Man Opens Fire on Attacking Animal In Defense of His Service Dog

By John Falkenberg

VOLUSIA COUNTY, FL — A veteran’s service dog was being walked by the veteran’s wife earlier this month when a pair of dogs attacked him and his walking companion, forcing both the veteran and his wife to take action against the animals.

Esther Long fought the animals by hand, but after a while her husband was forced to open fire in defense of both his wife and his service dog.

As WESH 2 reports:

Just after 10 a.m., Esther Long spoke to 911 dispatchers after she said a neighbor’s pack of dogs attacked her Vietnam veteran husband’s PTSD service dog. Hours after the 911 call was made, Long told WESH 2 News she was on a walk with the Shepherd, LT, and her son’s chihuahua mix, Tinkerbell, when her neighbor came out to speak with her. That’s when she said her neighbor’s daughter’s dogs charged.

“She grabbed Tinkerbell and went right up the fence, and I was trying to beat them off of LT. They had him on the ground. They were biting his neck and everything,” Long said. “My husband came out and shot them. I had to run up and get him and we had to kill them. …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation