[yorkietalkjilly]

What a terrible thing for such a tiny little creature to be savagely attacked by such big, wild dogs and then to lose its battle for life. It's tragic and heartbreaking. I know your sweet neighbor has been through hell these 9 days and witnessing something like that has got to be life-changing. She may never be the same. I pray she does get some relief and those people are dealt with appropriately for not following the rules and for not taking the proper precautions in keeping people and animals safe from dangerous dogs.

The other day I was walking Tibbe through a cross-alley at the end of the block and 2 huge dogs on the other side of the tall wooden fence from a house on the next block came barking wildly and bouncing off the fence. Tibbe jumped and then lunged toward the fence from our side, barking right back. The two dogs became enraged, trying to get through it. Thing is, that fence was moving when those big dogs would hit against it with such force!!! I could see their outlines through the space between the slats of wood and see a glimpse of huge forms, flashes of big white teeth! It was scary the amount of anger and force behind that fence and you could sense the absolute power of those giant dogs! I hurried and turned back, walking fast away from that yard! It is frightening how big and powerful large dogs can be when sufficiently riled. I can only imagine what would have happened if they had found their way out of that yard and onto Tibbe. I had my big, button-open umbrella with me to whoosh open should they somehow escape and my cell phone but wow, the power of that rage was pretty overwhelming. No doubt outside their yard and with a human standing up to them with an open umbrella between us, a lot of that proprietorial attitude would likely subside, but if they were the kind who are a tad over over the edge with hardened or well-developed prey drive as some dogs are, it might have been a horrible situation.

You just never know what will happen around dogs, big or little, but the big ones sure can scare you and of course, often can and do great and permanent damage if they decide to attack. I sure wish owners of them would take better care to keep others safe from them and their penalties severe when they don't.