THE |
BALTIMORE j
| EXPERIENCE j
Upon the Loss
of aPet...
Or Changes
In Our Attitudes
Change in some of the,
attitudes of Lumbee Indians
become very evident in mod
em society. It has been said
that "the more things change,
the more they stay the same."
When it comes to the love
Lumbee people have for their
dogs, that love remains the
same. However, when it
comes to the role of the dog
and the relationship of that
dog to the family, change is
very obvious.
1 can remember how my
father loved, protected and
cared for his dogs. But those
dogs' value were equated
with their ability to work; to
earn their keep by helping to
feed the family. While ped
igree & blood line were
through to influence the dogs'
ability to hunt, the thing
which determined the worth
or appreciation of the dog was
his/her effectiveness as a
hunter, oftentimes, non-pedi
gree dogs were "pitted"
against the Mood line dog
with very favorable results
and much "kidding."
These dogs belonged. But,
they belonged in "a dog's 1
place." They did not belong 1
in itie house, and most
rertainly not in the beds. Food
in many families was scarce.
Therefore, the dogs ate last
ind only what was left.
The position of (he dog for
:he urban Lumbee family and
some others is that of "pet"
ind family member. These
logs often sit and sleep in the
same areas where the people
Family members do these
activities. Their food come
From the dinner table often
times at the same time the
Family eats, in some cases,
even before.
Some of these pampered
pets prefer special diets and
require only certain items
:ooked in a certain way. In
sickness, they command only
the best and most expensive
medical care.
Such attention, reassures
the dog that he/she is indeed
another member of the fami
ly. After several years of such
close relationship, what is the
impact on a family when such
a pet dies?
Peppi came to live with the
locklears in 1970. He was a
runaway from prior owners
due to mistreatment. Al
though he was a pure bred
French Poodle, minature. we
never knew much of Peppi's
vital stats, such as age and
birthdate. The vet estimated
his age as two in 1970. This
means Peppi was fourteen
dog years, equat.to ninety
eight in man years.
Peppi was wise, a good
did not know
but a few tricks. He did
respond to conversation. Re
cently. when Rev. David Hunt
was a guest in our home, in
plav he called Peppi "Snaggle
Tooth" in reference to the dog
having been to the dentist.
Peppi understood and im
mediately would not allow
Rev. Hunt passage upstairs
until the latter apologized.
So, Peppi was not only a
"best friend." he was a pal.
Peppi was not on the
family's health insurance, nor
was he a legal dependent.
Nevertheless, no cost was
spared when the dog's well
being was concerned.
Its not unusual to hear that
Indian families have paid
hundreds of dollars to pur
chase or care for a dog. I've
fj
iieard of payments up to "
$700.00 to bury a dog. These ?
are not "well-off' families, in ?
one case, the family borrowed 2
the money. ' 2
Yes. while the Lumbee "i
people might accept ? change ?
more slowly, transition does "
come. "
Many will argue even that ]
to write and print articles ?
about dogs is a waste of time. I
Yet. really we are about how \
change is necessary in order J
to keep up with a changing ?
society.
Oh yes. about the impact of It
Peppi's loss, we cried. We |t
If
Peppi enloyed being photo graphed. JJ
?RliaUll 111
Donavin Benlley share*
family cou ch Jocqul, IF
the family pet. IF
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This Is Co-op
Country!
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That's right! No one else
could provide electricity to
rural America better or
more efficiently than the
country's consumer-owned
rural electric systems. Even
in these times of new chal
lenge and rising costs, we
maintain a cheerful "can
do" attitude while we get
the job done, cooperatively
Getting the job done in rural
America has never been
easy, and it's not easy now.
High interest rates and ris
ing fuel costs are chewing
up larger and larger hunks
of cooperatives' income
New people by the millions
are moving into co-op coun
try. and the price of every
thing it takes to provide
? reliable electric service to
each and every one of them
continues to go up. Trucks,
utility poles, wire and equip
ment, for instance, cost
twice what they did ten
years ago
And. people in rural Amer
ica expect the same kind of
electric service they'd get
in the city They'll get it We
met the challenge of bring
ing electricity to the coun
tryside in the first place,
and we're meeting today's
challenge with hard
work and good, old-fash
ioned American know-how.
Aftar all, this
la co-op country.
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PEMBROKE,N.C.
S 28372
LOWERY'S
GAS & GROCERY
East of Pembroke, N.C. /
On Highway 74 \
521-2626
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7 *2 Loaves Bread) $1.09 /
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LOWRY'S COUNTRY
STORE
?Complete line of Mtf "Grocery
"Hardware
JOE LOWRY
OWNER
CALL 521-0434
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INTERIORS
FURNITURE UPHOLSTERED 4 REPAIRED
Draperies and Many BUada.
Assorted Colors to Choose From
?Auto and Boat Upholstery
ODGEN DIM FRY 521-4646
?Free Estimates
Highway 71* 1/2 MBe from 74
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Flowers For All Occttiom
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Old Foundry Restaurant
25 to West sth 5?ma?
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