6A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL MARCH 7, 2018
Lighting ceremony for arch set
Terrier versus train
T
erry's dog, Simon, is an
11-year-old, Jack Rus-
sell, Wire-Haired Fox Terrier,
27-pound puppy.
Apparently, the term WIRE
in his breeds' name is not the
only thing "wired" about him.
"When I adopted Simon, he
came wired with energy," said
Terry. "All he wanted was to
be walked morning, noon and
night. He had a strict 'open door'
policy meaning that if a door is
closed, he will push it open and
run. Both behaviors may have
resulted from being locked up in
the shelter. I should have named
him Rocket because he takes
off and runs like a fl ash, and
he doesn't come back unless he
wants to, which can be danger-
ous. Having dog biscuits in my
pocket motivates him to return
when called."
Simon loves to run with a
squeaky toy and have Terry
chase him for it. When she says,
"Use your words!" he will mad-
ly squeak the toy in response
which sounds like, "Try to catch
me if you can!" Part of his game
is letting her get close to him be-
fore he rockets off with his toy
squeaking it. He also loves run-
ning on ocean beaches chasing
seagulls.
Oddly, Simon doesn't pay
attention to their mail carrier.
However, no cat or dog walks
by a window or the fence with-
out him barking hiss-terics! On
the other hand, Terry's friends
walk in unannounced by her
dog but he 100% expects them
to greet him. Their neighbor's
crazy cat taunts Simon every
day by running back and forth,
on its side of the fence, whip-
ping him into a responding run-
ning-barking frenzy.
On Halloween, Terry and
Simon open the door together
otherwise, "He barks like cra-
zy if he can't see the costumed
children!". She holds him on his
leash and he quietly sits beside
her as the children choose their
candy. For their "trick" they pet
him and for his "treat" he paw-
furs to give out doggy kisses in-
stead of candy kisses!
Several years ago at a park
Terry let Simon off his leash to
run and play with another dog.
"I will never do that again,"
confesses Terry. "A train ap-
peared on the opposite side of
the park's chain link fence. Si-
mon ran towards the fence and
along it chasing the train! I
called to him, but he kept run-
ning after the train."
Then a terrorized Ter-
ry watched her Terrier dart
through a gap in the fence and
run straight for the train tracks!
"I was horrifi ed! I ran after
him thinking that I would be
retrieving his body," said Terry.
"Then, out of nowhere, I saw
three girls holding Simon. 'Is
this your dog?' they asked me,
'he almost got hit by the train!'
I rushed to them, shaking all
the way. They had called to Si-
mon and because of his love for
children, he veered away from
the train and ran to them. They
saved him from certain death!
The girls happily went on their
way as I stood in shock hugging
Simon. I couldn't even think or
PLAY BINGO!!
Every Friday
from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
I would have offered them an
ice cream treat.
I often think of those young
ladies, and wish they knew how
much I appreciate them. My
father had recently passed away
and I think that he had some-
thing to do with placing those
three little angels there that day,
so I wouldn't lose Simon too.
Thank you to them if they are
reading this!"
TIPS
Terry learned to discern her
dog's barks based on the tones of
each bark. "Pay attention to your
dog or cat. They are not random-
ly barking or meowing. They
are communicating. Simon has
taught me to understand when a
cat is passing versus a dog, and
when he wants attention or food.
I enjoy reading and have
learned so much about pets from
Pet Tips 'n' Tales and from watch-
ing Cesar Milan's TV show."
Cesar teaches viewers that
dogs are meant to be dogs not liv-
ing room ornaments. They need
to explore and exercise outside,
and come home rested to be hap-
py and balanced.
"When Simon was younger
if he wasn't exercised enough
during the day I'd pay for it,"
recalls Terry. "He would be hy-
per-active and want to play at
midnight or bark at every falling
leaf."
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Visitors to Cottage Grove
won't have to wander around in
the dark looking for the city's
historic downtown much longer.
The Economic and Business
Improvement District (EBID)
has completed its lighting proj-
ect of the downtown arch and
is inviting the community to
watch the sign be lit for the fi rst
time on Monday, March 12 at 8
p.m.
"It's just to celebrate that
we’re fi nally invested in the
lighting of the arch because
some of the hours of the day, no
one sees it so this will be an op-
portunity for it to be lit up and
attract people with an interest
in coming to the downtown and
taking part in downtown activi-
ties," EBID's Jim Gilroy said of
the project that had been set for
completion months ago.
The city council is scheduled
to meet Monday night but will
recess if the meeting has not
ended by 8 p.m. to take part in
the ceremony. The arch is locat-
ed on Main St. and Hwy. 99.
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Maggie Matoba as she teaches modern-day hula. This Saturday, March 10: Rural Art Movie
night fi nishes with "The King and I" with Yul Brenner. Soup dinner at 6 p.m. followed by shorts
and fun with main feature at 7:30 p.m. March 10: Crow Booster Club event with soup dinner at
5 p.m., a 50/50 raffl e and bingo with a $100 blackout grand prize.
March 16: Hawaiian Dance night at Applegate Elementary from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. $5 a couple,
$10 max per family. Visit cgsentinel.com for the complete list of events.
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“It seems so simple but we
had the most interaction out of
this project,” she said.
Tuesday’s event also featured
a reading with author Doreen
Grace Kester who wrote “Pais-
ley,” a book about an insect who
is constantly bullied by a squir-
rel and the use of “positive self-
talk” to empower the victims of
bullying.
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