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Posted by T.Shea
on 10/11/2009, 5:18 pm
I have been out of the Fila World for quite some time now. Not that I do not love this breed, as I always will. Or that I do not have any, because I do have my Miss Miri and Sirius, her father (actually, he is living in WA still). I left because I endured a heartbreak that just pushed me over the edge. And then to see the BS that was spewing on the boards and lists about this breed, and dealing with one or two bad apples that there seemed to be no way to stop, started to be more than I could handle.
I have been involved and have loved the Fila for 13 yrs. In October two years ago, I lost my heartmate, the one dog that you own that is your soul. I sat and cried as I made the decision to let her go and stop suffering, because I could not find a vet who could do the operation at that time of the morning. I still mourn her to this day.
3 months later, I lost her mother to old age. I knew it was inevitable as she was getting on in age and was having problems with arthritis and walking. I can still see this b###h jumping from the second story window to come find me, her love for me was so deep. So one morning, she couldnt get up to come to me. I did the right thing and sat with her as I let her go as well.
3 weeks after that, I was at a birthday party and got the call from my daughter that one of my pups, who was 3 at the time, would not move after eating. I rushed home to find her gone. She died of a stomach aneurysm which could not have been predicted or prevented.
That was the final straw. 3 dogs in less than 6 months and my heart was shredded. Those who have known me a long time, know how much I adore my dogs. Know that they are a part of my home, they are not kennel dogs in the least. I was there for the birth of all of my pups and stayed home for 3 weeks after both of my litters to be sure that the pups were healthy and thriving. I have been one of the lucky ones and never lost a puppy whelped. Even though two of my pups were born non responsive, I was lucky enough to get them back and they thrived (Miri being one of them).
I have not been posting on any boards, on any email groups (I removed myself from all of them), attended any events for the past 2 years. But I get a call regarding one POS trying to make people assume she is me. Please know that I am not active anymore. Not that I dont take time to talk to anyone if they contact me, but I am by no means active. And whether I want to talk dog, will depend alot on just what is wanted to be talked about. If it turns to gossip, I will quickly remove myself from the conversation.
Let me state, unequivicolly, the reason I was ever involved with Trisha Porter was because she was so busy spouting her mouth at first, I thought I was doing the right thing by at least giving her the correct information to spout. I was trying (and TRYING is the experience it became) to do the right thing and teach someone who had no knowledge. Boy was I wrong in that. Robin, you remember me calling you and telling you that I just wanted to make sure she had the right info, if she was gonna talk. You told me that you didnt trust her, and I totally agreed, but dammit, I wanted to be sure at least the loose cannon was shooting the truth. I definitely should have listened to you then when you told me I couldnt solve the worlds problems. LOL It took me little to no time to know that this was not someone I even wanted to be known as associated with in even a satellite manner. I helped her have one event, where I provided ALL the information on Fila Brasileiro, in packet and CD form. Where I did the seminars and provided the answers to questions. I wanted to make sure the right information got out there, especially since WA is the home of not so good characters and is quite known as a puppymill state.
Once this event was over, I split from the association with her so quickly, that I think I started a brush fire with the sparks I threw off. Before I had the chance to do this, this lying sack of crap worked very hard to get me involved in alot of bullshit, not realizing that I saw clearly through her lies. She even went so far as to claim that while we were in court, that I was afraid of her. Now those who know me, do you really believe this is the case? I stared at that wretched beast the whole time and she couldnt do enough squirming to try and get out of my gaze. In the process of knowing this THING, she has tried to destroy many of my friends, end frienships between me and people I have known for a LONG time, she has spread lies like butter on toast, she is a wealth of misinformation, and she watches far too much action TV since all the things on TV happen in her real life once she sees this. I remember the call from a REAL rescue regarding her smuggling 3 Filas from Canada that had KILLED 3 PEOPLE after being let loose in a park. And they were only 6 mos old. They wanted to know what I knew, since I was rescue for the Fila in WA and a member of the FBCA (at the time). Well, that is one of her favorite stories, the one of the Filas being turned loose in a park to survive and killing people. I find it quite comedic that she would think people would believe this... but dayum, some do. My other favorite was how her dog was sleeping in her car, and she was about a half mile away, and was confronted by a raging German Shepherd and amazingly her dog woke up, jumped through the window of the truck and came to her rescue ala RinTinTin. Of course the German Shepherd had rabies... OMG, I am going to puke, I need to stop.
So to bring this to a close. I hope everyone in Filaville is doing well. I am NOT in any way, shape or form involved anymore in any posting (besides this), talking, breeding, showing, working, etc. I am still not healed from the loss of my heartmate. I dont know when or if I ever will be. But if you ever think that it is me posting something, please feel free to contact me and ask. I am not in hiding per se, just enjoying the lowered blood pressure in my life now. Watched my daughter, Kayleigh, graduate high school with an AAS degree at the same time and am now living in Las Vegas with my youngest, Derien, and taking care of my elderly parents.
T. Shea
Stonehenge Fila Brasileiros
The one, the ONLY REAL T.
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