A partly disturbed sleep. From about 4am, Alex the Wonderdog began crying and whimpering. Obviously the painkillers had worn off. It was a pitiful noise and not very conducive to a restful sleep. At one point, he wanted to get up on the bed with us, but I told him it would have been too painful for him to be lifted on the bed. He spent the rest of the morning groaning, sighing and crying. At the moment, he is more settled as he has had his first lot of tablets for the day.
My sources reveal that the dog that did this has attacked a number of other animals in the district. So we are not alone. I spoke to the council dog warden yesterday and he said as this was a civil matter all that they could do was send them a letter telling them to control their animal. Gee, that’s going to make a lot of difference, isn’t it? If the damn dog had bitten me, I could get it destroyed, but because Alex is regarded as “property” and not a living, breathing entity, there are no rights for him. My mother suggested contacting the RSPCA, but I doubt they’ll give me the solution I am looking for. It’s only a matter of time before that dog kills another dog or attacks a person – and the owner doesn’t give a shit. If he had got Alex by the throat he’d have been a goner. I keep running through the event in my head and I wish I could have done more damage to the other dog. I feel that I have let Alex down by my complete incapacity to get justice for him. It wouldn’t have been so bad if the other guy had shown some sympathy or actually tried to intervene, but he didn’t. As we walked Cappy the Yorkshire Terrier last night, we went to the point where it happened and the mind’s eye has a habit of re-running the footage. The Missus spoke how she saw the other owner standing on the corner just watching for a moment, not even moving forward. The more I think about it, the more I think it was deliberate and the angrier I am becoming.
But what to do? What can I do for Alex? At the moment, I can only make him comfortable and help him recover. I thought of making some posters to stick around by the poop-bins to warn other dog owners because this is the responsible thing to do, but I doubt I’ll stick it because I reckon I am going to get the crap kicked out of me again. I now have the name, address and telephone number of the owner, but what use is this when the law doesn’t protect dogs?
Thank you M G, the mastiff owner of Colebrook Lane for the unnecessary pain and suffering you have inflicted on me and my family.

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