racerman88
09-29-2017, 06:27 AM
Hey everyone,
I couldn't sleep last night b/c all I could think about was what happened last night. All that I keep hearing and seeing is Gizmo's blood curdling yelp and being shaken like a rag doll.
I was walking Gizmo ( maltipoo )at the park and we walked up to an older guy walking a pitbull.
The pitbull wanted to sniff Gizmo and I asked if he was friendly, he didn't say anything and gave his dog lots of slack on his leash. Next thing I know the pitbull attacked Gizmo and got a hold of him and started shaking him like a rag doll. I tried to grab the pitbulls mouth but was unable to. After about 10 seconds I guess his grip loosened and Gizmo got free but couldn't put any weight on his right front leg. The guy finally pulled the pitbull away. I picked Gizmo up asap and told him that I wanted his information because my dog was injured. He started to walk away it would not acknowledge me. I later found out that he did not speak English because he called his son who is the actual owner and the son came to the park.
I told the son what happened and he seemed somewhat apologetic. I called my wife and she immediately came to the park and took Gizmo to the vet to get checked. I then called the RCMP to file a police report while the actual owner of the pitbull was there. He did give me his name and number. The RCMP did come out to the park where I was in East Richmond. I found out that he did this because he is a dog owner himself. I was told to file a report with Richmond animal protection society and the RCMP officer went to visit the pitbull owner. He told RCMP officer that he is willing to help me pay for the vet bills once Gizmo has been checked over.
My wife told me that the vet found multiple puncture rooms on Gizmo's upper body and lots of swelling as you can imagine. I have to take him back this afternoon for an x-ray to make sure there's no fractures or breaks in his bones. I'm very concerned of permanent or long-term damage and trauma because Gizmo is 10 years old.
I'm praying that the x-rays will be negative and that Gizmo will recover quickly.
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I couldn't sleep last night b/c all I could think about was what happened last night. All that I keep hearing and seeing is Gizmo's blood curdling yelp and being shaken like a rag doll.
I was walking Gizmo ( maltipoo )at the park and we walked up to an older guy walking a pitbull.
The pitbull wanted to sniff Gizmo and I asked if he was friendly, he didn't say anything and gave his dog lots of slack on his leash. Next thing I know the pitbull attacked Gizmo and got a hold of him and started shaking him like a rag doll. I tried to grab the pitbulls mouth but was unable to. After about 10 seconds I guess his grip loosened and Gizmo got free but couldn't put any weight on his right front leg. The guy finally pulled the pitbull away. I picked Gizmo up asap and told him that I wanted his information because my dog was injured. He started to walk away it would not acknowledge me. I later found out that he did not speak English because he called his son who is the actual owner and the son came to the park.
I told the son what happened and he seemed somewhat apologetic. I called my wife and she immediately came to the park and took Gizmo to the vet to get checked. I then called the RCMP to file a police report while the actual owner of the pitbull was there. He did give me his name and number. The RCMP did come out to the park where I was in East Richmond. I found out that he did this because he is a dog owner himself. I was told to file a report with Richmond animal protection society and the RCMP officer went to visit the pitbull owner. He told RCMP officer that he is willing to help me pay for the vet bills once Gizmo has been checked over.
My wife told me that the vet found multiple puncture rooms on Gizmo's upper body and lots of swelling as you can imagine. I have to take him back this afternoon for an x-ray to make sure there's no fractures or breaks in his bones. I'm very concerned of permanent or long-term damage and trauma because Gizmo is 10 years old.
I'm praying that the x-rays will be negative and that Gizmo will recover quickly.
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