Barney was attacked
 

The last two years have been wild. I’ve been out of pocket and haven’t posted much. However yesterday my neighbors dog, a white German Shepherd, ran into our yard and attacked Barney while he was going pee. We immediately drove him to en emergency vet, which is about an hour from home. We had to wait another hour to see her. By the time they got him in, he was starting to go into shock. She put him on an iv to stabilize him and then stitched him up and sent him home last night. He has been lethargic since. He has eaten some but not pooped. He has also been drinking and has peed several times. Peeing is a nightmare because he will only go in the grass and our neighbors are still allowing their dog to run off leash. We are going back to the vet this afternoon. It appears his hind leg is broken. I am just heart broken and would love to hear from anyone whose been through this that he will be ok.

I have not been through this but I am so sorry for your pain. I can't imagine how much it must hurt to see your baby in pain. We will pray for a quick recovery for Barney.

Call the police ASAP as well as animal control. I am sooooo sorry this is so terrible. Your neighbors should by law be required to pay the vet bills. You also might want to look into leash laws in your county and they may be fined for that as well. It’s horrible when your own pup cannot be safe in their yard.

Hi barneysmommy,

I'm heartbroken to learn that you and Barney are going through this trauma and hope the return visit to the vet brings you some comfort. You guys are in my thoughts and prayers.

I have not had an experience like this with a yorkie, but earlier thread on YorkieTalk has posts by members whose pups have so suffered. See "Broken Leg?" started by milomlo. Milomlo was given the option of surgery or casting--went with casting. As long as I was able to follow the op on that thread, seems her little one faired well without surgery.

There are other threads, but see also post by Schmidtey, "Broken leg may need metal plate ...." from 2015. Schmidtey opted for what was a very tricky surgery. The last I was able to follow the pups progress, was doing well.

P.S. Have your considered getting one of those artificial grass topped doggie potties?

https://www.amazon.com/Ideas-Life-Po.../dp/B01GW5OYBC

If you live in a community where dogs are required to be on a leash or chained up (not allowed to run free), I'd call animal control on your neighbor. You should not have to live in fear of the neighbor's dog. Other than that, Barney should be able to make a quick recovery from his injuries (I hope his leg isn't broken). Are there any regular vets closer to your location? An hour seems a long way to drive.

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Our neighbor is a policeman. I’m not sure about this dog. It is an adult but has only been there a few weeks. The neighbor has been super nice and has offered to pay Vet bills. However, he makes nothing and has a wife and young baby. He has out of town in laws visiting and I think the dog is theirs. I think the intention was they were going to leave the dog with my neighbor. I know that he has told them several times to not let the dog outside off leash. The problem is that when he’s not home, his in laws are letting the dog run loose. I yelled at it today saying I was going to shoot it (I won’t). But a man was standing in the yard and I did it for his ears. I leave for the Vet in about an hour. I am hoping Barney starts to show improvement. Right now he is lethargic. His right front leg was ripped from his rib cage to his spine. The vet said she could see his ribs. His right hind leg has a large wound also but it’s not as deep. This is the one that appears to be broken. I ache.

She was the only vet who would see him on a Sunday. I had two ‘emergency vets’ turn me down because he’s not their patient. I feel so grateful that this one would see us. My regular Vet is 30 minutes but does not have an emergency contact.

I know you don’t want to make them pay but in order to get the point across that this is serious you really should. Putting in a formal complaint also is very good so if the dog attacks again it’s on record that this dog is aggressive. You also should look at leash laws because policeman or not he is required to follow laws. Make sure the vet has poor Barney on pain meds and antibiotics. I hope it’s not broken.

Sounds like the in laws should be the ones who have to pay but I would bet that they are the type sitting there somehow putting the blame on you and Barney.

I ache with you. Prayers.

I surely understand how important it is to be an accommodating neighbor -- perhaps split the vet bills?

We are home. His leg is fine. As a matter of fact he walked around perfectly at the vets. But it was good we went in. His lung is punctured and leaking air into his chest. So she wrapped him. She said it will heal on it’s in but to keep him calm. He is acting much more normal this evening. Perhaps it just took time to let the anesthesia wear off. We go back Thursday to check on lungs. It looks like we got really lucky.

Thank you for the update with so much good news.

Report that dog to animal control, in-law or not, I wouldn't split the vet bill, let the neighbor pay all vet bills. That dog should not be off leash to attack other dogs on their own property, poor, poor, Barney and poor you. You are very lucky your baby is alive, police officer or not, he is responsible for his company and their dog. So happy his leg isn't broken but a punctured lung OMG.Keeping sweet Barney in my thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery.Please keep us updated.

