One dog was injured and another was killed when a pair of loose pit bulls attacked Flagstaff resident Mark Nelson as he walked his two Boston terriers in the 4000 block of Lake Mary Road.
A bystander ended up shooting the attacking pit bulls after he was unable to stop the dog fight. They were later euthanized.
Nelson and his wife Candy said Monday their dog Spencer was still receiving medical treatment for liver and pancreatic damage he sustained during the attack.
Mark Nelson said he was walking his two Boston terriers in the 4000 block of Lake Mary Road Wednesday afternoon when he — not his dogs — was attacked by at least two of four pit bulls that Flagstaff police say had escaped from their owner’s apartment.
He credits his own smaller dogs with pulling the much larger pit bulls off him and quite possibly saving his life.
“Maggie was the bravest Boston terrier in the whole world,” Nelson said in tears. “She wasn’t just a dog. She was a hero.”
“I never even had a chance to say goodbye,” Nelson said in a letter he wrote to Maggie, who he credits with saving his life. “It's not fair at all.”
An account has been set up at Wells Fargo to help the Nelsons pay for Spencer’s veterinarian bills and Maggie’s cremation. So far, the couple said they have spent around $3,000 on Spencer’s medical care.
Anyone who wants to contribute can go into any Wells Fargo branch and make a donation to the Spencer and Maggie Memorial Fund.
(Arizona Daily Sun - July 14, 2015)
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