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I heard a sound, turned just in time to see both the Pit Bull's loose & coming at me! I was down in a ditch along our fence when the larger one attacked - going for Mischief. He picked her up in his mouth & started shaking her back & fourth. She started to scream! I went nuts & just dove in, he didn't have on a collar so there was no way to pull him away from her. His body had my legs pinned against the fence. I finally got my hands on her & raised her over my head as he turned toward me. In that instant I knew I would be next, so I threw Mischief over our fence. His owner had come out & tried to gain control of him, both of them falling on me.
I got up, got away & saw Rascal running for his life from the other dog. The first time by he still had his collar & lead on, but the second time it was gone & the other dog had taken up the attack too. I yelled for him & he ran towards me, I caught him up in my arms, as the owner stood between me & her dogs trying to get them to go to the house.
Once home, I put Rascal in his kennel & looked for Mischief. She was on the porch, covered in blood & didn't know who I was. I put a towel around her & we drove to the Vet. (That's where the photos of my hands were taken.) She was SO lucky to be young enough that she had enough loose skin & only has one puncture wound. Mischief is having difficulty with her hind legs, but I'm told she will recover.
I also filed another report with Animal Control. These are the same dogs that attacked my niece's dogs last April. They were eventually declared "dangerous" by Snohomish County & supposed to be confined at all times. Evidently the strength of the confinement enclosure was not checked. When I asked the "Senior Enforcement Officer" today if the dogs had been vaccinated, she replied; "They think so." I asked her when she would KNOW & she said; "Tomorrow - if they are home..."
Friday evening & called 911 again & asked if a deputy could go & find Rascal's collar & lead. When he came to my gate he had "attitude" to burn & told me that he had been at the "neighbor's" where they had told him that I had been trespassing! He was so rude & belligerent that I'm going to the North Precinct tomorrow to file a complaint against him!
Now, I'm nursing my hands & waiting to see what happens next. I shudder to think what would have happened if someone hadn't come out of that house!
Oh my goodness- that had to hurt, both you and the dog! I'm so sorry. Some people should not have dogs. period.
ReplyDeleteI was "chased" by a 150lb Rottweiler about 10 years ago, I didn't actually try to run from him but as I stepped backwards off the pavement I fell about 12 feet down an embankment into thick patch of blackberries.
I firmly believe that weed patch saved my life as the rotten dog paced back and forth above me but retreated whenever he came into the stickers.
I had to tear my way through the other side of the thicket and cut across fields to get away from that dog. Animal control of course did nothing because I didn't get bit.
Sending healing thoughts your way for you and the puppies.
It's amazing to me -- that they've done nothing so far except to ask the owners to confine the dogs to their house. You're so lucky to have "escaped" but I bet the blackberries scrapes were horrible & they get infected so easily!
ReplyDeleteBad owners like this are what give pits such a bad name. I am so sorry you had to go through this. I hope for justice for you and a full recovery for Mischief :(
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