Thanks to an attack I need a new screen door.

[Rose Ann and Amante]

Amante was chilling at the front screen door this morning. I was doing laundry, cooking, homework etc.

I was walking back and forth accumulating laundry, putting laundry away in other words I was watching him. He was laying on the foyer rug enjoying the cross breeze. I am in the Laundry room doing a switch and hear him parking, not unusual but rare. I stop and call him. I hear a crash and RUN to the foyer. There is a BIG Dog on my Amante. He had crashed thru the screen and into my foyer. I instinctly try to grab the dog by the collar and try yanking him off. The hair on the back of him was standing straight up. I am screaming of course. I result to hitting him with the stick vacuum (closest weapon other then the Swiffer stick). He finally let go of Amante and I yelled for Amante to go in his crate. He did!! (Good Boy) I was able to kick the door shut. Now it is me and this dog who is now pissed because I hit him with the vacuum. He is trying to chew through the crate! I am worried because it is not latched. So I have my vacuum and am warding of this dog. My neighbor who was mowing his lawn finally heard my screaming. He came in I yelled for him to call police he did they arrived to find me standing on the crate with my vacuum now broken, guarding Amante!! I can only imagine what I looked like!! It was not pretty.

Amante miraculously seems fine, clingy and very affectionate. Animal control told me that the dog was chipped so they could find who it belonged to.  He told me hiting him and kneeing him was not the best idea. I won't repeat my answer!!! I can't believe he just crashed through the screen like that!!! I think I am fine but am sure I will be sore later!! I guess I can't have a screen on front door.

Update: I have my glass in now!! Amante still sits in front of door and watches the passerby's. My husband comments that he wouldn't be afraid either if he had a pitbull bodyguard!!  I called about the other dog and was told he was still in custody and that no one has responded to the messages that were left. He was chipped so they have been trying to reach the owners. If no one claims him I guess that means he will be put down. I feel sad for him. I  am very very sore. My neck and shoulders are the worst of it.  Imagine tomorrow will be worse before it gets better.

[Shannon and Finn]

I think it is safe to say that this dog would qualify as aggressive!  What a crazy thing to have happen.  Glad you had something to protect yourself with and a neighbor who steps up and more importantly that you didn't get attacked too.  You can probably follow up with the police on the incident to see what the outcome was after returning him. 

[L.M.]

OMG!!  This is terrifying...even in our own houses we are not always safe!! I can't even imagine....Best wishes to you and Amante!  And I hope animal control finds who owns that dog and does something major about it!   

[Jane, Rooney & Stuart]

This is just crazy!!!  I'm glad no one was seriously hurt but being scared to death isn't funny and poor Amante.  Once you can take a breath - I'd be talking to animal control to see if they will release the owner's name to you - I'd explain that your insurance will be going after their insurance to get your door repaired.  So what kind of dog was this?  Had you ever seen it before?  What if it had come through to get one of your children?  We have a double door width screen that is motorized over our entire entry way - this really makes me think twice.  Yikes!  You get the brave doodle momma award for protecting your puppy!!!

[Rose Ann and Amante]

I think it was a lab mix. I have not seen it before. I am very happy that my kids were in school!!  Amante is already to barking out the door and sitting on the rug so I guess he is ok!!

[BG and Gavin]

No offense Jane, but this whole crazy story really sounds like something that would happen to you! 

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

LOL- you're right!

[Rose Ann and Amante]

We are both Michigan girls!!

[Jane, Rooney & Stuart]

Yes I AM a Michigan girl and very proud of it - lol!  This does sound like something that might have happened to me but in a side note - my baby Stuart was attacked today just after dh dropped him off at day care.  Dh was still there buying dog food when Brody (a mix of some kind) attacked Stuart as they put him in the big dog area.  They checked him over and couldn't find any bite marks but Stuart spent the day playing with Rooney and the other small dogs.  I picked him up just a little while ago and informed The Dog Resort that I don't feel that Brody should be allowed back.  They are working with the owner now.  Stuart is such a gentle giant - it really pi$$3$ me off!!!!

[Jane, Rooney & Stuart]

I haven't been taking the boys to daycare much since dh lost his job but our a.c. died 4 days ago and I knew that it would be a full day here of a.c. workers to install the new one - then this happens - can't seem to catch a break.  LOL  Life is still good!!

 

[BG and Gavin]

Poor Stuart!  Sorry too about DH being jobless right now - hope it is just a temporary hickup :(

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

OMD, I can't believe this happened! For a strange dog to come crashing through your door and attack your dog? I'm amazed you had the presence of mind to do what you did. What were you supposed to do?

Once you get over the shock of this, I hope you will follow-up with the police department and pursue this dog's owner. Not only should he be cited for the dog being loose, but you should be compensated for the physical damage. This is outrageous, it's one thing for a dog to get loose and be running around outside, but this is whole other thing. Someone could be seriously hurt.

I reall hope Amante doesn't have any lasting trauma from this and no injuries. Poor baby and poor you!

[Adrianne Matzkin]

OMD!!!  What kind of dog was it? Did AC give you advice to what you should have done since he didn't like what you did! Putz!!

TG both of you are physically okay! Try some ibuprofen before the glass of wine.