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Background history:
My family came and got me when I was 10 weeks old, and things have been going great ever since. They named me Champion Hulk Hogan, which is quite fitting, since I am well over a buck 125. Today, I am 91 years old, and still feeling and looking really great. I get compliments everywhere my Dad, Bob Hogan takes me.

I love kids, and give them tons of wags and sloppy wet kisses. Only a few times in my life have I met someone who was BAD. I quickly let Bob (My Dad) know, and wow did I.   I can be mean if I have to. Forget the All American Sweet Labrador dog thing…when I am worried about an intruder or a criminal, I let everyone know. One time I tried to attack a UPS guy. He was wearing gloves and a hat. He didn’t smell right, you know? Anyhow, UPS fired him a few days later because several women who he was delivering to called in and said that he was hitting on them and gave them the creeps. So, you see, I know bad.  So does my Dad (Bob). We are a great security team for our big family.  I  have had a great life so far.  Caused a little trouble in my younger days. Kinda ate parts of my peoples'  leather couch, and swallowed a pair of Mom's panty hose...that cost them a lot of money to have removed :}  Nowadays, I am pretty much just left with one bad habit. I kind of grab food off the table when no one is looking. It's the 10 second rule. Leave your food for longer than 10 seconds, and BAMMM..I am taking it.

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2. Trying to sell your home, and want to know who was in the home, and the comments they made.

3. Put it in a window or doorway to see who is snooping - Peeping Tom

4. Listen/watch what teens are doing if you have a concern about drugs / behaviors

5. Use it in a business meeting to record important info

6. Watch your employees at the cash register

7. Record/watch  a new nanny or baby sitter

 

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WELL...the bailout that everyone said was going to happen didn't.   About 95 Democrats defected from the command of Speaker Nancy Pants, who tried to blame the entire debacle on George Bush. I guess they don't remember that it was Tommy Boy Dowd and the rest of his cohorts including Herebama Therebama that protected their old friend Franklin Raines at Fannie Mae, and refused to add oversight or regulation.

John Boy Kerry (minus the Breck Boy) finally found a microphone today, and he of course vehemently denied that any of this was the fault of the Democrats, who as you know are always looking out for the little guys....

We haven't heard from Billy Jay or Fat Al on any of this, and the reason is simple. They both have so much money that they don't care. And they have it buried so deep that they can ride out any crisis with impunity.

The fact is that Pelosi is the dumbest, weakest Speaker in history, and a dimwit to boot. Just when a deal might be struck she tosses a grenade in the room, and expects that everyone will understand it was just Nancy Pants being Nancy Pants. Yeah, sure Nancy.. way to go you nut case.

Can a deal be struck? Maybe, and then maybe not. And maybe we should just let these bastard companies fall. Yeah...there would be a lot of ...well.. short term pain, but it might teach the Masters of the Universe a  lesson.

I won't hold my breath, or bet my last ten dollars on that though. All this talk is poppycock anyway, and the markets will never be regulated the way all the socialists want. One thing we know from Clinton is that rules can always be circumvented. Obama's fundraisers learned a lot of lessons from Clinton, and they know the rules better than anyone, and just how easy it is to get around them.

Poor John helped write the rules that strangled his campaign in the early going, and that may end up causing him to lose the election.

So this is the situation.

The country is standing at a financial precipice, where everything can come tumbling down, and a good portion of Congress takes off for a religious holiday.

Nothing wrong with religious holidays, but you might think there would be an exception granted here. So it will be at least late Wednesday before anything happens. If it happens at all.

Somebody should be stepping up to the plate here.

But it just doesn't look like there are any leaders here anymore.

My grandfather is rolling over in his grave.

Oh...and Vote NOBAMA '08  ..or else we really won't recover from this
 

Here is an example of the bullying and sexual harassment that is going on in our schools. Oddly enough, this event happened with two boys who attend a Private Christian School in Fletcher NC, called Veritas Christian Academy. Unfortunately, these type of kids turn out to do much worse, later in life, if they are not stopped, and punished.  This one here, has hit us in our own home.

