A dreadful thing happened to my dear "brother" Dragon Hawke, the Papillion. My Lady was a little better, and we went for a walk. Suddenly, Dragon Hawke stopped and grabbed a bite of something on the side of the road in front of our apartment. My Lady quickly realized something was awfully wrong and grabbed Dragon Hawke, put her fingers into the dogs gagging mouth, and started to pull pieces of chicken bones out of her mouth. Someone driving by had tossed pieces of old chicken out as trash on the road, and the dear dog, thinking it was something great, gobbled it up. My Lady, with us other dogs pulling at our leashes, not realizing how serious this was, kept getting the bones out of Dragon Hawke's mouth and throat, shaking all the while. Some of the bones were two inches long, dry and brittle, and could have caused great trouble if they had gone into the intestines. At least, a vet bill would have been very expensive and most likely surgery would have been essential to save the dog's life. Still he may have died. All this could have happened because some unthinking person had tossed this piece of old chicken leftovers out where a dog could get it so easily. This is an area where many have dogs they love. Thankfully, My Lady is quick and reacted so well that she got all of the garbage out, I hope. Of course, now Dragon Hawke looks at her with disdain because she prevented him from a tasty tidbit, at least this is what he thinks. He doesn't know what a perilous spot he had been in with all that stuff in his mouth. Please, be careful with the stuff you toss out and allow some innocent pet to find. Throw it in a secure trash bin, and save a darling dog's life. I shudder to think that I may have lost this darling dog and friend. Love from Kheldar, the Yorkie.
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