Blog 73

Yesterday, my dog got loose. My parents do not like animals in the house so I have to keep my doggies outside. It makes me sad but what can I do? I wish more than anything that they didn’t have to be chained up. Anyways, my dog Biscuit doesn't do well with my Aunt Toby's dog "Bear." She lives next door. The last three times Biscuit as gotten loose, he runs straight over and starts attacking Bear. We got lucky and another neighbor’s dog ran over and distracted Biscuit from attacking Bear. We also got lucky that his chain was still on him.

It frightens me and makes me think we should put our dog down. I checked on Bear and he is okay. He’s a large dog and handled him well, but that doesn’t make what Biscuit did to him okay. It seems like my Aunt Toby didn't even care. It’s sad that I'm more concerned about her dog than her and her family is. I love my animals but I'm afraid that I cannot trust them anymore--especially my two large sized dogs. They both aren't socialized enough to do well with other animals or with people that they do not know well. I'm terrified that Biscuit will get loose and kill Bear one day when no one is home to stop him. I think that he should be put down for safety reasons, but my sister Amanda gets mad at the thought of that because she thinks that he is HER dog. He is my dog as well though. I would be extremely upset but I’m concerned for people as well as other animals. I don’t know what he will do. Biscuit has never attacked another animal except for Bear, so how can I trust that he won’t hurt someone or something else?

What are your opinions?