September 13, 2008


Hello Mrs. Belknap: (Director of Veritas Christian Academy)


This is a letter about a disturbing incident this Saturday the 13th, that involved 2 of your students, Joseph Swicegood and Collin Jones.

It was a phone call that came to my home answering machine from the phone number 779-9024. They pretended to be a boy named Colton Miller. They left a message for my daughter , who was a student at Veritas Christian last year.  In the message they dragged yet more children into it, Philip and Bailey. The message said   “Hi this is Colton Miller, and Philip wanted me to call you and tell you that he wants to DO YOU HARD”.   There was a little more to the message whereby the boys were thinking they had hung up, but indeed they had not and they were conversing about calling the girl at her Dad‘s house as well. I have it saved, should you wish to hear it. Please call me

I phoned his parents home, but they are out of the Country. I requested that their care giver (a teacher at your school) to have the parents call me. They did not call me. I am disappointed by that.

Joseph Swicegood admitted he made the call, and said his excuse was “I was bored, and it was just a joke”.   My husband was furious, as was I. My husband, finally called him on Sunday night, after not hearing from his parents Carr and Lynda Swicegood, and yelled at him, very harshly. As well, the Asheville Police Department is involved. We have a case number. Officer Taylor, a female officer called Joseph and made it clear to him that he should never contact our family / daughter again. She also made it clear that this would be a Juvenile Court issue should he continue this type of behavior.

Our family had a very disruptive weekend due to these boys and their bad decisions. My daughter is feeling very upset, and previous to this had no idea what that type of thing "Do you hard" meant. We keep our language very clean here in our home. On this same day, my husband was mourning the Death of his father, who died on the 13th of September. All in all, they ruined my weekend. I am disgusted, and really disappointed that I have not heard from his parents. I have no way of reaching Collin Millers parents, so these boys, have so far gotten away with this disgusting act. AND they phoned other girls as well, two that we know of.

Again, please phone me should you wish to hear the message for yourself.


Sincerely,

_______________________________________________________________________________
May 26, 2008 

Crime is increasing due to the poor economy...you need to get self protection NOW. Don't wait another day, get your personal security under control. Have a plan to protect yourself and your loved ones. Home invasions are on the rise... everywhere.  Pepper Spray, a stun Gun, and a personal alarm are essentials for anyone!  If you have a child going to college, you need to get them a simple alarm for their door, and some pepper spray. Rapes and attacks are higher than ever on college campuses. It is so simple to avoid this problem.  If your child is raped or beaten, it is TOO LATE to do something about it! Chances are that it will never happen again, but that is when most people buy self defense products....after they have been violated, property broken into,  or worse. Ever hear the saying  "Shutting the barn door after the horse has left.."???  Or how about  "Hindsight is 20/20"? 

Fight back, be prepared, have a plan.....

 

 
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    by Jon Ostendorff 
    updated December 31, 2007

    Waynesville, NC – Police are looking for two vandals who broke computer monitors and overhead projectors inside more than a dozen rooms at Waynesville Middle School.

    The vandals broke into the school on Brown Avenue sometime after 11:30 p.m. on Friday, police said today. Inside, they busted 15 glass panels, 22 computer monitors, three television screens, three overhead projects and three drink coolers.

    One of the suspects was cut and left a trail of blood inside the school.  Detective Ryan Singleton said he is pursuing charges of breaking and entering and criminal damage to property. Surveillance cameras recorded the two suspects walking through the school. In they video, they are holding their shirts over their mouths and one of the suspects is wearing a stocking cap.

    “We have reviewed the video tape,” Singleton said. “We have identified a suspect and charges will be filed.” Singleton took samples of the blood found at the scene.

    The damage to the property totaled about $6,800, according to police records. The total with the time involved in cleaning up is about $10,000, according to school officials.

