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My dog Turbo was attacked by a big dog last Sunday at Lake Hollywood Park. I say "attack" because it was not a dog fight. They did not even sniff each other before the dog push Turbo down and bite him. All I heard was screaming. I tried to pull the dog away but she was too big for me to handle. The owner wasn't around at that time and after a while the owner pulled her away. Turbo kept screaming and ran to the bench and hide under it. I was so frightened. Luckily, an old lady helped me out and gave me her blanket to wrap Turbo and brought him to the car. She also helped me to ask the other owner's number. There were also a couple that helped me to bring my stuff to the car. I'm just so lucky to meet those people. On our way to the ER, Turbo started bleeding. I can't explain how I felt at that time... I hoped that I was flying a helicopter. The traffic in Hollywood was so bad and Turbo kept whining in the car. After we arrived at the vet we used to go to, the nurse told me they didn't have ER. The doctor took Turbo to the back and checked his wounds. He said that Turbo need sutures for several places and asked me to go to another vet that near them. It turned out Turbo got four wounds on his body. One of them was on the chest and it was a puncture that required a drainer tube. It was around 6 pm and they said I could pick him up around 10 pm. After I came out of the vet office, I was still shaking. I always saw dog fight when they are playing but it's the first time that a saw a dog that is so vicious. It was not just a bite. She wanted to kill her prey. But I don't blame the dog, I think sometimes it's just their instinct. The problem is the owner. Why left the dog unattended at the park? Especially if you have big dogs. I think it's the owner's responsibility to watch the dogs while they are at a public park. If the owner can pulled his dog away right after the dog jumped on Turbo, nothing would happen. What upset me the most was not that he was away, but his attitude after saw Turbo got hurt. The old lady at the park asked him to leave his number on my phone, he was like "Oh I'm so sorry but I think we should wait and see if he is ok." WAIT FOR WHAT? Turbo's front leg couldn't even move at that time. Many people offered help but the owner was just standing there and watch us like he had nothing to do with all of this. Fortunately, people stood out for me at the park he gave his number to me. I feel so sad that his dogs have to be with such a irresponsible owner.

Good news is Turbo recovered so fast. The first two days were really painful for him. He could barely lay down because of the wounds around his body. He would either sat or stood there of hours rather than lay down. He became normal after 4-5 days. He had the sutures removed today and the doctor said he could run and go on walks like normal now. What a great news! Since he has so much energy, staying at home and doing nothing is really a torture. Time to play!