Massacre of the Snout

The pristine blanket of snowy whiteness is now gone, all that remains is the 1 foot tall remnant of the snowman the kids made with Q, surrounded by a sea of mud.

1. My Golden Retriever, Bilbo, has his own ½ of our backyard, and like a good dog should, he makes sure that there is as little grass as possible in his area. Now of course, his yard is a nasty mud pit, so Me and Q decided that we should put him out in the grassy half of the yard yesterday to minimize the muddy skankiness that would surely ensue if we put him in the mud pit.

2. Theres a privacy fence around the back yard. It’s been there for years, and one particular board has a soft spot that soaks up moisture, and over the years has developed a hole about the size of a dog nose.

3. On the other side of that fence are 2 pit bulls.

4. Bilbo was quite excited to finally roam freely around the “human” half of the back yard yesterday. There was all sorts of new places to “mark” and grassy places to roll around in, and some fun dogs on the other side of the fence, making interesting dog smells and sounds. To top it all off, there was a fine hole in the fence just perfect for sticking his nose through to check it out!

5. He did

6. The pit bull inserted Bilbo’s snout into his giant jaw, locked down, and flailed about with abandon.

7. I then got a call from Q, who was crying and scared. She heard the blood curdling commotion and wailing in the backyard, and saw Bilbo leaving the hole in the fence with a bloody head. So I jumped in the truck and sped home from work. I was scared to death. I didn’t know what to expect. When I got home, he was OK. His snout is torn up and bloody, but he escaped from the jaws of death with only superficial wounds. I took him to the vet, who cleaned his wounds and gave him some antibiotics. Good Old Bilbo is about 13 years old now; his golden locks are turning to grey, and his teeth are getting little. I Love the old guy, he’s an awesome dog. I hate to see anything unpleasant to happen to him, but he’s gonna be fine.

High 5 Bilbo!