes darted wildly from the ground to the girl, to the parents, to the ground again ... utterly terrified. if anyone shifted on that icy, wet, snowy laneway, he ducked even further and skittered to the side, no doubt expecting a boot.
from the moment i laid eyes on him i knew he was the worst fear case i have personally seen ... and i knew we had to get him out of there. even though i'd sworn ahead of time that we wouldn't be bringing him home that same day (we needed a crate and to set stuff up, including me having to arrange with a friend to help me with the integration with matea), we couldn't leave him there. we toyed with the possibility of putting down a deposit and picking him up the next day, but the more i talked w/ the "owners" the more i knew we just had to get him out.
his belly never left the ground as we walked him down the drive through slush and ice water ... only with morley did he perk up a bit. i checked his teeth, his ears, played with his paws just to see how he was ... i've never encountered a more fear-based submission before. in fact, when i first went to pet him, i truly believed he was going to bite me. as it turned out, i even got a kiss when i picked him up for the second time.
we walked him down the long drive several times ... partly so that i could talk to j about it, but mostly to get the hell away from his abusers and get some kind of an idea what he was like.
i didn't try to negotiate a better price ... i was too sick to my stomach. i paid $125 to get him the fuck out of there. now, i do realize this is a slippery slope ... giving my hard-earned money to these people to get this dog out of that situation, but i KNEW that no one else was going to do it. he was going to end up drowned or - at best - sold to another breeder ... and this little guy deserved a lot more than that.
during the drive home, i was literally shaking and working hard not to throw up ... i was so upset. partly from fear of not knowing we had just gotten ourselves into, but mostly because the thought of me contributing to a profit for a dog - much less one in this condition - is sickening to me.
once home, j and i took him and matea on an hour pack-walk. i'll talk more about his rel'shp with matea as it develops. until his neuter he got several long pack walks with her and me, and fortunately he is so meek that he barely registers on matea's radar ... and for now their interactions are controlled and carefully choreographed. yesterday afternoon i even had them lying on the deck together in the sun while i massaged both of them and they snoozed. i have faith that their relationship will be fine with time and management. right now he is too groveling and submissive even for her ... she knows he's unstable, and matea is pure dog ... she'll not tolerate that weakness, even though she's endured several puppyish licks to her chin from him.
he has just been neutered, is fighting a high load of roundworms and a urinary tract infection. he's underweight, has scabs in places that suggest he'd been kicked around, smacked with a barn door, and possibly even some old bite marks. i have not started him on raw yet because when he gets the runs or starts itching, i want to know that it's from the drugs, not the particular protein i'm introduing. fortunately, i was able to get vaccination records from the farmer ... his last full vaccines were given last August ... so i didn't have to give the poor guy more vaccines on top of all the other crap his system is dealing with.
a note on puppymills and vaccinations ... dogs and puppies sold between breeders or at dog auctions (yes, they have them) have to be vaccinated before sale. so i'm pretty sure this farmer had merrick since august, even though he kept saying he'd gotten him from a friend a month ago. the puppies he had for sale were very obviously merrick's. and there were other comments that made me certain he was breeding many dogs ... "so you like the wire coated? not many people like them" ... right, so that's why he's selling his stud dog. later in the conversation i was touching merrick and asked him: "he's such a good looking dog. why wouldn't you want to breed him?" "i like the shorthaireds JRTs better" ... i.e. they sell better. and in answer to: "so why are you selling him?" i received two different answers, but each had to do with having too many dogs ... all the while you could hear the barking in the barn.
i even asked the little girl: "so do you play with him much?" "is he your favorite?" to which she responded that she liked the puppies better.
also, i called the vet on record as having given him his shots in august. only after i assured her i wasn't out to get anyone in trouble, just wanted to help this dog, she admitted that he'd belonged to this other farmer first, way up north where she is, and "they've got a lot of dogs, and yes, they're breeding. you do what you can."
anyway, as i said, he's the worst fear case i have personally encountered. they always say that you get the dog you need, not necessarily the one you want. merrick is totally that case. i will learn much from him as i work to build his confidence in the world and with people. honestly, once this boy is rehabbed i'll have dealt with just about every dog issue out there except for people-aggression. so, we both have much to learn, even though i can't imagine a better place for him.
as for morley ... morley loves him and at the same time tolerates him when merrick gives him tons of kisses ... and merrick certainly needs morley to show him how to be confident in the world, how to sniff things like a dog and move away from cowering at my ankles all the time. i've haven't seen morley this animated in weeks. i only pray he sticks around long enough to show merrick so much more.
so ... that's merrick's story for now. it's going to be a long road ... and on that note, i have to get him out for a pee.