    “To me it is just very wasteful,” said Associate Superintendent Bill Nolte. “That is $10,000 we certainly would like to have spent on new computers, or really anything other than vandalism. It appears that the intent was clearly to go in and be destructive and that is unfortunate.”  If you have information about this crime, call police at 828-356-1175. (Check out our Cyber Eye or Visec Video Surveillance, and stop crime in it's tracks...or at least catch the vandals)

    December 6, 2007  Just in case you did not know......Do You Live in New York, Wisconsin or Michigan and Want to Buy Pepper Spray Legally?  You can do it this way!!!  Check out our dog/canine pepper spray and bear pepper spray.

    December 5, 2007 By OSKAR GARCIA,  2007-12-06 07:56:31 Filed Under: Crime News, Nation News

     
    OMAHA, Nebraska (Dec. 6) - A man opened fire with a rifle at a busy department store Von Maur, Wednesday, killing eight people in an attack that made he holiday shoppers run screaming through the mall and lock  themselves in dressing rooms, or anywhere they could try to hide. The Von Maur store is part of a 22-store Midwestern chain. The sprawling, three-level mall has more than 135 stores and restaurants. It gets 14.5 million visitors every year, according to its Web site.

    The young shooter, who left a note predicting, "Now I'll be famous," wounded five other people, two of them  critically, then took his own life.

    This is so sad, and tragic. Unfortunately, shopping at a mall is no longer safe. Check out our info on Christmas Holiday Shopping stay safe tips.    Be safe, stay aware, have a plan.

    November 28, 2007 - Hey, Asheville City Counsel....get with it....we need the ICE program to be enforced here in Buncombe County, NC!!! Give the funds to the Law Enforcement people! Get behind the program...we need it here

    North Carolina is emerging as a national leader in rooting out illegal immigrants in its local jails. The state has largely avoided controversial municipal ordinances that crack down on illegal immigrants, their employers and their landlords. But many sheriffs and police chiefs are eager to enforce immigration law, federal officials say.

    Eighteen law enforcement agencies in North Carolina, more than any other state, have asked to join a program that would allow them to check the immigration status of those they arrest and jail. Sheriff's offices in Wake, Durham and Johnston counties are among those that have applied.

    Four more sheriff's offices are already enrolled in the program, and their efforts led to the deportation of thousands of immigrants in the past year.

    The program allows law enforcement agencies to use a federal database to check the immigration status of every foreign person they arrest -- whether for reckless driving or selling drugs -- and start deportation of those in the United States illegally. Select officers from the agencies that enroll get about a month of training from the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. The program costs local agencies nothing but staff time, and the federal government pays for each night that immigration detainees spend in local jails.

    "We've had tremendous interest," said Richard Rocha, a spokesman for the federal immigration agency, known as ICE. "North Carolina leads the country."  The interest has been so overwhelming that ICE created a task force this week to figure out how best to use North Carolina sheriffs and police departments in the fight against illegal immigration.

    Mecklenburg Sheriff Jim Pendergraph, who in 2006 was the first in North Carolina to partner with ICE, has become a sort of folk hero to other sheriffs in the state. He says Mecklenburg County helped ICE deport more than 3,000 people last year.  "We're trying to rid the state of illegal alien criminals," Pendergraph said Wednesday. "The citizens, quite frankly, are demanding that we get involved because the federal government just can't handle it by themselves anymore."

    Pendergraph became so well known for the effort that he landed a job with ICE. In December, he will leave his job as sheriff to begin helping ICE coordinate more extensively with local law enforcement agencies across the country.   Other sheriffs want to follow his lead, and the N.C. Sheriff's Association says it will spend a $1.5 million grant from the state to help offices sign up for the ICE program in the next two years. Two full-time staffers will help sheriff's offices fill out paperwork and craft agreements with ICE, and grant money will pay the local agencies for the time their officers spend in ICE training.

