Dog owners, dog lovers, dog sitters should watch this. Breaks my heart

[BabyBlade]

Saw this news on Yahoo SG yesterday and I've been reading and following her case. Tragic to say the least. Dogs were supposed to be crated but owners left them free-roaming inside the house. She went into the house as a dog sitter, and was immediately attacked, dragged and mauled away. Dogs could be acting aggressive out of protecting the house. Owners should have been there to handover the house to her in presense of the dogs or at least have them crated. Tragic, because her life is ruined and this could have been prevented.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jacqueline-durand-dog-sitter-dog-attack/

Jacqueline Durand's face was nearly erased two days before Christmas and one day before her 22nd birthday. It happened when a dog sitting job in Coppell, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, went terribly wrong.

The instant after Durand opened the front door of Justin and Ashley Bishop's home, the dogs were not like the "lovely" dogs that she said she had met once before. The dogs dragged her from the front door to the living room. Lucy, a German Shepard mix, and Bender, a boxer and pitbull mix, pinned her down, tore off her nose, ears, lips and cheeks to the bone. 

 

Thirty-seven minutes passed from the time police arrived to when first responders felt safe going into the house. Police body camera footage shows the dogs holding first responders at bay, leaving Durand agonizing for help. 

A medic eventually rescued Durand and ran out with her. She was rushed to Medical City Plano hospital in grave condition, having lost almost 30% of her blood. 

When asked why it took 37 minutes to rescue Durand when police could have shot the dogs, Coppell Police Department told CBS News that first responders "were only able to see Jacqueline Durand's legs and were not immediately aware of the extent of her injuries" as they tried to contain the dogs. 

It was pure luck that she was rescued alive. When the dogs rushed her, the door was left open, triggering a security alarm at the Bishops' home. The couple told police they got the dogs from rescue organizations and hadn't had any problems with the dogs. 

"I have three kids. One is 3 years old. No history of violence. None," Justin Bishop said to police. 

But a sign on their front door that warns about sleeping babies and "crazy dogs" is one indicator of negligence, according to a lawsuit filed by Durand's lawyer Chip Brooker. 

"The warning on the front door to me, I think, suggests that the Bishops knew that both of these dogs had acted aggressively to people arriving at the front door," Brooker told CBS News. 

Brooker said an examination of the dogs, completed by an expert hired by his team after the attack, shows "that the dogs were dangerous and had vicious propensities." 

"We suspect the Bishops knew that. We suspect everybody who came across these dogs, particularly Lucy, knew that," Brooker said. 

The Bishops said they were "heartbroken" in a statement to CBS News, but turned down an interview request.

"We are heartbroken by the tragic incident involving Ms. Durand," the statement said. "We know that she was injured severely, and are devastated by what she and her family are going through. We would never knowingly put anyone in harm's way, and were shocked by what happened at our home. Due to pending litigation we have been advised not to give any interviews, however, we want Ms. Durand and her family to know that we fervently pray for her recovery daily." 

Durand was in emergency surgery for seven hours before her parents, John and Shirley Durand, heard from one of the doctors. 

"It was clear that he was saying she's in for a fight for survival. And as we later found out, she had to be resuscitated on the trauma table," John Durand told CBS News. 

Their daughter had been resuscitated multiple times and was put in a medically induced coma for a week, Shirley Durand added. 

"I was just glad to see her alive," she told CBS News. "Her whole face was totally bandaged." 

John Durand told his daughter "she was a miracle." 

CBS News met Durand when she had already been in the hospital for seven weeks. Doctors had grafted skin from her buttocks and forehead to start the process of rebuilding her face. 

"I feel like I didn't ask for this. So, I think that it's time to show who I am now, and I can't be scared of it," she said, revealing her face. 

She was released from the hospital a week later, receiving applause from her doctors and nurses. Outside of her house, the first responders who saved her life gave her a champion's welcome. Her boyfriend, 24-year-old Nathan, who stood by her side, was there, too. 

Durand wants to be seen not as a victim, but as an example. That's perhaps why she didn't hide her scarred body, which shows the more than 800 bites she endured.

"I want dog owners to know their animals and be able to communicate with their sitters how they are," she said. "Honestly, I'm speechless. After every meet and greet I had, I always felt the same with those other dogs and they don't change their attitude from the time that I met them to the time that I go there for the first time." 

In physical therapy, her mouth is stretched one millimeter at a time so that she can eat more. She still faces countless surgeries.  

"It's not fun to think about and I also think about how amazing the doctors are," she said. "And so I'm putting it in their hands to help me." 

Even after the brutal attack, there's a place still in her heart for dogs. Durand was a dog-sitter for seven years and still dreams of working with animals, possibly as a dog trainer. Her parents have no doubts about her future. 

"She has all she has her senses now," Shirley Durand said. "She can walk, she can talk, she can smell, she can hear, and she can see. She's going to be fine." 

