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Originally Posted by BarbaraM  In my case, I had let Teddy out the back door. My husband was right there in the garage - door open. We became complacent. Felt safe. Ted had walked down his driveway thru theopen gate and met up with the greyhounds that were being walked. My husband heard someone screaming no no no. And saw the greyhound shaking our Ted. He ran and pried open the dog's mouth to get Ted out. The strangest thing is to be told, Well your dog was loose, at a time like this. No one was pointing a finger. We were grabbing keys to rush to the vet. She was cold. Never even said sorry for your loss. She was new in the neighborhood. Ted had roamed around before without a problem. I was in total shock. The greyhounds were not loose. My yorkie was killed on his driveway by the dogs on leashes. |
My heart breaks for your story and your apology to Teddy. Your story reminds us that (the cold neighbor aside) animals are still animals and mistakes, accidents, complacency, and negligence do occur.
IMO, as sad as these stories are to hear, it is at least either natural to the breeds or natural to the dogs' or their ancestors' training (even when negligence is involved). I had a dog killed by a pack of wild dogs when I was a child (back in the day when you actually tied your dog outside - so he had no defense - wouldn't happen today). I would much rather lose a dog to another animal where no matter how we try to take on or place the blame, there is still some natural instinct of some sort involved - than to lose a dog to a human who is capable of rational thought, societal rules, and knowing right from wrong. Those are the scenarios from which I would never be able to recover.