    November 10, 2007 - Ooohh...it is icy cold in Asheville, NC this morning. The little Red Cadet is going to freeze up like a 10 pound popsiclel! So, maybe you heard the news about MORE LEAD paint in children's toys? This time it is the Curious George Doll. When is our government going to do something about China poisoning our kids?  This Christmas and Holiday Season is going to be rough on parents. How are they supposed to know which toys and gifts to buy? Even children's jewelry is from China had / has lead in it.  Can you imagine, your precious little girl or toddler child boy, chewing on a toy with the lead? It will affect them for the rest of their life. If you are looking for lead free children's jewelry, here is a link to a company that is really on top of it. Sterling & Pearls...gifts for girls They sell cute charm bracelets, sterling silver jewelry, pearl jewelry for young girls to teens, Christening Bracelets, Jingle Bracelets.  They have info about lead poisoning to. Come on Bush, you gotta do something about this.  Our children have the right to play with toys and wear jewelry that is not tainted with lead.

    October 30, 2007 - Today I am going to talk about vandalism. It hits most neighborhoods, schools, and businesses. Recently in my neighborhood we had a very messy vandalism problem. Not sure if it is kids or adults, but the problem was with paint. They were going onto driveways and turning a gallon paint can (full of paint) over on top of a car in the driveway. Can you imagine the mess and the expense to clean that up? One of our neighbors has our Voice Alert Motion Detector, and they were spared the horrible consequences. Several neighbors right next to them had the horrible paint vandals visit them. When their Voice Alert system went off and alerted them that someone was on their driveway, they were able to flip on the outside lights and yell out the window. When they saw what they were spared, the next morning....they were so glad to have spent the $139.00 on the Voice Alert Motion Monitor. The cool thing about the Voice Alert is that your voice is recorded on the system, such as "Someone on driveway". This way there is no annoying "beeping" or "screeching sounds" as is the case with the other systems on the market. Sometimes it is kids, sometimes a gang that commits this type of destruction. If you have this problem, and the vandals are painting a "tag" or another word for it is a design, or initials, call the police. They can identify different gangs "tags", and may be able to make an arrest.

    October 22, 2007 - We have new products in stock! Very effective and high tech. Do you have a boat that you need an alarm with motion detector for? Or may you need an alarm for your RV, your Mobile Home, Your apartment, your home, your rental property?   Check out our new Auto Dialer Alarm and Motion Sensor that Detects Motion and Activates Auto Dialer
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    We also have a new Wireless Home Security Alarm that is really a good piece of equipment.  The system will call you wherever you are, and You can actually listen or talk to or yell at an intruder from your phone. It does not get more high tech than that!

    How it Works:
    1. When the door/window sensor or motion detector is triggered, it sounds an alarm and sends a signal to the base unit.
    2. The base unit dials the first telephone number of your programmed list.
    3. The person answering the call will hear a prerecorded alert message.
    4. That person will have the option to listen in on the room, broadcast their voice through the base unit, or disarm the system.
    5. If there is no answer, or if the person doesn't disarm the system, it will dial the next number on your programmed list.  Includes 1 base unit with AC adaptor, 1 Window/door sensor (wireless transmission up to 250 feet), 1 motion detector (range up to 8 yards) and 1 remote control with panic feature for arming and disarming the unit.

    We have a new cell phone stun gun called the Pretender StunGun with great features.  Lastly, the Runt Stun Gun now comes in 950,000 Volts with a charger built in! No more batteries.

    October 8, 2007     Look at this cute little chubby foot! It is wearing Jingle Bell Baby Anklet. Looks like glamorous jewelry, BUT it is really a safety device for babies and toddlers. The little bells jingle when the child moves, runs, walks. This way Mom or Dad knows where the bay is at all times. It is a true security, safety product dressed up in pure 925 Sterling Silver. Safe because the bells are soldered on so baby cannot remove them. It is a centuries old tradition for Cambodian Moms....all of their babies would wear these darling ankle bracelets so that she would know where they were while she was working in rice fields. Now, Moms all over the world use these anklets for their babies and toddlers. Celebrities like Angelina Jolie and Kevin James and Steffania de la Cruz children wear these ankle bracelets.  A great gift for baby showers, Christening, Births, Birthdays...the possibilities are endless...but you will be very popular when you give a gift like this. You can go to http://www.SterlingandPearls.com for Children's and young girls LEAD FREE jewelry.

