cnspotts
Brilliant_Rock
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- Jan 11, 2003
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The pics are pretty graphic, and you can''t see the whole of it, he looks soooo bad poor fella. He spent the night in the emergency vet and it was several hundred dollars later that he came home. He''ll be okay physcially but I''m sure it has freaked him out emotionally. He''s playing it out for all it worth and I feel terrible for this guy, he''s my boy, and I''ve had him for 5 years, he''s 6 years old. He''s a rescued Pit bull that has been a momma''s boy since the day I brought him home. He does not fight, he is not aggressive, he''s been a wonderful companion. We have 3 dogs, and a cat that get along well.
The other night my boy was ambushed in our yard by 3 large stray dogs that have formed a feral pack. I''d called to have them picked up a month ago but rarely see them now. I had hoped they were gone. Our large yard is not fenced because we''re still doing too much work to fence it in but we do have a fenced area for the dogs. We have 3, two of them spend they''re days in that and this one spends his days in the house. When I get home I let him out, he won''t leave the yard, I get the leashes then walk the other two back into the house. Hooch is not leashed for this little event, he is completely voice command trained.
Unfortunately I had no idea that those dogs had come into the yard and were around the house on the other side. I was just inside getting the leashes when I heard this horrible whine....then I heard the ruckus, I don''t even know how to describe it. I knew Hooch was being attacked but I couldn''t see it happening because they were around the corner. I''m screaming for him and I''m totally in a panic, BAD. I keep a big rolling pin type of thing by the door so I reached inside for it (not knowing what I''d do with it). Then as I went back out he was running for me with the 3 dogs at his heals......scared completely.
Inside I coulds see he was smeared with blood all over his coat. I couldn''t even see all the bites on him as I cleaned the blood off. He was shaking and was breathing rapidly, but completely fine with me handling him and washing him off. I called husband who had the truck so I could take the poor fella to the vet. They were really awesome and took great care of him but unfortunately they seem to think that it was my other dogs that attacked him.....definitely not. I had this fear that now I going to be reported for something on top of it all.
When they brought him out to me I had no idea he was my dog! I saw him and thought "oh, that poor dog"....then realized that he was mine! They had to shave huge patches of fur off to see all his bites, he has stitches all over but overall he''s going to be fine thankfully. I was really concerned about infection since those dogs are running wild. It''s really a problem here too. I have the 2 other dogs because they were strays pups that had been dumped. They''ve turned into really great companions as well and the 3 dogs get along so well.
Animal control came out later that day and set traps, hopefully they''ll be able to get them off the street, they''re dangerous. That could have been a much worse scenerio, a child could have been involved. I wish people would be more responsible and not dump unwanted animals.
The fence guys have been back out, we''re having another fenced area (kennel) put up and they''re also going to fence in our property now too. I''ll feel safer for myself and my animals if we do that now.
The other night my boy was ambushed in our yard by 3 large stray dogs that have formed a feral pack. I''d called to have them picked up a month ago but rarely see them now. I had hoped they were gone. Our large yard is not fenced because we''re still doing too much work to fence it in but we do have a fenced area for the dogs. We have 3, two of them spend they''re days in that and this one spends his days in the house. When I get home I let him out, he won''t leave the yard, I get the leashes then walk the other two back into the house. Hooch is not leashed for this little event, he is completely voice command trained.
Unfortunately I had no idea that those dogs had come into the yard and were around the house on the other side. I was just inside getting the leashes when I heard this horrible whine....then I heard the ruckus, I don''t even know how to describe it. I knew Hooch was being attacked but I couldn''t see it happening because they were around the corner. I''m screaming for him and I''m totally in a panic, BAD. I keep a big rolling pin type of thing by the door so I reached inside for it (not knowing what I''d do with it). Then as I went back out he was running for me with the 3 dogs at his heals......scared completely.
Inside I coulds see he was smeared with blood all over his coat. I couldn''t even see all the bites on him as I cleaned the blood off. He was shaking and was breathing rapidly, but completely fine with me handling him and washing him off. I called husband who had the truck so I could take the poor fella to the vet. They were really awesome and took great care of him but unfortunately they seem to think that it was my other dogs that attacked him.....definitely not. I had this fear that now I going to be reported for something on top of it all.
When they brought him out to me I had no idea he was my dog! I saw him and thought "oh, that poor dog"....then realized that he was mine! They had to shave huge patches of fur off to see all his bites, he has stitches all over but overall he''s going to be fine thankfully. I was really concerned about infection since those dogs are running wild. It''s really a problem here too. I have the 2 other dogs because they were strays pups that had been dumped. They''ve turned into really great companions as well and the 3 dogs get along so well.
Animal control came out later that day and set traps, hopefully they''ll be able to get them off the street, they''re dangerous. That could have been a much worse scenerio, a child could have been involved. I wish people would be more responsible and not dump unwanted animals.
The fence guys have been back out, we''re having another fenced area (kennel) put up and they''re also going to fence in our property now too. I''ll feel safer for myself and my animals if we do that now.
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