Please keep my friend Gary in your prayers...

flyinghayden · 07-13-2009, 10:09 PM

He had a most horrific experience this morning. He had driven to Anchorage over the weekend to get some rare parts for a car he is rebuilding. He took his Siberian husky, Toby with him to try and acclimate him to the world. Toby is rather skittish and bolts at any sound. Gary went to a junkyard as he was getting ready to head back to Fairbanks this morning to see if he could find a radio for his truck. As he was pulling into the JY, a big truck came by with its Jake roaring. Toby slipped the collar he was wearing, and bailed out of the truck, and went streaking out through the junkyard. Gary went after him, and soon found Toby writhing on the ground by a old car body. He picked him up and checked him over, but there were no obvious injuries, save a tiny blood spot by his right eye, which was swelled shut. So Gary loaded up Toby, and headed for the nearest vet, during which Toby twitched and jerked the whole way. At the vets office, they did an xray, and saw a most horrible thing hidden by the swelled eye, and bit of blood. Toby had impaled himself with one of those long steel car antennas, and it had gone through his eye socket and into his brain. The antenna had snapped off right under the skin, behind his eyeball. They took him into surgery, where they have been working on him for the last 10 hours trying to get the antenna out, but the end of the antenna is jagged, and it is causing several mini-strokes. Gary just called me about 20 minutes ago to tell me Toby is not going to make it. He was crying, and I could make out little that he was saying. Such a freak, freak accident.

BJDimock · 07-13-2009, 10:12 PM

OMG! Sending prayers and love right now from the Dimock pack!

allieg · 07-13-2009, 10:16 PM

They're in my thought.Sorry to hear of such a horrific accident.You just never know how long we're all here for, that's for sure..

flyinghayden · 07-13-2009, 10:16 PM

Gary, if some of you remember was the one who helped me when I was looking for, and found Heidi's body last winter.

windwalker718 · 07-13-2009, 10:18 PM

Ohhhhhhhh... (( hugs for Gary )) and for Toby. Working for a Vet we had a strange experience like that. A couple were hiking on the Appalachian trail and their German Pointer was running thru brush and hit a broken branch just under his leg and ran over a foot of it into his chest. all that showed was 1" of wood and a bit of blood.

Wishing peace and open trails as lead dog to Toby... and healing to your friend... nobody could ever have expected something like this to prevent it happening.

BJDimock · 07-13-2009, 10:18 PM

I remember, which is why this is hitting me hard. He kept us posted....
Jess

Kayos and Havoc · 07-13-2009, 10:21 PM

OMG I can hardly believe that. Poor Toby- poor Gary. He must feel terribly guilty knowing he bought Toby along. PLease tell him not to feel guilty, he did the right thing for his Toby and sometimes terrible things happen.

RIP dear Toby and many hugs to Gary.

flyinghayden · 07-13-2009, 10:22 PM

Actually, that was my Minnesota friend Jonathan who was keeping you posted, Gary was actually out there with me, both in the airplane, and when we actually pulled Heidi out of the ice.

kshort · 07-13-2009, 10:23 PM

Oh Richard, this is so terrible... What a strange, strange thing to happen. I'm hoping that maybe a miracle will happen... My thoughts and prayers are with them both...

BJDimock · 07-13-2009, 10:23 PM

I'm embarssed. But I rememebered the name...

07-13-2009, 10:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
flyinghayden Knighted Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,997	Please keep my friend Gary in your prayers... He had a most horrific experience this morning. He had driven to Anchorage over the weekend to get some rare parts for a car he is rebuilding. He took his Siberian husky, Toby with him to try and acclimate him to the world. Toby is rather skittish and bolts at any sound. Gary went to a junkyard as he was getting ready to head back to Fairbanks this morning to see if he could find a radio for his truck. As he was pulling into the JY, a big truck came by with its Jake roaring. Toby slipped the collar he was wearing, and bailed out of the truck, and went streaking out through the junkyard. Gary went after him, and soon found Toby writhing on the ground by a old car body. He picked him up and checked him over, but there were no obvious injuries, save a tiny blood spot by his right eye, which was swelled shut. So Gary loaded up Toby, and headed for the nearest vet, during which Toby twitched and jerked the whole way. At the vets office, they did an xray, and saw a most horrible thing hidden by the swelled eye, and bit of blood. Toby had impaled himself with one of those long steel car antennas, and it had gone through his eye socket and into his brain. The antenna had snapped off right under the skin, behind his eyeball. They took him into surgery, where they have been working on him for the last 10 hours trying to get the antenna out, but the end of the antenna is jagged, and it is causing several mini-strokes. Gary just called me about 20 minutes ago to tell me Toby is not going to make it. He was crying, and I could make out little that he was saying. Such a freak, freak accident.

