**WARNING**

This is going to be gross!! Just one of the many reasons that we canceled our vacation this week . . .
Tiddles got attacked by another dog! Doesn't she look pitiful? She got a portion of her neck/back shaved!!
I actually wasn't at home {I took a chance I had and ran free - okay, I did have a kid with me - but only 1!} Lonnie was pulling the boys in the wagon - as he was walking Tiddles. Well he was almost home and our neighbor's {1 empty lot and 5 doors down} dog took a bite out of her neck!

So, picture this - Lonnie dives on his knees and grabs the other dog's collar while throwing his arm up around the dog's nuzzle. This causes craze dog to release as Lonnie is screaming to Tiddles, "GO HOME - NOW, GO HOME!!" If anyone has a clue about shelties, you know they are extremely intelligent. Now, don't get me wrong - I'm sure any dog being attacked only yards from their home would be high tailing it back to their house ----- BUT would that dog open the door and close it behind them?? Seriously? Keep following me . . . So, Tiddles runs towards the house, then craze dog rips his own collar off and tears after my dog! Thank goodness Tiddles had just enough space between them! She ran in the garage, wedged the door in the house open {it was shut, but had not "clicked" - if that makes sense?} and then freakin' shut the door behind her!! Honestly, I'm guessing she slammed it open and then it slammed shut behind her - but makes for a good story!

The craze dog ran in the garage and couldn't find Miss Smarty Pants anywhere! To cut the long of the story out. The owner was very apologetic - she came to the house several times to check on our dog! She is a very good dog owner - she walks her dog daily and you can tell its loved! She is only guilty of the same thing we are - letting her dog outside {in the front yard} when she is out there - no leash or any restraints.

Crazy thing - Tiddles had one large puncture wound - we could stick a Q-tip in it over half-way! Yeah, I know - gross - I just threw-up in my mouth telling you guys! It didn't even bleed. We took her to the vet the next morning. They shaved it and noticed an infection had already set up. She is bruised and the hole is oozing quite a bit {and yes, it's now bleeding.} To tell you the truth - I can't stand to look at it! Makes me break out in a cold sweat when Lonnie asked for my help to doctor on it! I'm not going to go into the details - but he has to stick this mamma-jamma syringe in the hole and flush it out - Ewwww - makes me squirm uncontrollably! I had a great picture of the hole - but it is just too nasty - so I'll save you that visual - the other two pictures are nowhere near as bad!

Glad to get you squirming on this Monday morning! hehe