OMG I am so so sorry and can't imagine how traumatic for you and Barney. I agree with everyone else to make formal complaints. I'm just so happy Barney is going to be okay, it definitely could have been even worse. So many good vibes going your way for a speedy recovery. ((hugs))

Oh dear! I about lost my mind when my Cali was attacked by a hawk so can imagine somewhat how you feel.

I have had one issue with a neighbors pet and after talking with that neighbor I asked animal control to make a visit since the neighbor did not seem to understand or want to hear about the leash law. after animal control visited everything changed - I think they got a ticket and warning.

Anyway, that could have been a child or an elderly person and that neighbor dog needs to be in control! You could be attacked next time!

So sorry you baby had to go through that. I have a zero tolerance when it comes for my dog and yard,

Keep us posted.

I’m glad it’s not broken. Poor little guy. Prayers for fast recovery.

Good to hear that Barney is getting better.

OMG :(!!! This is just horrific - I can't even imagine what you and little Barney have been going through! I'm so very sorry to hear this news. I would be SO upset for so many reasons here.

First, I'm relieved to hear that he's going to be okay :love: It's a miracle it wasn't way worse than this - your baby will be okay.

I was trying to see if the state of Arkansas had state leash laws, but they do not - they defer to the local governments. In my city, Phoenix, our leash laws are very, very clear. You may want to look up your city or county leash laws. If it were me, I absolutely would report this to the police bc a law (if you have them) was broken and almost *killed* a little being. That dog could and would do this again, to another little dog if given the chance. They *need* to pay a fine - they need to have that feeling you have when you've done something wrong and the police get involved. And then it's also on record. It may be the one thing that will deter them from hurting someone else's sweet beloved baby.

Again, sooooooo happy our little Barney will be okay long term. Hugs!

We live in a very small (like 5 houses) township. It is out in the country. There aren’t any real actions I can take here. However it appears his company has left. We haven’t seen the dog since it was in our yard yesterday morning. Hubs is going to message neighbor today to check. He has a young wife and baby and the wife is super nervous about living out in the country. I do not condone anything that happened. He doesn’t either. He realizes how horrific this is. I honestly think this has caused some issues with him and his wife. I just understand his feeling of needed protection when he’s gone. He works night shift and wife and baby are left alone. She is so anxious that she won’t even answer her door for us. We had gone over and knocked one day to give her some things that had blown into our yard from a storm. She didn’t answer the door and called him to come home. He, by the way, would be the person I would call for animal control.

I appreciate everyone’s concerns. Keep crossing your fingers that he comes out of this. The vet mentioned possible brain damage. She said his eyes were bloodshot when we brought him in Sunday. I didn’t even notice I was so focused on all the blood he lost. I am hoping she is wrong and he’s just depressed. But he looks completely lost. He finally pooped last night. Yeah!!!!

I am so sorry to hear about this incident. Poor, poor Barney...and you! I will keep you in my thoughts, and wish for a full and speedy recovery for your little one.

My heart bleeds for poor Barney, these babies mask their pain so we never know how much pain they are going through. This should never have happened to this sweet innocent lil baby. I may sound harsh and even cruel, but, if the wife is so scared of being in the country they should never have gotten a home there. And if this neighbor would be the contact person for animals out of control I would go to someone higher up. His in-laws may be gone with that dog but that is not to say they will never be back with it. Now there is concern of brain damage to your little baby, I am just sickened by this. I just cannot imagine the pain and suffering you are going through worrying now about a new fate that may be possible for your little baby. Keeping you and sweet Barney in my prayers. (((hugs)))

Just remember. By reporting this to the authorities it just might prevent the dog from attacking a small child or an adult. Once they attack someone or a small animal, it's a precursor to it happening again.

:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: And even if there isn't a leash law, the damage the neighbor's dog did to Barney is still a property crime at the very least. I know your neighbor is nice, and a policeman. Maybe the blame and responsibility can be laid at the foot of the visiting inlaws. Definitely file a police report to keep this from happening again.

I'm glad it wasn't a broken leg, although a punctured lung is bad enough! I hope and pray for a speedy recovery. Please keep us posted on Barney's progress.

Sorry, I didn't see this update when I made my last post. I'm glad the neighbor's dog is gone--hopefully for good. Since you're in a small settlement in the middle of the countryside, maybe there's nothing more that you can or want to do about litigating this, and that's okay. But if the dog shows up again and it's not on a leash, please speak with the neighbor about this again. In the meantime, keep an eagle eye on Barney when you have him outside.

Does the vet have him on antibiotics and pain meds?

Oh no! That's terrible. Please keep us informed on how the baby is doing.