Maltese dog with a puppy cut.
Sophie is a Maltese. They are small white bundles of energy covered in dog hair. It is safe to say that no member of the Maltese breed would present much of a problem for a Pit Bull if push came to shove.
Recently Sophie met up with a Pit Bull while she was out for a walk with her human, Nicole Bromma. From the accounts, Sophie didn’t bring on what happened to her in that she was not challenging or acting aggressively toward the bigger dog. Nevertheless, Sophie found herself in the jaws of the Pit Bull. She was being held by the throat and being shaken like a rag doll.
Sophie heard a lot of noise and there was a lot of blood. I am sure the small dog was absolutely terrified because she had to know that short of a miracle there was no way out of the death grip she was in. All she could do was try to break free and she was trying with all her might….then her miracle happened.
From the San Francisco Chronicle;
“She looked like a rag in her mouth,” Bromma said. “From the moment it grabbed her, I thought she was dead.”
Bromma was screaming at the top of her lungs. We often hear about terrible things happening on the street and bystanders doing nothing.
So it wouldn’t have been a huge surprise if nothing had happened. Sophie looked like a goner, the street was full of people heading to work, and Bromma felt helpless.
That’s when we get to the good part.
As it happens, two doors down from where Sophie was grabbed stands the San Francisco Pet Hospital, the oldest pet medical center in San Francisco, established in 1908. Standing behind the counter was veterinary technician Gabriel Johnson.
“I heard screaming, and I jumped over the counter,” Johnson said. “I came out the door and saw a dog fight.”
Johnson tried prying Coco’s jaws apart, but he couldn’t do it alone.
Read the rest here.
