I'm a little reluctant to share because I am so embarrassed and I feel guilty that Tiger got outside in the first place. I feel like a really bad Mom.
So here's what happened. The house was hot today, so I decided to let some fresh air in. We have a huge, glass sliding door and a screen door that keeps stuff out. I had the glass part open, and I thought the screen door had been locked. (The dogs can open it otherwise and come inside.) It turns out the latch had been broken for some time now, only I didn't know because I've been away the semester at college.
Tiger and Ziltoid were exploring the house the last I saw them, and I went to go take the stuff out of the dryer. Suddenly I heard a commotion and noticed that the stray boxer was running towards our deck. Now, the deck wraps half way around the house. The way the boxer was coming up was the shortcut way to the screen door.
Confused, I went outside and to my horror Tiger had gotten out. I suppose he figured out how to open the screen door since it's very light. Instead of running back into the door, he ran past it and hid underneath one of our pots. At the point where I was, and where the dog was, I wasn't going to make it on time.
Then from the stairs that are right by the pot, my two dogs rush up from their dog houses and go straight for the boxer! A fight ensues between him and my german shepherd, Grace, while my black lab, Shadow, sits in front of the pot and snarls at him.
All the while I'm yelling for him to get out and get off, but I'm too scared to get near him because I honestly don't know if he bites people. This is the closest he's ever come to the house. Finally, both Shadow and Grace run him off of the deck and he scampers off the property and back towards his house. While this happens, I scoop Tiger up and find that he's fine. When the girls come back, they both began whining at me. Surprisingly, Tiger wasn't scared at them, but I took him inside anyway and put him in his carrier to calm down. I don't suppose he knows that the girls were fighting to save him?
I've looked over both the dogs, and as far as I can tell, they've suffered no injuries. Grace is going straight into the vet tomorrow morning to make sure a previous injury of hers hasn't been aggravated. She was shot by a neighbor years ago for trespassing, and after numerous vet visits, they said it would be more damaging to her leg to remove it than to leave it in. I just want to make sure today's fight didn't do anything to change the condition of the bullet fragment. (Yes, we've talked to the local PD about the incident, and they said because Grace did leave our property that there was nothing they could do about her being shot.
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I'm so grateful that Grace and Shadow were here to help out. I don't even want to think of the alternative. Whoever decided to dump off these two dogs out here are missing out on some amazing girls. We found Shadow wandering on our property with every bone in her body showing. It turns out the reason someone dumped her off was because she was pregnant.
She's now fixed, and at her proper weight. Then Grace was one of four puppies that were, literally, thrown off the side of one of bridges here in a box. None of the girls were hurt, and they're all fixed and have good homes.
I suppose that's my story of the day. I still feel like a bad Mom for Tiger getting out.
So here's what happened. The house was hot today, so I decided to let some fresh air in. We have a huge, glass sliding door and a screen door that keeps stuff out. I had the glass part open, and I thought the screen door had been locked. (The dogs can open it otherwise and come inside.) It turns out the latch had been broken for some time now, only I didn't know because I've been away the semester at college.
Tiger and Ziltoid were exploring the house the last I saw them, and I went to go take the stuff out of the dryer. Suddenly I heard a commotion and noticed that the stray boxer was running towards our deck. Now, the deck wraps half way around the house. The way the boxer was coming up was the shortcut way to the screen door.
Confused, I went outside and to my horror Tiger had gotten out. I suppose he figured out how to open the screen door since it's very light. Instead of running back into the door, he ran past it and hid underneath one of our pots. At the point where I was, and where the dog was, I wasn't going to make it on time.
Then from the stairs that are right by the pot, my two dogs rush up from their dog houses and go straight for the boxer! A fight ensues between him and my german shepherd, Grace, while my black lab, Shadow, sits in front of the pot and snarls at him.
All the while I'm yelling for him to get out and get off, but I'm too scared to get near him because I honestly don't know if he bites people. This is the closest he's ever come to the house. Finally, both Shadow and Grace run him off of the deck and he scampers off the property and back towards his house. While this happens, I scoop Tiger up and find that he's fine. When the girls come back, they both began whining at me. Surprisingly, Tiger wasn't scared at them, but I took him inside anyway and put him in his carrier to calm down. I don't suppose he knows that the girls were fighting to save him?
I've looked over both the dogs, and as far as I can tell, they've suffered no injuries. Grace is going straight into the vet tomorrow morning to make sure a previous injury of hers hasn't been aggravated. She was shot by a neighbor years ago for trespassing, and after numerous vet visits, they said it would be more damaging to her leg to remove it than to leave it in. I just want to make sure today's fight didn't do anything to change the condition of the bullet fragment. (Yes, we've talked to the local PD about the incident, and they said because Grace did leave our property that there was nothing they could do about her being shot.
I'm so grateful that Grace and Shadow were here to help out. I don't even want to think of the alternative. Whoever decided to dump off these two dogs out here are missing out on some amazing girls. We found Shadow wandering on our property with every bone in her body showing. It turns out the reason someone dumped her off was because she was pregnant.
I suppose that's my story of the day. I still feel like a bad Mom for Tiger getting out.