Dog Fight
Mac got in his first ever (to my knowledge) dog fight today. I'm hoping it will be his last because it scared the living daylights out of me.
My uncle, his wife, and her daughter (who is 26 and has a 2 week old baby) had recently moved in with my mom for a couple of months while they are relocating/buying/renting. I don't know it's too freaking confusing and I'm too tired. Anyways my uncle has a weenie dog named Spike who's the female, and Axel and he's chow, shepherd, pointer, and something else. Both of the dogs are really skittish around strangers. Anyways I went to my mom's to do some laundry. My uncle's wife took her weenie dog out to go potty and I was just finishing taking my mom's Boston Terrier Buddy out. So she was trying to clip the leash on Spike and Spike was being all squirmy. This caused her mommy to accidentally clip the leash on her ear. She started yelping and howling and wouldn't hold still so mommy could get the leash off. The rest of this all happened so fast it's a wonder I remember. Before I could get the door closed Mac bolted outside and ran over to Spike because he thought Spike was hurt. Axel sees Mac going after his "sister" and Axel bolts out the door and before we could do anything Axel bit Mac in the ass. Then the fight was on. Mac turned around in time to defend himself because Axel went all kinds of crazy on Mac. But Mac wouldn't back down. All of a sudden I see Axel in a kind of submissive position and then I notice that Mac has him by the throat ready to clamp down. I told Mac "No! Drop it!" in a split second here comes another black blur blowing past me. Lila heard her "brother" in a fight and Lila went out to protect Mac. I said "Mac! Drop it!" Then he let go of Axel and sat down like nothing was wrong. I grabbed Mac and put him in Lila's crate because by now he was breathing all heavy and I wanted him to calm down.
My uncle was pissed at me and Mac. I had it out with him and said "Axel took the first bite out of Mac's ass." "Mac was just trying to make sure Spike was ok when he was provoked." Then he started to rant on and on how Mac is a guide dog and guide dogs shouldn't do that and blah blah. And I said "Well guide dogs are just that DOGS." So my uncle's wife they had a heated discussion because my uncle kept dissing me and Mac and She basically told him to shut up and that it was HIS dog that had bit MY dog and MY dog was only DEFENDING himself. Lila was trying to defend Mac, and my uncle's wife said at no time did Mac try to do anything to Spike and he was just trying to protect himself.
So my uncle hates me but I don't give a shit. My mom is giving Axel the heave ho this afternoon, and more than likely my uncle and his whole brood will be going as well because my uncle can be a pissey little dick who thinks his dog is perfect. Well today he was proved wrong. Then on the way to put Mac in Lila's crate Axel came up to take another bite out of Mac's butt and I HAVE NEVER EVER HIT A DOG. But it was just instinct. I gave him a good pop under the chin and he went walking away.
I don't think my uncle realizes that his dog attacking mine could ruin his career. But Mac seems to be okay.
I also feel like a shitty mommy because when I got to my mom's I got Mac out thru the side door on the minivan and I wasn't paying attention when I shut the door and someone got the tip of his tail stuck in the door. God I felt/still feel like shit for doing that. My dog forgives me but I can't forgive myself.
I think it's time for this sick insomniac to take her meds and go to bed.
My uncle, his wife, and her daughter (who is 26 and has a 2 week old baby) had recently moved in with my mom for a couple of months while they are relocating/buying/renting. I don't know it's too freaking confusing and I'm too tired. Anyways my uncle has a weenie dog named Spike who's the female, and Axel and he's chow, shepherd, pointer, and something else. Both of the dogs are really skittish around strangers. Anyways I went to my mom's to do some laundry. My uncle's wife took her weenie dog out to go potty and I was just finishing taking my mom's Boston Terrier Buddy out. So she was trying to clip the leash on Spike and Spike was being all squirmy. This caused her mommy to accidentally clip the leash on her ear. She started yelping and howling and wouldn't hold still so mommy could get the leash off. The rest of this all happened so fast it's a wonder I remember. Before I could get the door closed Mac bolted outside and ran over to Spike because he thought Spike was hurt. Axel sees Mac going after his "sister" and Axel bolts out the door and before we could do anything Axel bit Mac in the ass. Then the fight was on. Mac turned around in time to defend himself because Axel went all kinds of crazy on Mac. But Mac wouldn't back down. All of a sudden I see Axel in a kind of submissive position and then I notice that Mac has him by the throat ready to clamp down. I told Mac "No! Drop it!" in a split second here comes another black blur blowing past me. Lila heard her "brother" in a fight and Lila went out to protect Mac. I said "Mac! Drop it!" Then he let go of Axel and sat down like nothing was wrong. I grabbed Mac and put him in Lila's crate because by now he was breathing all heavy and I wanted him to calm down.
My uncle was pissed at me and Mac. I had it out with him and said "Axel took the first bite out of Mac's ass." "Mac was just trying to make sure Spike was ok when he was provoked." Then he started to rant on and on how Mac is a guide dog and guide dogs shouldn't do that and blah blah. And I said "Well guide dogs are just that DOGS." So my uncle's wife they had a heated discussion because my uncle kept dissing me and Mac and She basically told him to shut up and that it was HIS dog that had bit MY dog and MY dog was only DEFENDING himself. Lila was trying to defend Mac, and my uncle's wife said at no time did Mac try to do anything to Spike and he was just trying to protect himself.
So my uncle hates me but I don't give a shit. My mom is giving Axel the heave ho this afternoon, and more than likely my uncle and his whole brood will be going as well because my uncle can be a pissey little dick who thinks his dog is perfect. Well today he was proved wrong. Then on the way to put Mac in Lila's crate Axel came up to take another bite out of Mac's butt and I HAVE NEVER EVER HIT A DOG. But it was just instinct. I gave him a good pop under the chin and he went walking away.
I don't think my uncle realizes that his dog attacking mine could ruin his career. But Mac seems to be okay.
I also feel like a shitty mommy because when I got to my mom's I got Mac out thru the side door on the minivan and I wasn't paying attention when I shut the door and someone got the tip of his tail stuck in the door. God I felt/still feel like shit for doing that. My dog forgives me but I can't forgive myself.
I think it's time for this sick insomniac to take her meds and go to bed.