News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
Rod Sedlacek was driving in the Squaw Creek Canyon Estates subdivision when he saw the dog. Sedlacek said the dog didn't appear to be coming from any area where there were sheep.
That night, Sedlacek called the dog's owner.
"I said, `I hate to tell you this, but I saw your dog today with a lamb in its mouth.' The owner said `Yeah, I know about those lambs. Someone dumped them (dead) in the subdivision. My dog must have gone up and gotten one.' "
The dog's owners, (who asked not to be named in this story) had been walking in the subdivision the previous Sunday, February 23, with their own dog and the dog of a neighbor. The neighbor dog picked up a dead lamb from behind a construction project. The lamb was dropped at a command from the large dog's owners.
The next morning, a dead lamb was on the lawn of the dog owner. Another lamb was seen down at the corner of Appaloosa and Buffalo where children catch the bus to school. It was there for a couple of days.
"It was a brand new baby, not old enough to have walked away from its mother," said the dog's owner. The lamb had no marks on it, and the fleece was still white, indicating that it had not been buried or dragged she said.
The dead lamb was on the side of the road for a few more days, until the large dog was seen bringing one home on Friday.
The dog's owner went on to say that neighbors have reported a couple of strange burglaries in the area during the last week or two. In at least one of the burglaries nothing was missing except a woman's lingerie.
There was also an incident where the main gate was set on fire.
While that crime seems to have been solved with misdemeanor charges filed against two teens last week (see story on page 1), the dog owner is curious if any of the ranchers in the Wilt Road area are missing any lambs.
Anyone with information is invited to call The Nugget at 549-9941.
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