I tried to respond last night, accidentally hit something that sent me "back" lost my entire post. I didn't have the patience to retype it up.
First of all thank you for all the wonderful wishes!! I will let my niece know about all the support she's receiving and good thoughts towards her recovery. She's tossing back some good pain meds and with her eye swollen shut... has been spending most of her time asleep. Poor thing!! She loves dogs, and would love a snuggle from Miss Maghee and the German Shepherds. She is particularly fond of my two monsters ... so, I'm sure she'd love yours :)
I don't know what is up yet, I'm waiting to hear how the conversation with the owners of the dog went. I'll let you know when I hear something. Obviously this dog was failed in some way by his people and sadly the dog will be the one to be blamed. I'm with those who have said there were potentially many warning signs that were ignored... or not fully realized through ignorance. It's terrible my niece, who is a dog lover, had to be the one to show them where they've failed their dog.
Odds are he should have been put away, like Lori said. ... that's the first thing to do if your dog is a resource guarder. Maybe improper bite inhibition, or an accident, miscalculation on the dogs part, Jennie. Yet, you know this about Emma and Willow, Lori, and take proper steps to prevent an accident. You don't set your dog up to fail. That part was missing here.
Thanks Sally, yes, MRV, she was bit by a mix of some sort. Her Golden is very "Golden" lol mellow, laid back and patient. Logan is sharper than their Golden and she's been around him since he was a pup and has always been respectful and loving towards my dogs. As Anne said, there was probably a reason behind this, it was just a very inappropriate response.
Thanks so much again to everyone for their thoughts. I'm so sorry for my niece and worried about how she will feel about dogs in the future. I'll be seeing her with my crew at Thanksgiving, I am hoping she will be pleased to see them
I don't think anyone in my family blames the dog... this was most obviously owner negligence, however at the end of the day, once the swelling goes down she will be seeing a plastic surgeon to try to repair the damage....
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