    September 25, 2007 - I am having this written in red, because it is so important.  My home town here, Asheville, NC has some sad news today on the front page of the newspaper, the Citizen Times.  The headline shouts out "Violent Crime up in Asheville".  2006 rape reports are TRIPLE what rape was in 2005. Violent crimes were up 9%, and Police Chief Bill Hogan states that it is most likely due the emerging gang problem. We have some crime tips posted here for you to stay safe.  Gangs are emerging in quiet towns all over the country. You have to be prepared to fight back and protect your family against gangs.

    September 18, 2007 - NEW from Mace the Pepper Spray Gun. You have to check this thing out. There has never been a pepper spray in a gun like this before. Comes with a water tester cartridge too, this way you can test it out to see the aerosol power it has. It even has an LED red light that you pint right at your target. Shoots up to 25 feet. Mace, you guys are cool with the pepper spray guns. Hey ladies, they even come in pink!

    September 8, 2007- Looks like my "Canes got steam rolled by Oklahoma! Toby Keith was on, he is a cool guy.  Our Voice Alert driveway alarm announcer is really going off lately!  The bear is setting off the one at the back of our house. When he is not setting it off, then the deer do. Good to know 'cause if the bear is around back, I gotta get my kids inside quick.  Look out bear...we got some bear mace pepper spray waiting for you. Keep your distance.

    The cool thing about the driveway voice alert alarm thing is that you can record your own voice/message for each sensor that you place. Say you put one in the pool area...well when someone goes near that 1,000 foot eye of the sensor, it will go off. Your voice will talk right on the voice alert machine and say "Someone by pool". It is a great pool alarm for people in Florida, California, Arizona...wherever they have lots of pools. So, if one of the teenagers decides to leave at night, or one tries to sneak in the house, well your sensor will alert you to that too. Instead of just a chime noise, like the others on the market, this one tells you, in your own voice, which area sensor is going off.  Front, back, driveway, basement door.  This is hands down the best house alarm you can have. You will know exactly where an intruder is.  And if you want to carry it around with you (it is the size of a small answer machine) just unplug it, and the battery back up will keep it powered. Takes about 20-30 minutes to set up. Add 10 minutes for each additional sensor.

      September 7, 2007 - Looks like UBL got a bad dye job on the beard!  His newest tape was released today. Blah blah blah. Sure, we'll just convert to Islam! Yeah right. I am going to pick my prayer rug out at Walmart today.  On a lighter note, Looking forward to come college football games tomorrow. I just so happen to love game time with my Dad. The Miami Hurricanes will provide some good dirty fun!

    September 6, 2007 - We have quite a good thing going here with the free pepper spray special my Dad has going on. I hope a couple of slime ball mooks get a load of the stuff.....right in the eyes. Our customers are going crazy with our special of free pepper spray.  Also, The Mace company has just come out with the new Pepper Spray Gun. It is really cool, and it even comes with a practice water cartridge...to perfect your aim!  Police everywhere are going to be carrying it real soon. It also has a laser light on the pepper gun. Shoots up to 25 feet away. This is very cool for the women in my family. Spray it and R U N.......

    September 1, 2007  Football season! YES!!!!!!!!!!!  My Dad and I watched the ASU game today! It reminded my Dad of Rocky and Appollo Creed in Rocky 2.  Michigan had the chance to win the game twice.....ASU blocked 'em twice! Way to go guys.  I got some pancakes coming to me tomorrow morning. Come on Sunday.  My Dad has a special going on the site today and all weekend. Free Pepper Spray with orders over $25!  We have powerful pepper spray. Speaking of power, the Stun Guns are a great way to protect yourself in large crowds, or at night walking to your car. Our customers love the Stun Gun Master 775,000 and the Stun Baton . The stun baton telescopic is cool because you can be a distance from your attacker, and if they try to grab the thing, they will get 850,000 volts of ouch!!!!

    I heard a funny joke, and couldn't help but laugh.

