We were spending the day working in the yard and Shaersti got playing with the neighbor girls. She ended up over at their house while we worked. Scott was working in the garage when he heard someone screaming. It was such a terrible scream that he headed across the circle. That's when he realized it was Shaersti. The girl's dad was coming out of the back yard with her and she was limping and had blood everywhere.
The kids knew the dogs were mean and had taken them into the house so they could play in the back yard. The little sister opened the door and let them out. They ran right at Shaersti. She tried to run and got backed against a bush, which she fell over and scraped up her side. As soon as she was on the ground, one of them bit into her leg and held on. The girls tried to get him off and couldn't. The dad heard the screaming, found her, and pulled the dog off.
It was one of my saddest days ever as a mom. To think that my child was being traumatized and I wasn't there to help is a terrible feeling. As a parent you have such a natural draw to protect your children and it's a super hard lesson in life that you just can't always do it.
1 comment:
That is so sad! Poor kid! Thanks for finally updating your blog!
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