Lazy Saturday Mornings?
A Dog's Life
I have never heard anything like it before.
The sun was shining at 7:30am this morning. I woke up our 3 1/2 month old mini Bernadoodle to take her out to the front yard. With the arrival of the warm weather, we have enjoyed sitting together on the front porch; Ivy finds the perfect twig and lays on the grass and I sip my coffee watching our little community of Williamsburg come to life
I put on her leash and we walk to the front yard. Across the street, a friendly neighbour with his Australian Shepherd notices us. His dog is well behaved and is never on a leash. We wave hello to each other and exchange normal pleasantries, as he makes is way over to our lawn. After trying to contain Ivy with the arrival of this new off leash playmate, I let go of Ivy’s leash and they begin to play in front of us.
It took less than 2 minutes. In slow motion, I see this very large dog land on my 10 lb puppy’s back leg. Immediately, the screaming began.
My daughter flies out the front door after hearing the heart wrenching noise, she is already crying. “what happened to my dog?” Ugh.
I carefully pick up the puppy and drive over to AEC of Durham Region. I am so grateful we have this emergency vet clinic right here in Whitby.
Three hours later, two x-rays and pain meds, Ivy has broken her femur in 2 places and will need surgery. We won’t know until Monday when we go to her regular vet.
Dog Parks - Yes or No
My daughter and I already had a gut feeling we were not going to be the off leash dog park people. Now, we know for sure. Ivy is just too little, too klutzy and far too energetic to be roughing it with the big kids.
For the “Yes to Dog Park” people…we have a couple around Whitby. One is located on Cochrane St. North and the other one on Jeffery St. South. Off Leash Dog Parks in Whitby, Ontario
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Little Ivy’s story is just beginning….and in her short time, she is already making quite the headlines!
