It's been awhile since I've crafted anything and with fall quickly coming upon us, I felt the need for a little autumn goodness.
I'd planned on doing quite a bit of baking yesterday as I was going to have friends over for the Broncos game today. We had a little incident though that changed our weekend plans....Brooklyn had a stay at the Animal Emergency Hospital and I abandoned her there for a bit (so hard to do) and headed out for a little human medical care.
My poor puppy.
Brooklyn and I were out for a walk and I'd intentionally chosen to head back via the route in front of the houses rather than back through the greenbelt we'd started on. The fences were low and there were a couple of big dogs who came awfully close to coming right over the top of the fence when they saw us. How can people expect hip height fences to keep dogs in? You'd think the front of the houses would be safer right?
Not so much.
Three large dogs hanging out inside the front door of their house saw one awfully cute Boston Terrier and all hell broke loose. They opened the door (seriously, these dogs opened their own glass storm door) came flying out and within seconds were on top of Brooklyn. They say you are not supposed to interrupt a dog fight, but this was really more of a mauling...300 lbs vs 20 lbs is hardly a fight. I do know that jumping into a pile of riled up lab-pit mix and Bernese Mtn dogs is far from wise but if you see a dog grab your pup by the throat and hear the screams and cries coming from your dog, you don't really care about what you are or are not supposed to do. I was right in the middle and by the time the owners came out and pried their 3 dogs away and had control of them, it was a bit of a bloodbath.
Luckily there was no damage requiring surgery--Brooklyn's harness was ripped to shreds but she was able to limp around at the hospital. I walked away with just a sprain.
As the dogs' owner kept assuring me over and over (while bleeding himself) that his dogs with their blood-soaked fangs did not have a single vicious bone in their bodies (huh?), I was struck by how quickly and easily this attack happened. These dogs were inside their house and seconds later were on top of Brooklyn...no warning, no heads-up growling, no obvious impetus--just a full force attack. There were at least 2 mothers on the street walking their babies in strollers--so much for safety in your own neighborhood. Brooklyn's getting a kevlar harness next.
This is a dog on drugs. Along with her IV and meds, they gave her a "valium cocktail" at the hospital. No one offered me one.
What else can I write after that story? Not much and as it turns out, I don't have a lot to add to the below photos anyway because I can't actually explain how I made this wreath. I bought the below wire and and pipe cleaner wreath form at Hobby Lobby for about $3 (40% off their holiday items almost every week). I bought burlap ribbon because I am not ambitious enough to cut strips of burlap. Ribbon is also a lot less messy. I ended up using about 12 yards of burlap ribbon (on sale for 50% off or about $6 total) and just started pulling loops through the wire form and wrapping them with the pipe cleaner.
I searched Google and Pinterest for instructions on making this and couldn't find any that made sense to me even with photos. It was mostly trial and error but it really is just about pulling loops through and fastening them.
I've seen much fuller versions and if I had more ribbon, I might have used more but it turned out full enough for my liking.
I used one roll of ribbon all the way around and then went back with the second roll and filled in the gaps.
I attached a couple of fall berry picks and made accent flowers from orange burlap ribbon. This is just twisting the ribbon and rolling into a flower----with a lot of hot glue along the way. I attached the flowers by pulling one of the pipe cleaners through the back of the flower and then securing with hot glue as well.
I'm not much of a seasonal decorator outside of Christmas, but have to say that a little rustic burlap on the door does make it all seem quite autumnal. This wreath would also look great on a securely locked, dog-proof door.
20 comments:
Awful, awful, awful! My friend's dog was attacked last year and lost an eye. There's just no excuse for things like this!!! So glad Brooklyn is okay!
Oh poor sweet doggy! I'm so glad you are both okay but I'm so sad for her!
That story just made me so sad and sick to my stomach. What happened to the other dogs? Did the owners take responsibility? Poor sweet Brooklyn.
Oh this is so sad. I love reading posts about Brooklyn and feel like I know this sweet girl myself! Prayers for a speedy recovery for both of you.
I would jump into any dog fight for my dog as well!!!!
Such a sweet girl, I'm so glad that she is doing okay. I can't even imagine that situation but sounds like it can happen anywhere. Yuck!
,,,oh my dear so happy to read that the pair of you are okay and brooklyn is mending. i'm so afraid of dogs for the very reason that you experienced, it just takes one time. cheers to a beautiful fall wreath, meds and feeling better,,,
that is just scary and i have to admit a bit infuriating. so glad that you are okay but we have a neighbor who's dog has done something similar and has jumped the fence a few times. people don't always get that just because you know your dog is safe and nice, that he acts that way around others or that he isn't terrifying to others when he's off leash regardless of his temperment with you.
That's such a beautiful, beautiful wreath but such a sad sad story for your dog and you. Hope you are okay. We have offleash dogs in my neighborhood sometimes and I get really scared for my kids since you are right that it takes only a few seconds or one crazy moment.
My daughter was nipped recently by a dog at the park and the owner kept saying her dog was the friendliest dog ever. That's just an awful response in my opinion. How about "i'm so sorry, so very sorry" I understand that people love their dogs but enough of the excuses.
I'm so sorry that you went through such a horrible event and so glad to hear that Brooklyn is okay. I think it's a beautiful wreath to celebrate the coming season. Prayers for quick recovery!
Brooklyn is such a sweetheart. She's one of the reasons I keep returning to your blog (along with the food and fabulous ideas for things like gorgeous burlap wreaths!) I have a Boston myself so this story absolutely broke my heart. Glad she's okay and on the road to recovery. Please keep us posted!
Oh I'm so sorry to read this! My daughter likes to hop on and peek at new pictures of Brooklyn. She wants a Boston so bad that we hear about it all the time. Our family is wishing Brooklyn a quick recovery!
I'm so sorry to hear about Brooklyn. She is such a cutie patootie and I'm very glad she's okay! I also really love the wreath and am going to pick up the things to make this next week!
I'm so sorry to hear about Brooklyn!!! Yucky for sure but glad you are okay! I just want to kiss that sweet Boston face!
I bought some burlap ribbon to make a wreath but not this wreath wire thingy. I'm heading back to Hobby Lobby today. I can't wait to make this, it's gorgeous. I left a comment on your next post about seeing you guys in Vail (I think) and Brooklyn looked really good!
OMG this is so terrible? I mean the wreath is awesome, love it, can't wait to try and make it myself but poor Brooklyn! My dog was just nipped by a neighbors dog and she wouldn't go near other dogs for quite awhile. It took a long time to resocialize her. So sorry this happened to you guys!
oh no, oh no, oh no! I'm so glad to see she's okay. This brought tears to my eyes.
I'm so, so sorry to hear what happened to Brooklyn. Mel mentioned it to me and I was shocked to hear that the dogs stormed out of their house and attacked little Brooklyn, SO SAD. I hope she is doing better, Angle and Charddy also send their get well wishes to their Boston friend.
This is so terrible to read. I'm glad your dog is feeling better. She is a cutie!
I am so sorry to hear about your dog. My brother has a Boston Terrier and she is the sweetest little girl ever and always so lovey. I hate hearing about bag dog owners and scary things like this. I walk the neighborhood with my daughter sometimes and have learned to walk a route around the most excitable dogs in our neighborhood.
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