Honey fights off a bear
Honey the dog was recorded in security camera audio. Honey their 12-year old dog who is half blind was having it out with the bear, newly emerged from hibernation and famished; coming for the 60 or so chickens that Denise Martinez houses in a coup on her property. At risk might also have been the horses, or the other dogs, but Honey was having none of it. She’s far from her prime years, and half-blind from an encounter with a porcupine, but still managed miraculously to ward off the ursine intruder despite suffering grievous injuries. “She is our little savior—she’s always been protective that way,” Martinez told the Guardian in a brief phone call on Monday. “She risked her life to save not just the coop, but her family, from that bear.” Martinez’s daughter, Leanna was the one who found Honey after she fell under the bear’s attacks, suffering deep punctures, bruising, and partial flaying around the head and neck. The wounds were everything the chilling security camera audio of the battle sounded like they’d be, and the family didn’t imagine she’d pull through as they raced her to a local treatment center, Española Humane.
Once there, she underwent a battery of life-saving interventions, including surgery, medication, and frequent bandage changing. Flaying, or the removal of skin, is a common occurrence in bear attacks. The animal’s tongue is strong enough to take off the skin organ in its totality as easy was we might remove the point of an ice cream dollop. The rural New Mexico family was left in a state resembling heartbroken wonderment when they discovered their 12-year-old dog who’s afraid of the vacuum cleaner fought off a bear encroaching on their property for lunch.
In spite of it all, Honey the “Bearslayer” pulled through. “And because of her family’s love, a community who cares, and a little bit of … badassery, this half-blind sassy senior is still here,” Española Humane wrote in a Facebook post celebrating the fact that she pulled through. Now at home, Honey can rest easy knowing she carried out the ultimate service of any ranch dog, without even paying a very big price, a testament both to her own inner strength, and that love of her family.
Guard dogs
I bought a new dog yesterday.
I’ve named him Rolex…….he’s a watchdog.
How do police dogs save up for retirement?
A 401-K9.
Hey, check out my new dog!
“He used to be police dog down in California.”
“Oh, what breed is he?”
“He’s a meth lab.”
I’ve bought the best guard dog.
I’ve spent the past 3 days trying to get back into my house.
April 16th Birthdays
1984 – Claire Foy, 1991 – Ladovica Comello, 1996 – Anya Taylor Joy, 1970 – Selena
1965 – Martin Lawrence, 1947 – Kareem Jabbar, 1867 – Wilbur Wright, 1924 – Henry Mancini