My Dog Got Hurt Today

cattle prod, yellowjacket spray ...

Glad yer doggie is ok.

Thanks!

Here's 1 more - by the lake trail:

I can't use pepper spray. Sheba has asthma, and I have Allergy Induced Asthma/COPD. One whiff, and we are in trouble. I do call when i see a loose dog. The Pitts that attacked Sheba came out of the side gate of their yard. Someone didn't shut it. Their back gate was padlocked shut.

When walking our senior citizen St. Bernard who no longer goes on excessively long walks due to her age I do carry a rock pick with me when walking her.

Further, as most St. Bernard dogs she is a calm, kind goofy dog and like yours would not adequately protect herself if attacked by n aggressive dog.

My young Anatolian Shepherd requires no assistance as a puppy he protected himself against a male aggressive Labrador Retriever running free on our property.

My three month old pug broke all four of the bones in his puppy paw. It happened on Sat July 28th as well while traveling to Portland OR from Montana. We are hoping it can heal without needing surgery. Im glad your pooch will be ok. I saw the date and read the title and had to check out the thread.

Sheba is OK. She is still as sweet as ever.

You re lucky after my Anatolian Shepherd was attacked he is wary of all dogs except our St. Bernard, puppies and of course cats any cat as he has made our cats into his flock and will try to corral any feral cat he sees.

The problem is that he stands 32” at the withers and 117 pounds and is not fully-grown if the idiot neighbors let their male aggressive Labrador free the fight would be short, fast and non-stoppable.

And I'd wonder if that same sort of experience may have had something to do with the dogs who attacked. Or was it territorial-ism?

Whatever it was I feel bad for their owners too - it sucks to see your own dog bite another dog or worse, a person. My dog has snapped a few times to the point where I muzzel him for public exposure - and am otherwise careful the people exposed to him are big enough and not scared at all.

I was taking my dog, Sheba, out for a walk around 2pm this afternoon,when she was attacked by 3 Pit Bulls that got out of their yard.2 of them were like bulldozers, and the other one was smaller, a younger dog I presumed. 1 of the adults bit her on the right side of her face, right shoulder, and upper right front leg. The other adult dog sniffed her, but did not bite her. The younger dog jumped on her back, but did not bite her either.
I kicked, swung my fists, and screamed bloody murder. I dropped to the ground and grabbed her away from the Pit that was biting her. Yes, I literally wrenched my dog away from the jaws of that Pit. The dogs retreated back to their yard. A neighbor called 911, and another neighbor went and got my husband. We were about a block from the house.
I got skinned knees from dropping and grabbing Sheba away from the Pit. Sheba has a few puncture marks and a cut on the right side of her face, and a few more puncture marks on her shoulder and leg. Her right side of her face is a bit swollen right now, but she will be OK.
Sheba is up to date on her shots. Since her injuries were not serious, I did not take her to the Vet. I checked her out top to bottom and cleaned her up. Our usual Vet was closed by the time the police took the report. I am glad she was not seriously hurt, as the nearest Vet that was open, was a good 45 minutes away.
I was lucky that these Pits were only animal aggressive, not people aggressive. Otherwise, I might not be here tonight to type this post.
This is not the first time Sheba has been attacked. In the past 9 years, Sheba has been attacked by a Husky, 2 Rotts, and a Great Dane/Boxer mix. It is not the breed, it is the deed and the irresponsible owners.
For the record, Sheba is a 9 years old Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Her mother dog was AKC registered. I never registered her with the AKC, because she is a part of my family, and not a show dog. Sheba was born with multiple genetic defects and maladies. She is deaf, partially blind, has asthma, and was born with malformed female organs. She was spayed at a young age.
Sheba is a sweet lap dog, a big one, but the gentlest dog I have ever owned. She loves everybody and everything. She sleeps with our cat, and licks/grooms him.
I usually carry my cell phone with me, and a box cutter. I didn't have either on me this afternoon when I took out Sheba for a walk. My bad, and I will never forget again.

The problem with a taser, or a cattle prod, is that the electricity goes through the bad dog and into the one he/she is biting, your dog. Be sure to zap when they're disconnected.

BBs on a big dog just piss them off, as will any light gauge weapon. Aside from getting their attention (and if that's all you needed to do your voice would work as well) they do little good. A fairly powerful pellet gun sometimes works, and firecrackers (although they're slow to use in an emergency). Living on an Indian reservation we have rifles and shotguns, but that's just not practical in urban areas. Anyhow, you need the weapon that works, and that's situational and practical.

As for the police, get to the vet if you're going to press charges, otherwise play it by ear. Courts like proofs and substantiation or they tend to do nothing. You could win a claim even against people without means and get a settlement, which they would then have to pay for with time in jail, and the dogs could be euthanized. Personally, I don't trust pit bulls, nor pit bull owners. Who would want an animal bred specifically to kill or maim another animal.

Glad to hear your dog is healing, it really sucks when they end up dead, I know, someone poured gas down the throat of my dog when I was about 6 years old. She ran up to me and laid at my feet frothing at the mouth, and died. I'll never forget, nor forgive.

I can't use pepper spray. Sheba has asthma, and I have Allergy Induced Asthma/COPD. One whiff, and we are in trouble. I do call when i see a loose dog. The Pitts that attacked Sheba came out of the side gate of their yard. Someone didn't shut it. Their back gate was padlocked shut.

Sheba is OK. She is still as sweet as ever.