    August 28, 2007:Asheville Police K-9 Dog, Nero passed away. He was on the job for 10 years! He nabbed enough crooks and bad guys to make any officer proud. He specialized in tracking, he was the best the department had ever seen. God Bless you Nero. Rest in peace buddy. On a lighter note, I got a waffle off the table this morning. My kids were not paying attention, and therefore it is perfectly legal....in my eyes anyway.  Did I mention that the red cadet has been trying to cuddle and sleep next to me? Women...who needs 'em.

    August 27, 2007: Jesse Virgil Patton, 47 years old of Fayetteville St., in Asheville was charged with Rape, robbery and possession of drugs. Last night he raped a woman who was asleep in her bed, and robbed her. He has a rap sheet that includes rape and assault on females. Why are these creeps out on the street? They get released, and do it all over again.  People have to arm themselves with protection. Enough of this already.  Some of my Dad's 18% Wildfire Pepper Spray in Jesse's face would have sent him running, and crying like a baby. Ladies, you should really keep some things by your bed, and in your car. A stun gun, taser, pepper spray. My Mom's favorite thing is the Stun Flashlight.  If you need help with choosing something, just let me know. I answer the emails! On a lighter note, I had a peaceful day...just  a little hot. Went for a walk, and laid in the yard to watch out for the mail man and to see where the neighbors were headed off to for the day. Tried to get some scrambled eggs this morning, but my Dad caught me hovering around the table. Shucks!


    August 25, 2007:  Heard some noises last night, so I woke up my Dad. Our driveway alert alarm thing went off, so Dad grabbed his taser and ran outside. I was going to go first, but I let him go first. I was going to be the backup security guy. Turns out it was just a few deer eating up the flowers in our yard. I would have done something about it, but I was awfully tired from watching Ruby (that is what my people named that little “dog”) all day, so I plodded back into the house and went back to bed. Seemed pretty harmless, you know? Deer, not real scary. But, if it was a criminal, I would have been all over him. For sure. I might be a Lab, but I am real tough.
    I was snoozing, on a Sunday afternoon, and the Red Cadet comes over to annoy me!

    August 24, 2007 -The scum bag John Couey got the death penalty today. Mark Lunsford, Jessicas Dad smiled, but his red-rimmed eyes still looked empty. He got what he wanted: a death sentence for the man who raped and killed his little girl, Jessie. But still, in his heart, the sentence doesn't mean much. If you are reading this, please do something now to protect your children from animals like this guy. A security alarm, window alarms, door alarms, driveway alert alarms,.  More than anything, talk to your children about abductions and what to do in the very first seconds and minutes that a stranger is trying to take them or hurt them. Screaming, kicking, biting, gouging eyes, using a fist to smash them in the ears, adams apple, underneath the nose in an upward motion.

    August 4, 2007 - Michael Vick! What a story. Most people don't know that  a Police dog named Troy, a (Dutch shepherd) brought Vick and his cousin down. Yep. The dog was on patrol, and smelled drugs in the trunk of a car. Police found marijuana in the car, which turned out to belong to Vick's cousin, Davon Boddie.
    They got a search warrant to go to his home/address, and there they discovered 66 live dogs and evidence of dog fighting. Further searches yielded 17 dead dogs and evidence that Vick's claim of "I'm never there" was false.  Way to go Troy! Troy is black, just like me, so don't try to play the race card on this one.

    So it was Troy, out doing his job sniffing for drugs, who put a stop to a dog fighting ring, no doubt saving the lives of many of his fellow dogs in the process.

    July 4, 2007 - Fireworks are not dogs best friend. The little red cadet (Ruby) was petrified of the noise. I tried to help her out, but she was convinced that the world was ending.  An uneventful day, except for the burger I stole from a kid.

    June 9, 2007- I am having visits from both my grandparents (human ones) My Pop Pops cooks amazing treats that are indescribable. My Grandma Dorothy just adores me. She thinks the sun sets on me....and maybe it does??? Then there is Grandma Diana, she is a good cook also. I love all the smells and attention. Life is good these past 2 weeks.

    March 12, 2007 - Wow is it cold today. We have a freeze taking place here in Asheville. Unbelievably icy out. Guess those black bears won't be out for awhile!  By the way, if you are worried about Bears in your yard or on camping trips, my Dad has a great product for you. Bear Spray.

