Princess Leia Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Lost one of our two girls, Tikka, last night. Long story short, we adopted another greyhound about 2 weeks ago, having met him on the RGT stand at Crufts. He settled in brilliantly - we had been very careful about introductions to the girls plus had been advised that he had been "cat tested". Our older grey is fine with the girls (all the family dogs are) as we've had him for 7 years so maybe that made us complacent. Girls were out for a free-range hour yesterday evening, and were on the point of going in on their own as they always do. Let the dogs out for a few moments, heard a bit of a commotion and shot out to find Tikka lying the the lawn in a mess of feathers and Fidget making a fuss from other end of the garden. New dog, Toby, was nearby looking confused. Don't know precisely what happened in between. No apparent injuries on Tikka but bought her in and she died in our arms about 10 minutes later - probably of shock. I can't believe we allowed that to happen to poor little Tikka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 I'm so sorry. What a horrible shock for you Don't blame yourself, it's easy to drop your guard now and then. We all do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadieatthebridge Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Oh no! How sad. We have a retired racer and chickens and I can see how easily this could happen especially with a new hound. Try not to blame yourself. xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavclojak Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Sorry you have lost your girls in those circumstances but Thank you so much for your honesty. It may serve as a warning to all of us who have dogs not to become complacent. Ps well done you for taking on a rescue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Sorry to hear it Don't blame yourself, accidents happen. Well done for taking on another rescue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
percy049 Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Sorry for your loss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Not stupid at all, and although very sad, it was an accident, please don't blame yourself xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantree Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 That's very sad and not your fault. We nearly had the same last month when we took on a rescue dog. We were assured she was definitely cat and chicken friendly. First day a chicken jumped off an outside chair (sunbathing) and she went for her. Fortunately I caught the dog in mid-air. Next day the neighbour's cat appeared and she went for it in a complete frenzy. So now we can't trust her either with our chickens, even though she now ignores them, or any cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippie Chick Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 So sorry to hear of your loss, it was a terrible accident and must have been a huge shock for you all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millie-Annie Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 I feel for you. Its horrible when you feel responsible and it seems such a tragic waste of a life. I felt like that with my girls, if only I had found that gap where the fox got in. But I didnt, and it was all a tragic accident the same as yours is. Fly free Tikka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...