My poor puppy...

[TrickyShepherd]

Yesterday while out working on some bike manners and enjoying the beautiful weather, I took Storm down the block to run around on the field a bit. On the way back, a retarded neighbor of mine lets their dog out with a retractable leash. The little yapping mutt runs across the street at Storm.... Storm reacts of course.... pulls forward as the dog is in her face, and just as I was able to correct her, and get her back over to me, she lands on the sharp edge of the hot black pavement, trips, and not only burned her paw pad, but also ripped into the pad and stubbed a toe on the other foot.

The neighbor looks at me like MY dog is the "bad dog". I told her that next time she's out that dog better be on a 6' leash like the law requires, or I'm calling AC and the HOAs here. This is not the first time the dog has been out with a leash way too long and no control... or no leash at all. This could have gotten BOTH our dogs killed, and me injured. Thankfully, I was able to get off the bike quick and careful enough so that I didn't get dragged... and I was able to keep the leash in my hands.

Unfortunately, at the time, I didn't even see that Storm was hurt. She came back to me... no limp, no whining, nothing... just a normal fired up Storm. So, I trotted her back home a few houses down. When I got to my driveway, I noticed a slight limp every few steps or so. Once we reached the garage, I saw the blood. Not only did I feel terrible for having her trot back home, but I also was extremely angry at the neighbor for being so irresponsible and putting us all in danger! If there was a car coming, her dog would definitely be dead, and my could have been hit too. Stupid stupid people. This makes me SO excited to sell this darn house and move out to the country in a few years. I'm really tired of having neighbors.

To make things worse... Not only did this happen right before a huge training weekend, it was also 1hr before I had to go to work... on a day I could not call out. I was covering for a co-worker so she could see her brother who's returning from being deployed. So when I got home, I immediately contacted my trainer/breeder and a friend who's been through this to see what I could do for now. I was ready to head to the vet and call work regardless of the punishment. However, I was advised to do home care for now, as I had everything I needed here. I cleaned it under hot water, cut the hanging pad skin off, put on some Betadine, Animax Ointment (prescription strength neosporin for dogs basically), padding from gauze pad, and wrapped it in vet wrap. We are going to see how it looks later today when my SO gets home. If needed, we'll run to the vet.... our vet is already aware of what's going on and told us what to look for. So for now, it's a waiting game.

Thankfully, I was able to work my full day and got there on time.. and I have today off to keep an eye on her. Storm seems to be fine. She's sore and limping a bit, but overall she's her normal self... just being a bit dramatic about the wrapping and the cone.

Now to try and keep this crazy dog quiet for a few days.

This is what it looked like when I first saw it:


Bandaged up:


And one very depressed Storm:



My poor girl

Hopefully everything heals right and she'll be back to demolishing the house in a few days.

[Shade]

That sucks I hope she heals fast. I admit the cone photos made me chuckle a little, she's totally working the eyes.

People can really be morons. I wish we had a 6' leash law, here as long as it's a leash it doesn't matter. I've had a couple of run ins with a maltese who lives nearby being walked on a flexi who's VERY DA. The owners just chuckle and coo at it's antics

[Jaders]

Awwwh poor girl!
People are stupid.
Hope she heals soon!!!

You probably already know this, so please disregard, but some people don't.
Be careful with vet wrap since it does tighten - just don't want to her not getting enough blood to her paw.

[Rangers-mom]

Not to generalize, but i have run into a lot of people with small dogs that just "attack" my big dogs. Well, actually Ranger has luckily not run into this yet, but with spring coming it is sure to happen soon. There are a couple of small dogs in the neighborhood that just snarl and snap at Buzz's face. He does not react and I think that makes their owners think it is alright. They seem to think it is cute that a 10 lb. dog is attacking a 70 lb. dog - i will never understand.

[GatorDog]

Oh my, those cone pictures are pathetic. Hoping she'll be back to normal soon!

They match!