    February 18, 2007 - The red cadet is ruining things for me. Her newest thing is to "report" me when I taking food that was left on the table with no attendant. What kind of crap is that? She is a snitch.  When my people leave today, I am going to flip her cage again. Yep, that is right. She gets caged when they leave, but not me. So what I have been doing is flipping her cage upside down. Looks like she just set herself  up for another flipping!. Little wench. Do you know how a stun gun works, the effects of one? Read the info, it is real interesting.

     

     

    May 2006: Waiting for Springs arrival...it is still cold here in Asheville North Carolina. The new kid, Ruby (the red cadet), is trying to fit in better. She is still on my last nerve, but whatever.....looks like she is staying. I tried to give her one of my jobs, you know, so that I could get my nap in, but she seems unreliable. Sometimes she does it, and sometimes not. I keep telling her she has to be consistent to fight crime. She is a nippy little thing. I guess puppies are that way. I am going to nick name her the little Red Cadet.

    April 2006:  Get this, my people got a new puppy today……I can tell you that she is not cute, and I do not see the point of her moving in. I feel a little aggravated over here.  Hmmmm she can’t be more than 5 pounds., so uh, what would her job be around here? So far, all she does is whine and she tries to bark…sounds like a shrill squeak. She keeps bugging me, and I am hating it. I will not talk to her. I have a lot to do every day, and I keep tripping over her.  Well, I guess she could do some of the alerting that I am supposed to do. Maybe I will throw her a bone and let her announce the mail guy. Not a bad idea, ‘cause I am usually sleeping around noon. Well actually I sleep about what the average Lab sleeps, because I am so busy, protecting my family. I am a security system, a baby and kid watcher, a best friend, and now I gotta watch this little thing they brought home. The picture above shows her with her brother (he is on bottom). She is pushy and aggressive. You can see that here in the photo. A fancy name for a little thing. King Charles Cavalier Spaniel. What a mouthful huh? Well if we hurry, we could bring her back, and get our money back. How many days does a check take to clear? Hmmmph

    February 2006: Enjoying the new place, here in Asheville. Sure is different from Florida! I am cold. However, snow tastes good, and it leaves cool looking tracks where I walked. Laying in the snow is a great way to spend a few moments. Saw a couple deer today. They run right up in the back yard. Also saw a large bird, turns out it was a turkey. Who knew? Well, anyhow, I think it was not cooked, so I will wait until my Mom makes another one. Did I say that I love turkey. Turkey reminds me of pancakes. Because I get those on Sunday mornings. I just love them.

    November 23, 2005 - Did I tell you about how much I love Turkey? Oh, I do. I dream of Turkey. I cannot wait until my Mom gives me the turkey for Thanksgiving. I am not sure how big the bird is, but it looked big from my view.  Turkey...turkey. I love you man. Actually, I think that in my past life I was a deli owner in Boca Raton, Florida,  named Maury.

    June 2005 - Lots of stuff going on here.  Vacations (I wonder if they are taking me??), kids off school, lots of great walks.  Stole a ham sandwich. Went swimming, and then got some sun, and finally I popped the kids soccer ball with my bare teeth.  Yep, life is good. I think we might be moving??? All the bad hurricanes have really caused problems for my Dad and Mom. A couple nights, we had to all hide under the stairwell during Frances, Jean, and Katrina..Wiilma??? hurricanes. Pretty scary, I tell ya. We lost hundreds of clay tiles off our roof. I went for a walk and came back with our leaf shaped paddle fan from the back porch. It was over in Dr. Foxs' yard!  Lots of looting goin g on in the cities around here. Don't know why people don't look out for each other in times of trouble?

    March 21, 2005  - I hate stories like this. I have kids, and I feel sad today. Jessica Marie Lunsford, the 9-year-old Florida girl whose body was found Saturday near her parents' home, was kidnapped from her bedroom, and there is evidence from a medical examiner that she was sexually assaulted, the Citrus County sheriff said Sunday night.
     

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