07-13-2009, 10:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
BJDimock Knighted Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mansfield, CT Posts: 2,102	Re: Please keep my friend Gary in your prayers... OMG! Sending prayers and love right now from the Dimock pack! __________________ Proud foster of Gaia, Seda, Ilan, Sika, Fenna, and Tasha(Fidelco Guide Dogs)GSD, Missing Grimm Proud owner of: Ilan, FGD ambassador, Fenna, FGD momma,Sika,chose 2 help me,Gwen,pitX, Kip, GSDx. and,Frodo GSD 7 felines 3 beloved equines

07-13-2009, 10:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
allieg Crowned Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NH Posts: 4,413	Re: Please keep my friend Gary in your prayers... They're in my thought.Sorry to hear of such a horrific accident.You just never know how long we're all here for, that's for sure.. __________________ Allie owned by: Athena 5/4/08 http://www.dogster.com/dogs/925796 Lexi 6/1/07 Puggle of some sort

07-13-2009, 10:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
flyinghayden Knighted Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,997	Re: Please keep my friend Gary in your prayers... Gary, if some of you remember was the one who helped me when I was looking for, and found Heidi's body last winter.

07-13-2009, 10:18 PM	#5 (permalink)
windwalker718 Master Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NW Connecticut Posts: 865	Re: Please keep my friend Gary in your prayers... Ohhhhhhhh... (( hugs for Gary )) and for Toby. Working for a Vet we had a strange experience like that. A couple were hiking on the Appalachian trail and their German Pointer was running thru brush and hit a broken branch just under his leg and ran over a foot of it into his chest. all that showed was 1" of wood and a bit of blood. Wishing peace and open trails as lead dog to Toby... and healing to your friend... nobody could ever have expected something like this to prevent it happening. __________________ Home of: Bree... Rescue Mutt (12/11) Demi V. Hayden (8/09) SG Ikon V.Wolfstraum--(5/09) & Many beloveds at the gate waiting for me...

07-13-2009, 10:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
BJDimock Knighted Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mansfield, CT Posts: 2,102	Re: Please keep my friend Gary in your prayers... I remember, which is why this is hitting me hard. He kept us posted.... Jess __________________ Proud foster of Gaia, Seda, Ilan, Sika, Fenna, and Tasha(Fidelco Guide Dogs)GSD, Missing Grimm Proud owner of: Ilan, FGD ambassador, Fenna, FGD momma,Sika,chose 2 help me,Gwen,pitX, Kip, GSDx. and,Frodo GSD 7 felines 3 beloved equines

07-13-2009, 10:21 PM	#7 (permalink)
Kayos and Havoc Crowned Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: McAlester, OK Posts: 16,921	Re: Please keep my friend Gary in your prayers... OMG I can hardly believe that. Poor Toby- poor Gary. He must feel terribly guilty knowing he bought Toby along. PLease tell him not to feel guilty, he did the right thing for his Toby and sometimes terrible things happen. RIP dear Toby and many hugs to Gary. __________________ Kathy The Wrecking Crew URO3, UCD "Kayos" CD,TDX,RE,CGC,HIC,TC URO1, UCD "Havoc" CDX,GN,RE,CGC,HIC,TC,BH At the Bridge: Lucky, Wolf, Max Gone but never forgotten

07-13-2009, 10:22 PM	#8 (permalink)
flyinghayden Knighted Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,997	Re: Please keep my friend Gary in your prayers... Actually, that was my Minnesota friend Jonathan who was keeping you posted, Gary was actually out there with me, both in the airplane, and when we actually pulled Heidi out of the ice.

07-13-2009, 10:23 PM	#9 (permalink)
kshort Crowned Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Colorado Posts: 9,448	Re: Please keep my friend Gary in your prayers... Oh Richard, this is so terrible... What a strange, strange thing to happen. I'm hoping that maybe a miracle will happen... My thoughts and prayers are with them both... __________________ Kris ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Murphy, Sheltie/Keeshond, 10/31/91-10/3/10 Max, GSD, 6/3/96 - 4/26/08 Kitties: Taz, Chessy, Jacki and Lucy Samson, GSD

07-13-2009, 10:23 PM	#10 (permalink)
BJDimock Knighted Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mansfield, CT Posts: 2,102	Re: Please keep my friend Gary in your prayers... I'm embarssed. But I rememebered the name... __________________ Proud foster of Gaia, Seda, Ilan, Sika, Fenna, and Tasha(Fidelco Guide Dogs)GSD, Missing Grimm Proud owner of: Ilan, FGD ambassador, Fenna, FGD momma,Sika,chose 2 help me,Gwen,pitX, Kip, GSDx. and,Frodo GSD 7 felines 3 beloved equines

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