Lost bestie
My Zuchon brutally died a week ago. My family was a thousand miles away for a kids athletic tournament. We left our two babies with my 76 year old mother in law to care for each other. We typically take them everywhere we go. My mother in law lost her husband 9 months ago and witnessed his heart attack passing. She was walking the Zuchon and a Maltese in her neighborhood on her street. This day she decided to walk a little further. She walked past a house that a large dog was barking at her that was behind a backyard fence. She kept going and went around the circle. She was nervous hoping to walk past again but this time she was on the other side of the street. My Zuchon was going to the bathroom and when she went to pick up the poop the large dog was charging at them. The large dog was an American Bully. It went for my Zuchon. It took my baby by her head/throat and swung her around like she was nothing. Knocking my mother in law to the ground at the same time. A neighbor had witnessed the attack and tried to help. My poor mother in law tried grabbing the American Bully by the teeth to stop the attack. The owner of the bully ran out of his house and only on his command did his dog drop my Zuchon. Blood all over my mother in law and baby. My mother in law and Zuchon were rushed to a local emergency hospital by the neighbor bystander. The Maltese was taken to the neighbors house in the meantime. Somehow my baby girl was alive to make it to the hospital where the doctors worked on her. Hours later the damage was too severe and my wife and I made the difficult decision a thousand miles away to euthanize our little girl. At the same time had to break the news to our three children about their sister. We got our puppy Zuchon during the pandemic. She was the center of our world. The Maltese came into our lives about two years ago found in a parking lot. He was three pounds. Our Zuchon took him in like a mother and sister and helped him learn how to live in a loving home. She was the perfect family member. She was so happy and full of life. She was known and loved in our neighborhood too. Bringing smiles to all. Words can not describe how painful I feel that this happened to you. I love you, Oreo.
The grief is really hard for everyone involved. She deserved a to grow old.