[Rangers-mom]

Oh, and I forgot to add my hatred of people who use a flexi leash and don't have control over their dog. My neighbor has s sweet little sheltie and it would want to play with my dog when it was on the flexi leash. I really disliked this because that flexi leash hurts and burns when it catches the skin. But the neighbor was holding the leash and never got burned so she never seemed to understand my complaints. She even asked me what the red burn lines on the back of my legs were from and when I told her "your flexi leash" it was like she didn't believe me. Never apologized. Some people!

[TrickyShepherd]

Originally Posted by Shade

That sucks I hope she heals fast. I admit the cone photos made me chuckle a little, she's totally working the eyes.

People can really be morons. I wish we had a 6' leash law, here as long as it's a leash it doesn't matter. I've had a couple of run ins with a maltese who lives nearby being walked on a flexi who's VERY DA. The owners just chuckle and coo at it's antics

No kidding... we have plenty of morons here. That's exactly how this owner is (and most around here) the dogs are complete nutcases and they just "awww, fluffy wants to make friends!"... No... Fluffy is an aggressive little **** that needs to stop being held and coddled, and see a behaviorist!! Hopefully, this time, she heeds my warning. I have no problem calling AC on someone who can't control their aggressive animals... no matter the size.. especially when it turns into a threat to my family, dogs, or myself.


And Storm is VERY talented in mind control with her eyes! lol! She knows how to get her way. It's not working this time though! She already tore 1 sock apart, 2 plastic cones, chewed through two collars, almost broke the new soft cone.... Now it's on tight, she doesn't have a chance of getting that off! I made sure of it! Little brat...

(I laugh at her too... can't help it with that big tube around her head and the pink zebra print vet wrapped paw! Especially when she face plants on the bed... in her failed attempts of getting the cone off. )

[TrickyShepherd]

Originally Posted by Jaders

Awwwh poor girl!
People are stupid.
Hope she heals soon!!!

You probably already know this, so please disregard, but some people don't.
Be careful with vet wrap since it does tighten - just don't want to her not getting enough blood to her paw.

Thanks! We used it often with the horses, I made sure it wasn't too tight. Just enough to stay on through her antics of trying to rip her paw off!

You're right though, many people don't understand that. We had a few problems at the barn back in the days, when the horses's owners would put it on WAY too tight. I had to go in and fix it often.

Originally Posted by Rangers-mom

Not to generalize, but i have run into a lot of people with small dogs that just "attack" my big dogs. Well, actually Ranger has luckily not run into this yet, but with spring coming it is sure to happen soon. There are a couple of small dogs in the neighborhood that just snarl and snap at Buzz's face. He does not react and I think that makes their owners think it is alright. They seem to think it is cute that a 10 lb. dog is attacking a 70 lb. dog - i will never understand.

It's unfortunately very true around here. Many here are young couples, new families. The dogs are more of..... accessories. So I find that a lot of the times, the dogs don't even know "sit", let alone how to behave while out in public or on a leash. It's very typical here. Which is why I just ignore everyone and go on my way. All my dogs are very well mannered and we just keep walking while they look like idiots... but this time, not only was it my pup... but she's also a very dominant female who had another female in her face barking and snarling....... Yeah, I expected a reaction from that. Thankfully, she didn't bite or do anything stupid.. just advanced on the dog and barked back.

Originally Posted by GatorDog

Oh my, those cone pictures are pathetic. Hoping she'll be back to normal soon!

They match!

Lol Yeah, it was Storm's turn to look miserable... It's the most pathetic thing I've seen in a while. Thankfully, she's still her sassy self... just a little more docile now that she's figured out the cone isn't coming off. She's really playing it up though! So dramatic.

[Jaders]

Originally Posted by TrickyShepherd

Thanks! We used it often with the horses, I made sure it wasn't too tight. Just enough to stay on through her antics of trying to rip her paw off!

You're right though, many people don't understand that. We had a few problems at the barn back in the days, when the horses's owners would put it on WAY too tight. I had to go in and fix it often.

YAY! One more person knows how to use vet wrap correctly!! lol
Yupp, a lot of horse people think they can use it wherever and whenever. For the people who could not grasp the fact on how to use it, I would tell them only use vet wrap on the hoof.

[BellaLuna]

Awww poor baby hope she feels better soon