![]() The pit bull ran into the living room with Chet in its jaws, Turner said. Chet, who weighs 22 pounds, had been waiting as usual by the door for Turner. ![]() The stray dog then grabbed Chet by the neck. That didn't stop the pit bull, which was so strong it pushed past her when she cracked open the door from the garage into her house, she said. She then picked up a small ax she uses for gardening and hit the dog with the blunt end of it, she said. The stray dog followed, so she hit it first with the handle of a broom. Patricia Turner, 73, sits by her dog, Chet, who is a 22-pound, 11-year-old poodle/Yorkshire terrier mix.Īfraid she would be bitten, Turner said she started to head into her house through the garage. The dog is now on painkillers and antibiotics for an abscess in his neck, but he is eating again, Turner said. Chet spent three days in an animal hospital not eating before she brought him home, she said. Turner, a 73-year-old retired broadcast journalism professor, said she doesn't know who owned the pit bull. Riley Ward.Ĭhet received multiple punctures at the base of an ear and on his neck and face, had bruising on his neck and blood all over his ears, neck and paws, according to the vet's notes.Īlong with receiving treatment for his wounds, he also had to get re-vaccinated for rabies because officials told Turner the pit bull did not have a rabies vaccination, she said. Officials found the owners of the pit bull that was killed, according to notes from Turner's veterinarian, Dr. The American-Statesman has submitted an open records request for the report on the dog attack but has not yet received any information. Turner said she shot and killed a stray pit bull that invaded her home and attacked Chet on Jan. Patricia Turner holds her dog, Chet, at her Hutto home Friday. ![]()
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