In a fight against two large dogs, Snowball didnt have much of a chance. The 10-pound Chihuahua mix was euthanized Oct. 30 at Washington State University, following what its owner described as a vicious attack by two dogs near Kruegel Park in Pullman. Pamela Arborgreen, Snowballs owner, made the tough decision to put Snowball down after it was determined the dogs survival was unlikely. Arborgreen said she was walking her dog on a leash around 2 p.m. Oct. 30 when she noticed a woman walking two large black dogs, described as a black pit bull and black-and-white pit bull mix, over an incline near Kruegel Park. After they disappeared over the hill, she stopped paying attention to them. We almost got on the long stretch heading home and the dogs got away from her, she said. I do not remember if they were dragging leashes or if they were off leashes. Arborgreen alleged the two dogs managed to get through a hole in a fence and charged toward her and Snowball. She said she stepped in front of Snowball but one of the dogs got around her and both began attacking the small dog. It just went on and on. There was no letting go of him, she said. There was lots of hitting the dogs, just to try and save my dog ... they were rolling him, biting him and shaking him. Once she was able to free Snowball from the two dogs, Arborgreen said she rushed Snowball to the WSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital. We agreed the best thing for the little dog, because he was in so much pain, was he needed to be put down, she said. A necropsy was later performed by WSU staff, showing the injuries were much more extensive than an X-ray had originally shown, Arborgreen said. The dog had six broken ribs, a punctured liver, lung and spleen, and other injuries, she said. According to the necropsy report, the gross lesions noted are extensive, and consistent with the clinical history of massive trauma from a dog fight. Recovery from such extensive trauma would have been unlikely. The owner of the two dogs, which were being walked by a dog-walker at the time of the alleged incident, went to Arborgreens house the same night and covered her veterinary costs, she said. Arborgreen said she is determined to make sure nothing like this ever happens again in the community and is pushing for the Pullman Police Department to take the necessary steps to remove the dogs from the community. Daily News subscribers can see the rest of the story here: bit.ly/1yav6UG, or by picking up todays paper.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 21:33:57 +0000
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