No joke.
Last night my big dog (Aussie) attacked my lil' dog (Terrier). She was latched hard onto his neck, below the ear. First thing I did was lift her up by the scruff of the neck, hoping she would drop him. She didn't, so he was left hanging from her mouth, biting and gnashing his teeth to try and get away. Since I was lifting both of them, he was about at crotch level, and he accidentally bit me. Didn't break through my pants, but still drew blood on my sac. I got reeeeeeal lucky though. One inch to the left and my junk would've gotten destroyed.
Anyway, that's not his fault. He was getting mauled. I finally hit her hard enough in the face that she dropped him. Somehow, he's okay. A couple of punctures in his neck, but nothing bled for long and he went to the vet today.
This happened a few times in the past, but it was when she was still puppyish and it was always about resource guarding. This seemed to come out of nowhere and it's pretty scary. I mean, I hurt my hand getting her off of him. What happens if I'm at work and it happens? My wife and daughter just watch her kill him?
I'm pretty sure I've got to get rid of her and I'm really bummed. But he was here first, so what can you do?
Fck.
Last night my big dog (Aussie) attacked my lil' dog (Terrier). She was latched hard onto his neck, below the ear. First thing I did was lift her up by the scruff of the neck, hoping she would drop him. She didn't, so he was left hanging from her mouth, biting and gnashing his teeth to try and get away. Since I was lifting both of them, he was about at crotch level, and he accidentally bit me. Didn't break through my pants, but still drew blood on my sac. I got reeeeeeal lucky though. One inch to the left and my junk would've gotten destroyed.
Anyway, that's not his fault. He was getting mauled. I finally hit her hard enough in the face that she dropped him. Somehow, he's okay. A couple of punctures in his neck, but nothing bled for long and he went to the vet today.
This happened a few times in the past, but it was when she was still puppyish and it was always about resource guarding. This seemed to come out of nowhere and it's pretty scary. I mean, I hurt my hand getting her off of him. What happens if I'm at work and it happens? My wife and daughter just watch her kill him?
I'm pretty sure I've got to get rid of her and I'm really bummed. But he was here first, so what can you do?
Fck.