Well, I must say...I was the other person with a big dog (Mastiff 160 lbs of him) that attacked a little Pomeranian. Beacuse of my love for
all animals. (Don't care for spiders and snakes too much) but, any who....I adopted Buddy (the mastiff) because he was at a rescue for a couple of years and being that he didn't get along with other pets, he was housed in the basement of the rescuers home. (He was well taken care of though)
So, we got Buddy because we didn't have any other pets and I knew in my hearts of hearts no one would adopt him if they hadn't already, well my kids had 2 friends over that sad day and 1 of them
left the front door open and Buddy charged across the street where the owner was walking the Pom. (We only had Buddy a month or 2 at the time)
Mind you....they where hitting Buddy, they lifted the Pom way above their heads and even threw him over the fence. (like one of the posters stated they would do) But Buddy went under the fence and got the little baby.
I was in the kitchen cooking when it happened and didn't know anything until it was over but the kids who left the door open, their mom went outside trying to get control of the whole situation.
Well, I paid for the creamation etc. to the owner and also paid fines like I think any other good person in my situation should do. (I still speak to the Pom owner on occasion) And this is just one of the reasons that I decided to go small but also not to adopt this time because you never know what type of problem, issues and/or training that they have. I would love to adopt and I still may in the future but I am very cautious because there are mean people that train there pets to kill other pets/animals. And now that I am on the other side of the fence...I worry because there maybe a Buddy that gets out or can get out by accident and 160lbs is a little more than what some of us weigh (eh hum I didn't say me
)
Well to end this...I didn't get rid of Buddy because of what happened. He still deserved a chance at life. He was a loving dog that nobody wanted and I thought it would be nice for him to live out his life in a real home. He died last year and then I got Gizmo that next month after his death. But, wow what would you do against a big dog like Buddy? Yikes...I cringe at the thought.
Gizmo&Trinkets mom