[nagdu] Dog Attack

[Tina Thomas via nagdu]

Craig- Why do you need to contact the police? From what you have said, the
owner of the dog is cooperating with you and is going to have the dog put
down and is willing to pay your dog's vet bills. 
Tina and the girls 

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Craig Heaps via
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Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 10:56 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dog Attack

Thanks to all of you for your responsies.  Yes, I've called GDB.  Yes, the
owner of the attacker plans to pay the vet bills.  No, I haven't called the
police yet, but plan to.

One thing I did remember from training is that when the dog attacked Chase,
I immediately let go of his leash.  I wanted him free to do whatever his
instincts told him to do.

I learned it happens lightning fast, and some of my romantic ideas about
what I would do were just that .. romatnic.  I'm not sure what I would have
done if Chase and I had been alone and the dog's owner were not there.  I'll
be noodling on that now.

Craig and Chase


----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Heaps via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 9:07 AM
Subject: [nagdu] Dog Attack


> Well, we survived our first dog attack last night.  My wife and I were 
> walking out dogs in our neighborhood.  She has a small standard poodle, 
> Cody.  I, of course, have Chase, the black Lab.  I had Chase out of 
> harness and on leash, while I walked with my white cane.  As we came 
> around a curve, a pit bull mix came running out of his house and went 
> straight for Chase, wtith the owner of the pit bull right behind.
>
> The dog lit into Chase and Chase went submissive.  (I think he thought the

> other dog was playing, the way Chase and Cody wrestle when Chase is out of

> harness).  The dog had Chase on the ground by the neck.  The owner was on 
> top of the dog, trying to pull him off.  It wasn't until my wife kicked 
> the pit in the hindquarters that he let go and his owner was able to get 
> control of him.
>
> Chase had one through and through puncture wound on his right ear and a 
> small insignficatn abrasion below his right eye.  We took him to the 
> emergency vet, who put two surgical staples in his ear and wrapped his 
> head like those guys you wee in old war movies.  He was able to avoid the 
> cone of shame so I can put his harness on him if I need to.
>
> Chase didn't seem at all traumatized.  His tail was wagging right after 
> the attack and he wanted to greet all the people who came ouf of their 
> homes to help us.  Our poodle, on the other hand, was a mess.  He couldn't

> calm down. He was barking and baying so loudly I couldn't tell at first if

> Chase was crying.  He wasn't.
>
> The dog's owner indictated he will have the dog euthanized.  We have a lot

> of small children in our development, and it just wouldn't be responsible 
> to keep a dog like that around, even though it's been around and 
> aggressive for some time.
>
> In training, they told us it would happen eventually, and now it has.  Do 
> any of you take steps to protect your guide?  It's remakable how fast it 
> happened.  I was beating on the pit bull with my graphite cane until the 
> tip flew off, and I might just as well have been scratching him behind the

> ears. My wife's well-delivered kick to the rear end seemed to do the 
> trick.  I don't know what we would have done if his owner had not been 
> there.
>
> Craig and the mostly unfazed Chase
>
>
>
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