At my kennel I do board dogs that some places wont, due to their temperments. If I don't take them they will have to be stuffed into a little cage and be drugged at the vet's office, and that isn't fair fror the dogs at all. One of my clients is a female police officer and her large Germ. Shep. mix Rudy (not a police dog, her personal dog) is not friendly with anone but her, although in the past, if the owner is with the dog, he behaves and she keeps him under control well. We have her put the dog in the indoor/outdoor run kennel and she goes to get him when she comes home so we don't have to try to handle him. On Friday she came today to pick Rudy up and on her way to the car, I was behind her, ready to go back inside just about to open the door to my reception area. She stopped me to ask a question about booking another stay for him, so I stopped, closed the door and asked her when she was coming back. Next thing I know the dog jumped up and put his paws on my shoulders and was wagging his tail. Before I could even move or think about petting him he started to attack me. He ripped off my scrub top and the shirt I was wearing under the scrub top. I put my arm up to protect my face as he was biting me and his strength knocked me to the ground. The dog got off of me after a minute of her yelling NO RUDY!!!! So there I am with less than half of a shirt covering me, and pretty badly bitten in what I will refer to as "a lady body part" since most of you here are guys, lol. I have a few punctures, not too deep, but a ton of dark bruising and what looks like broken blood vessels and some swelling. He also got me on the arm that I used to protect my face. I am so pissed that this woman thought it was OK to have her dog that is known to be vicious jup up on me. What on Earth was she thinking? Now that a few days have passed, it looks and hurts so much worse than it did on Friday. Every little move I make hurts like hell, especially when I am driving.
