Continued... Opportunity knocked in a crisis. A friend of ours needed to place their American Bulldog. Her name was, Sadie Blue, and she wasn't quite a year old when we took her in. They had recently moved and could no longer house her. We tried our best to make the most of it but I had been away from dogs for a long time and didn't have the attention or the skills to properly care for her. Without a fenced yard we were forced to tie her up. Sad to say she had little interaction other than the daily feedings and watering. However she did have plenty of interaction from the taunting neighborhood kids. Although she seemed annoyed by the neighborhood kids she was gentle and loving with our daughters. She also had a protective nature about her and one day she would prove that nature a force to be reckoned with.
I was in the back yard with the kids and I had Sadie on leash. One of the neighborhood kids came over and she immediately showed an interest in him. I didn't think much of it but she would soon shock us all. As the neighborhood kid reached towards my daughter, Sadie lunged towards him. She bit him with a few quick snips and caused several surface wounds. This unfortunately lead towards her being impounded and quarantined. We couldn't bring her back to our home and therefore after the quarantine, we had to say goodbye. As we said our goodbyes I looked back and saw the tears in the eyes of my wife and daughters. As we left the animal shelter that day I knew we would soon be on the lookout for another dog. To be continued...
So Long for Now,
Paul Dean
www.ecostaffords.com
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