Skittlebittie
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Imagine how you would feel if you were outside feeding horses and looked up to see 2 yearlings and a weanling in your back yard with your dogs. Somehow, when my horses were out grazing yesterday, they pushed the fence open in our backyard ( I have a hard time opening the gate myself!). The babies were running around the yard when I saw them, and my husband has a big great dane mixed breed dog. He is bigger than most of my horses, and barks at them through the fence when they go by. I have never liked this dog much......I think he is too rough with my 8 year old child.
Well, by the time I ran to my backyard, he had a hold of my jr stallion by the top of the neck, (basically trying to take a bite out of his neck, with his mouth going over the top of his neck), and was shaking him. The baby fell down by the time I got there........seems like forever........and the dog let go when he saw me. I helped the baby up and out of the yard, along with the other guys, and had to take him to the vet to be sutured up, as he was hosing blood pretty good from one side of his neck. He spent the night at the vet, and was sutured this am. He will be okay, and should have no scars. He didn't loose alot of blood because I was right there, and put a pressure bandage on him. He is back here now, and happy to be alive, I'm sure.
If I had waited to go outside for even 5 more minutes, he would be dead now. And I'm sure the dog wouldn't have stopped there. If he had had time, he probably would have killed all 3 horses.
I have posted in the past that I would most surely kill any dog that attacks horses. I work at a vet hospital, and will be taking him in to be euthanized on Tuesday when I go back to work. I will not own an animal that behaves this way. It happened so fast, and was so scary. We are all still recovering, but thankfully, this dog will be put to sleep before he can hurt another animal.
Lori
Well, by the time I ran to my backyard, he had a hold of my jr stallion by the top of the neck, (basically trying to take a bite out of his neck, with his mouth going over the top of his neck), and was shaking him. The baby fell down by the time I got there........seems like forever........and the dog let go when he saw me. I helped the baby up and out of the yard, along with the other guys, and had to take him to the vet to be sutured up, as he was hosing blood pretty good from one side of his neck. He spent the night at the vet, and was sutured this am. He will be okay, and should have no scars. He didn't loose alot of blood because I was right there, and put a pressure bandage on him. He is back here now, and happy to be alive, I'm sure.
If I had waited to go outside for even 5 more minutes, he would be dead now. And I'm sure the dog wouldn't have stopped there. If he had had time, he probably would have killed all 3 horses.
I have posted in the past that I would most surely kill any dog that attacks horses. I work at a vet hospital, and will be taking him in to be euthanized on Tuesday when I go back to work. I will not own an animal that behaves this way. It happened so fast, and was so scary. We are all still recovering, but thankfully, this dog will be put to sleep before he can hurt another animal.
Lori