News broke yesterday that a dog (NOT my dog pictured left) was hanged by the lift when its leash was caught by the lift doors. The human was in the lift and the dog was outside when the doors closed. When the lift proceeded to move up, the dog was dragged upwards on its lead and hanged.
Tag: dog safety
Quite some time back I had the awesome idea to put this t-shirt on my dog. And no, the t-shirt in question is not made for dogs. In fact, it was too big for Donna and she couldn’t walk in it without stepping on the hem. But no big deal, because I did not have it on her for long anyway. Just a couple of minutes, long enough to find out it was too big and to snap a few pictures before taking it it off again. No animals were harmed in any way.
The dog on the t-shirt in question was not Donna but her sister Dyana. The t-shirt was one of the shelter sales items, made in memory of the dog. We first learnt of the dog’s death on the day we first met Donna. In the midst of interacting with Donna, Florence received the bad news when her phone rang.
We later learnt that Dyana died when she jumped down the building from a window, presumably because she was anxious during a thunderstorm. The dog was home alone and the window was opened to provide some ventilation. There was some speculation that perhaps the curtains flapped from the wind and drew the dog to the window.
I later sent the picture to Florence and she replied that it made her emotional. But I guess, emotional in a good way since she did not get mad at me. :P
Today is Donna’s birthday, and also Dyana’s. A good day to remember a dog who died and to remind us to always to make sure the house is secure when leaving the dog home alone. And also to remember the mother Dior, who is happily adopted, and coincidentally enough to a nearby family.
