BRATTLEBORO — My dog, Tink, was attacked and savaged by a dog at South Pond in Marlboro on Sunday, May 27.
I was hysterical and completely focused on trying to get the dog off Tink, so I didn't get the name of the person with the dog or any contact information.
The dog was a large, smooth-haired, brindled animal. It looked like 40 to 50 pounds of solid muscle. The girl with him said she wasn't his owner, but that the owner had told her he was “friendly.”
So she let it off its leash. I had Tink on his leash.
The car the girl was driving had Virginia license plates. She said she worked for the ASPCA.
Tink is alive, thanks to Dr. Dan Abbott of the Vermont-New Hampshire Veterinary Clinic in Dummerston, and the skill and care of Dr. John A. Benson, the nurses and technicians, and the entire staff at the Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Hospital in South Deerfield, Mass., a 24/7 intensive care facility.
I ask that anyone who thinks they might recognize the attacking dog, or know its owner or the girl who was walking it, to please contact me at 802-579-2365 or [email protected].