LITTLETON, Colo. — The comment section of a social media post isn’t usually a place where you find the best of humanity, but a recent post about a dog attack has turned that idea on its head.
Mark Pape was recently walking his eight-and-a-half-year-old dog, River, in the Angeline Little Greenway in Littleton. It was a typical walk for them until another dog approached with a leash but running free. Pape says then the dog attacked.
“Kind of in those moments I got freaked out. She was dominated by that other dog,” said Pape. “He definitely got her down and, you know, was going at her.”
The other dog’s owner caught up with the dog and they were pulled apart. Pape walked away shaken up but River seemed okay.
Then, a couple of days later, Pape said he noticed River acting strange and discovered a wound from that incident. He took River to the veterinarian who treated her with antibiotics and a staple for the puncture. Then Pape decided to post about the incident on the neighborhood social media app, Nextdoor.
