Muzzled Pit Bull Attack
What a surprise.
As we were walking towards the bus stop in Morges this morning, a pit bull broke loose from her owner and went straight for Telly's neck. The dog was muzzled but managed to get a mouth grip on Telly who was leashed with Tigger. Pulling Telly way was fruitless so I gave the pit bull a good rib kick which did nothing. I then recalled my soccer days as a fullback defensive player and gave the dog a powerful kick which sent him over the top of the dogs. Before we could get to safety though, she came right back at us. Two more kicks and once again we were momentarily free.... and then she was back on her.. Finally the owner arrived and between her, Diana and me we got the dog pulled off. I have never seen such focused violence in a dog. I had harsh words with the owner ..."ie. you should never bring a dog like that into the city...in fact you should put it down.." She apologized profusely saying she was gentle, especially with kids and just didn't like other dogs, thus the muzzle..Yeah right...a perfect pet to keep your children in line...
The dog was vaccinated fortunately and it looks like we excaped with only minor injuries. Diana's hand was bloody and bruised, and was treated at the pharmacy and my foot is badly bruised. Telly and Tigger both seem okay, albeit a bit frazzled by the experience.
It was tough being so close to such a negative destructive energy.This dog attack was a real downer and a bit depressing. We sure do miss our friends from Colorado. Brenna and Aubrey are a bit homesick, missing their friends immensely. They feel out of place and are trying to find activities to do after school. This is a tough transition for them. Reality is, as our friend Sue said, that whereever you are, the mundane details of life eventually settle in.
Yet, the weather is warming up, the views are spectacular, and we have (knock on wood) gotten through the colds! And get this, Aubrey was asked for directions and she gave them accurately and in French. We're so proud!
As we were walking towards the bus stop in Morges this morning, a pit bull broke loose from her owner and went straight for Telly's neck. The dog was muzzled but managed to get a mouth grip on Telly who was leashed with Tigger. Pulling Telly way was fruitless so I gave the pit bull a good rib kick which did nothing. I then recalled my soccer days as a fullback defensive player and gave the dog a powerful kick which sent him over the top of the dogs. Before we could get to safety though, she came right back at us. Two more kicks and once again we were momentarily free.... and then she was back on her.. Finally the owner arrived and between her, Diana and me we got the dog pulled off. I have never seen such focused violence in a dog. I had harsh words with the owner ..."ie. you should never bring a dog like that into the city...in fact you should put it down.." She apologized profusely saying she was gentle, especially with kids and just didn't like other dogs, thus the muzzle..Yeah right...a perfect pet to keep your children in line...
The dog was vaccinated fortunately and it looks like we excaped with only minor injuries. Diana's hand was bloody and bruised, and was treated at the pharmacy and my foot is badly bruised. Telly and Tigger both seem okay, albeit a bit frazzled by the experience.
It was tough being so close to such a negative destructive energy.This dog attack was a real downer and a bit depressing. We sure do miss our friends from Colorado. Brenna and Aubrey are a bit homesick, missing their friends immensely. They feel out of place and are trying to find activities to do after school. This is a tough transition for them. Reality is, as our friend Sue said, that whereever you are, the mundane details of life eventually settle in.
Yet, the weather is warming up, the views are spectacular, and we have (knock on wood) gotten through the colds! And get this, Aubrey was asked for directions and she gave them accurately and in French. We're so proud!
posted by DFisch at 7:01 AM
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tell the girls that moving to other countries is hard at times, but lateron in life they will find it rewarding. Rome was not built in one day!
GGGGGG
Gracias Mr. GGGGGG! Sweet and true!
By the way on the pitbull attack, I filed a police report today and was able to identify the owner in a police picture...so apparently this was not the first time. For what it's worth, the owner was an 'immigrant' likely from north Africa. Pitbulls are disproportionally owned by this segment. Anyways, at the time I was told that there was not much they could do, but they would bring her in for questioning.
Then, just 3 hours later, the police called me asking me if I could be a witness. Apparently the dog attacked another dog and when the owner of the attacked dog got too aggressive in his response, the owner threatened to release the 2nd dog on him....Unbelievable!
sorry to hear of this unfortunate event. I'm extremely fearful of pit bulls. mostly because their aggressive nature seems to attract some pretty irresponsible owners. Bro Don
Hey Bro Don,
I keep missing your calls and vice versa.
We went on a ride along the water today into the Lausanne, about 50 minutes each way. a very nice ride, with lots of people on roller blades as we got close to the city.
I can't wait to see you guys over on this side of the Atlantic.
Dedi
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