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Mystery Mauling..... UPDATE!!!
The dog pictured is alive and trying to be active and loving… he's still hurting and we're trying to help him. He can't get up now easily or move much but wags his tail and wants attention and love'in. I'd like him back outside but he can't make it now. He sits up now (NO WALKING) and ate some table scrapes and lies right back down without a step. I'd like to know what happened….
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I live in a very rural area in Hickman Co. TN. My wife and I enjoy this totally wooded environment. There are few homes close to ours and there is only 1000's of acres of ridges, gully's and woods around us. People have dropped off dogs around this area since we moved here 20 years ago. We take them in. We vet, feed, frontline and "fixed" each and every one at great expense. At present time we have 7 dogs of many mixed breeds. 4 dogs are over 60 lbs. w/2 over 100. Then we have Ike & Mike (brothers) around 40 lbs. each (last arrivals). Ike & Mike were feral dogs and it took us a LONG time to get them close and tamer. All these dogs roam freely all over this surrounding environment. I have seen these dogs chase coons, rabbits, squirrels, armadillos, skunks, opossums, turkeys, coyotes, lizards, moles and yes I've seen them go after deer. If it moves there on it. But it's usually a short lived chase when one gives the "howl" (game on) and there're back very soon.
Last night around 8:00 pm (dark) 6 dogs were outside and pacing back and forth on deck in front of the slider door which was very unusual. Then the 120 lb. boxer started barking from inside the house along with the black lab. I went outside to "look" and they continued to pace but no "takers" on leaving the deck. But, they all were looking in the same direction (very unusual). Finally I let the boxer and lab out but they didn't leave either and all barking ceased. My son and I went back inside to the TV while watching the dogs pace. Finally Mike took off running and jumped off the end of the deck and dove into the woods with nobody following. Activity then picked up but NO dog followed still. Activity picked up because Mike was screaming for help. Within minutes Mike walked/crawled back up onto the deck into light and was bleeding badly from a front leg wound and then collapsed. He was shaking uncontrollably and never uttered a sound. 2 dogs jumped off the deck but did nothing and were quickly back.
We took a flashlight out to look Mike over. He did NOT want us to touch his bleeding wound or anything (or else). I have dog houses for all upon deck. We watched for about 1 hr. and Mike made his way into a dog house slowly. This morning we called Mike out and he S L O W L Y made his way into our house (15 ft.) and collapsed again. His cut leg is about 1" long and deep but external bleeding has stopped. But when he laid down you could see where something had slapped his right side HARD by the shoulder and then left claw marks all the way down to his hindquarters. And something had grabbed him behind the neck and torn a LOT of fur and skin "like" from a shaking motion. Now, while this dog sounds domesticated don't be confused… he does love, need and want us but it's still on his terms or I would do a lot more.
Ok….. Mike getting his ass tore up is one thing. But for all the other seasoned "hard core critter chasing dogs" here I'd like to know what scared them so bad not one would help or give chase? And they were scared… the whole "pack"…? They wanted back into the house after Mike's attack and that is NOT NORMAL. Most of the time I'll hear them 2-3 ridges over chasing something. What happened to "Mike"…?
QUESTION: What in middle TN. area would do this to a seasoned tight group of dogs and leave these marks onup my dog? All bears are east of my area (I'm told). And... I'm told there are no lions of any type in this area also (I have another opinion).
The dog pictured is alive and trying to be active and loving… he's still hurting and we're trying to help him. He can't get up now easily or move much but wags his tail and wants attention and love'in. I'd like him back outside but he can't make it now. He sits up now (NO WALKING) and ate some table scrapes and lies right back down without a step. I'd like to know what happened….
??I live in a very rural area in Hickman Co. TN. My wife and I enjoy this totally wooded environment. There are few homes close to ours and there is only 1000's of acres of ridges, gully's and woods around us. People have dropped off dogs around this area since we moved here 20 years ago. We take them in. We vet, feed, frontline and "fixed" each and every one at great expense. At present time we have 7 dogs of many mixed breeds. 4 dogs are over 60 lbs. w/2 over 100. Then we have Ike & Mike (brothers) around 40 lbs. each (last arrivals). Ike & Mike were feral dogs and it took us a LONG time to get them close and tamer. All these dogs roam freely all over this surrounding environment. I have seen these dogs chase coons, rabbits, squirrels, armadillos, skunks, opossums, turkeys, coyotes, lizards, moles and yes I've seen them go after deer. If it moves there on it. But it's usually a short lived chase when one gives the "howl" (game on) and there're back very soon.
Last night around 8:00 pm (dark) 6 dogs were outside and pacing back and forth on deck in front of the slider door which was very unusual. Then the 120 lb. boxer started barking from inside the house along with the black lab. I went outside to "look" and they continued to pace but no "takers" on leaving the deck. But, they all were looking in the same direction (very unusual). Finally I let the boxer and lab out but they didn't leave either and all barking ceased. My son and I went back inside to the TV while watching the dogs pace. Finally Mike took off running and jumped off the end of the deck and dove into the woods with nobody following. Activity then picked up but NO dog followed still. Activity picked up because Mike was screaming for help. Within minutes Mike walked/crawled back up onto the deck into light and was bleeding badly from a front leg wound and then collapsed. He was shaking uncontrollably and never uttered a sound. 2 dogs jumped off the deck but did nothing and were quickly back.
We took a flashlight out to look Mike over. He did NOT want us to touch his bleeding wound or anything (or else). I have dog houses for all upon deck. We watched for about 1 hr. and Mike made his way into a dog house slowly. This morning we called Mike out and he S L O W L Y made his way into our house (15 ft.) and collapsed again. His cut leg is about 1" long and deep but external bleeding has stopped. But when he laid down you could see where something had slapped his right side HARD by the shoulder and then left claw marks all the way down to his hindquarters. And something had grabbed him behind the neck and torn a LOT of fur and skin "like" from a shaking motion. Now, while this dog sounds domesticated don't be confused… he does love, need and want us but it's still on his terms or I would do a lot more.
Ok….. Mike getting his ass tore up is one thing. But for all the other seasoned "hard core critter chasing dogs" here I'd like to know what scared them so bad not one would help or give chase? And they were scared… the whole "pack"…? They wanted back into the house after Mike's attack and that is NOT NORMAL. Most of the time I'll hear them 2-3 ridges over chasing something. What happened to "Mike"…?
QUESTION: What in middle TN. area would do this to a seasoned tight group of dogs and leave these marks onup my dog? All bears are east of my area (I'm told). And... I'm told there are no lions of any type in this area also (I have another opinion).
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