For almost three weeks, Stephanie Goolsby and the household canine, Prancer, haven’t strayed removed from home, staying nestled within the safety of their yard after she stated they have been attacked whereas out on a walk.
“When this happened, it was just a normal day,” stated Goolsby.
On the morning of March 12, Goolsby and Prancer have been simply a few blocks from home in north Oak Cliff alongside Cedar Hill Avenue.
“A man pulled up in his truck and said, ‘Hey, is that your dog? ‘He pulled up, and I saw the big pit bull,” she stated.
Goolsby stated the canine began shifting in direction of them, and she or he started to run.
The subsequent factor she knew, she was on the bottom on prime of Prancer.
“I put my arms around him. The dog just kept biting me, trying to get to his neck, and Prancer was screaming, and the dog was clamped on his head and just shaking it. I knew if I let go that he was going to kill the dog,” stated Goolsby.
Goolsby stated she held tight because the canine dragged them each. Photos from the hospital later present among the bruises, cuts, and highway rash she sustained earlier than a number of good Samaritans helped pull the canine off.
“Prancer had six stitches in his head, 10 in his ear, two in his throat, and then stitches and staples and a drain tube on this side,” she stated.
They have been extreme accidents, not only for a household pet, however an emotional help animal for Goolsby’s son Tyler, who was identified with autism.
“He says, “Prancer’s all hurt. Prancer can’t go out with me. Prancer’sall hurt. Prancer can’t win.” I’m like, “Know, we’re working on it, Tyler,” she stated.
Goolsby’s restoration from two damaged ribs, a damaged hand, and several other stitches compelled the kindergarten instructor to take unpaid break day work.
She stated she was grateful to these who donated to a fundraiser to help with medical bills for her and Prancer.
Despite the ache and burden, she’s grateful it wasn’t.
“Thank you, God, that it happened to me and that it wasn’t someone who couldn’t defend themselves,” he stated.
Goolsby stated she was advised by Dallas Animal Services that the canine escaped from a close-by home and that its proprietor surrendered it after the attack.
Dallas Police stated the investigation stays ongoing.
