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Dog killed 2 days ago


Posted: Aug 18, 2016

On Tues, my husband took our 2 dogs out for usual late morning walk while I was at work. A pit that was loose (or pit mix) snuck up on them from behind and ambushed them basically. Hubby wrestled with the pit & got him in a choke hold, made him let go of our dog (chihuahua mix). This other man happened to show up and grabbed the pit, held him while hubby untangled our dogs leashes & picked up our chi, headed back to our apt. Other man then let the pit go. Hubby called me so I took lunch break, went home to check injuries. New at job, new promotion, so had to return to work. Got some good friends to take chi to vet. His injuries were bad. Torn eye, hole in abdomen that did lots of internal damage, did something to his lungs where air got in where it shouldn't, etc. Lost enough blood that they couldn't get an IV going. No broken bones. Poor dog died from these injuries. The office got a report of a dog killed by a pit and a human that was bit by him. They called cops, pit was found, taken. This all happened before I told the office about our dog. So this pit did a lot of damage in short time. Here comes my absolute frustration. I've spent the last 2 days on phone trying to track down where this pit ended up, who's watching him, testing him for rabies, etc. Everyone I talked to gave me other phone numbers and people to talk to. Most of them barely understood that a person got bit. All of them jumped on my comment that 2 dogs DIED because of this loose dog and told me in clear terms that nobody tracks this kind of result in a dog/dog problem, nobody would test the pit for rabies if all he did was kill 2 dogs.... WHAT? I reminded them that he did also bite a human. Then I got told they'd only give me info if I had reference/case number off a bite report. I have no idea who the person is who got bit, so I have no number. The one person who gave me anything at all said the dog was in quarantine, would be observed for 10 days for signs of rabies, then tested if needed. On the day this happened, the dog found me while I was outside, followed me home, tried hard to get inside (while my dogs freaked out), then waited outside for me when I left to return to work, tried to get in my car with me. I'll never forget him, could pick him out of a line-up. The dog is healthy (at least for now) & just has this attitude. Why is it so hard to get what should be simple questions answered in cases like this? Why does nobody care when animals are killed in dog attacks? Why do they only "do paperwork" when a human gets bit or scratched by same creature that kills animals? I don't get it. It's still serious violence. I don't think the owner has been found, so I'm not real sure what they'll do with this pit once 10 days are over. Got told they'd probably put him down. I hope they don't forget his history and try to adopt him out. It wouldn't surprise me. I've met other pits who were wonderful dogs, but this one had something wrong with him. He had a long surgery scar down his back, so at some point in the past he had an owner who cared enough to pay some significant vet bills for him. He has no other scars, so he's not a fight dog. He's not afraid of people at all. Something happened to this dog to turn him from somebody's pet to a killer. So many things I just don't understand. Our chi was a rescue who rescued him from another rescue and then adopted by us when his owner at the time died 2 years ago. He was loved a lot. He would've turned 4 years old next month. Just heartbroken. All these dogs are victims.

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I am - Sad

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So sorry for your loss! Its hard, but turn your feelings over to God. Let him deal with it. Hugs and tears.

Loss of dog - NY MT

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My heart aches for you! Just devastating. I honestly feel that they should put the dog down, so it doesn't have the chance to hurt another dog, adult or child. So very sorry for your loss. Take care!

I'm so very sorry. I love dogs, only have 3 now (sm) - LM

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One of them passed away a few weeks ago, from kidney failure. I also have a chihuahua who is my baby who appeared at my husband's job one day and was almost killed by the shop dogs. He brought him home. Just wanted to say, I know your pain, unfortunately, and I'm very very sorry.

thanks all - OP

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I didn't grow up with pets, so I had no idea just how attached this would get. I have 2 other fur-babies. I think it would be easier (but not easy) if they died because of old age or maybe even an illness, but to lose a pet from such violence is just more heartbreaking than I can say. It's senseless. Thanks for the sympathy.

I'm so sorry - serene one

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That's just awful. If the dog gets aggressive toward you again, I'd take a video with my phone, call police, and demand they make a written report of the incident, and get animal control involved. Unfortunately, the law sees animals as property. Don't get me wrong here because I really don't see any difference (but the law and a lot of people do), but when speaking to the police and/or animal control talk about what would happen if this dog started stalking a child or came up and attacked a little child like he did your Chi. Demand they make the written report because you want it on record law enforcement/animal control were warned about and aware of the dog's history when it finally attacks and maims or kills a child or an elder, or just simply injures an adult.

I'd also start taking some kind of weapon with me when I was out and about, even it it's only a bat or something similar. Even a spray bottle with an ammonia-based cleaning solution would be better than nothing, and that will fit in a pocket, won't take much.

cops got him - OP

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The dog was picked up maybe an hour after he attacked our dog. I definitely carry a stick with me now when I walk our surviving dog. It's actually a cane, but it'll do damage when swung at somebody. As people nearby hear about this, they tell others, and people I don't even know are asking how we are. (We walked our dogs probably 5 or 6 times a day/night, so we were seen often. Now we have just one dog, and people realized it was our dog who died. I still don't know who the owner is of the other dog who died. I'm hoping somebody will let me know so I can talk to them.) More are alert to possibly another dog roaming free. There are quite a few here, but most of the dogs we see are very friendly. However, all it takes is one to make a traumatic event. People need to leash their dogs, but it's not being done.

I always carry pepper spray with me. There - are too many pitbulls on my street.

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PBs suck.

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