today i got to see Butch!!!! he heard my truck even before i turned into the shelter and started barking. the control officer let him out and we played for about 45 minutes. we've never gotten to play before. he went wild. he was running and grinning and rolling and flirting and just going nuts.....

AND my understanding had been that the witch's brother had given Butch to her......NOT SO....the brother came from out of town when he was notified about Butch (somehow control officer found out some more facts) and he is going to be at the hearing to claim Butch back. the control officer checked the references that she had asked him for and he checked out perfectly. veterinarian, etc.

seems that Butch had "moved" without his owner's permission because this idiot next door had said he wanted to fight dogs.......and since they don't communicate....he didn't know Butch was here. this explains his being in the BACK yard and chained up.....the control officer said Butch went ballistic when he saw the man and the man sobbed and sobbed, holding Butch....

so, now we all go to court and testify as to what we saw, heard and did and the judge WILL give Butch back to his owner. testifying for Butch will be myself, my daughter, my friend, three animal control officers and one veterinarian. the second veterinarian confirmed that Butch had been fought. i believe that the first veterinarian was unethical and wanted to keep them as clients......and the way they treat the dogs means she thinks she's be seeing them a lot.....NOT.

and today the three year old daughter of the witch came walking by my yard and told me what her mother calls me. and died laughing. this may be the most dysfunctional bunch that i've ever seen. and "bleeping gringa" was the nicest thing that she said.

i cannot articulate how happy i am for Butch.

they seized all four dogs and they may get one back. the younger male pitbull...and he barks nonstop. but this time around, i'll just call the cops every time he barks and they will be fined. the control officer, with a big laugh, said she bets they move in April "cause who would want you for a neighbor when they are abusing dogs?"