"The sky's the limit with her attitude, her survival instincts, her hope," John Durand said. 

In addition to the love from her family is that from Nathan, who Durand has dated for three years. He just recovered from cancer, and Durand often drove him to and stayed with him during his treatments. 

"I'm so grateful that I get the same opportunity to show the same level of love and care that she showed me during that time," he said. "I'm glad I get to be there for her."

[Beregond]

The report didnt mention any  action toward the owner or the dogs. ..........

[1fast1]

Well. This is why I'm a cat person. Cats, even the ones predisposed to aggression, pretty much leave you alone if you return the favour. 

[BabyBlade]

11 minutes ago, Beregond said:

The report didnt mention any  action toward the owner or the dogs. ..........

The two dogs were put down. Owners never even reach out to her to apologise. ☹️

[BabyBlade]

5 minutes ago, Turboflat4 said:

Well. This is why I'm a cat person. Cats, even the ones predisposed to aggression, pretty much leave you alone if you return the favour. 

And there's only X amount damage a cat can do to you. Haha. 

[1fast1]

Just now, BabyBlade said:

And there's only X amount damage a cat can do to you. Haha. 

That's true but their bites can become nasty without treatment. 😁

But nothing like what a big dog can inflict, in terms of immediate, stomach-churning gore. 

[Lala81]

Tragic especially for someone whos such a dog lover. 

[Yeshe]

55 minutes ago, BabyBlade said:

Saw this news on Yahoo SG yesterday and I've been reading and following her case. Tragic to say the least. Dogs were supposed to be crated but owners left them free-roaming inside the house. She went into the house as a dog sitter, and was immediately attacked, dragged and mauled away. Dogs could be acting aggressive out of protecting the house. Owners should have been there to handover the house to her in presense of the dogs or at least have them crated. Tragic, because her life is ruined and this could have been prevented.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jacqueline-durand-dog-sitter-dog-attack/

Jacqueline Durand's face was nearly erased two days before Christmas and one day before her 22nd birthday. It happened when a dog sitting job in Coppell, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, went terribly wrong.

The instant after Durand opened the front door of Justin and Ashley Bishop's home, the dogs were not like the "lovely" dogs that she said she had met once before. The dogs dragged her from the front door to the living room. Lucy, a German Shepard mix, and Bender, a boxer and pitbull mix, pinned her down, tore off her nose, ears, lips and cheeks to the bone. 

 

Thirty-seven minutes passed from the time police arrived to when first responders felt safe going into the house. Police body camera footage shows the dogs holding first responders at bay, leaving Durand agonizing for help. 

A medic eventually rescued Durand and ran out with her. She was rushed to Medical City Plano hospital in grave condition, having lost almost 30% of her blood. 

When asked why it took 37 minutes to rescue Durand when police could have shot the dogs, Coppell Police Department told CBS News that first responders "were only able to see Jacqueline Durand's legs and were not immediately aware of the extent of her injuries" as they tried to contain the dogs. 

It was pure luck that she was rescued alive. When the dogs rushed her, the door was left open, triggering a security alarm at the Bishops' home. The couple told police they got the dogs from rescue organizations and hadn't had any problems with the dogs. 

"I have three kids. One is 3 years old. No history of violence. None," Justin Bishop said to police. 

But a sign on their front door that warns about sleeping babies and "crazy dogs" is one indicator of negligence, according to a lawsuit filed by Durand's lawyer Chip Brooker. 

"The warning on the front door to me, I think, suggests that the Bishops knew that both of these dogs had acted aggressively to people arriving at the front door," Brooker told CBS News. 

Brooker said an examination of the dogs, completed by an expert hired by his team after the attack, shows "that the dogs were dangerous and had vicious propensities." 

"We suspect the Bishops knew that. We suspect everybody who came across these dogs, particularly Lucy, knew that," Brooker said. 

The Bishops said they were "heartbroken" in a statement to CBS News, but turned down an interview request.

"We are heartbroken by the tragic incident involving Ms. Durand," the statement said. "We know that she was injured severely, and are devastated by what she and her family are going through. We would never knowingly put anyone in harm's way, and were shocked by what happened at our home. Due to pending litigation we have been advised not to give any interviews, however, we want Ms. Durand and her family to know that we fervently pray for her recovery daily." 

Durand was in emergency surgery for seven hours before her parents, John and Shirley Durand, heard from one of the doctors. 

"It was clear that he was saying she's in for a fight for survival. And as we later found out, she had to be resuscitated on the trauma table," John Durand told CBS News. 

Their daughter had been resuscitated multiple times and was put in a medically induced coma for a week, Shirley Durand added. 

"I was just glad to see her alive," she told CBS News. "Her whole face was totally bandaged." 

John Durand told his daughter "she was a miracle." 

CBS News met Durand when she had already been in the hospital for seven weeks. Doctors had grafted skin from her buttocks and forehead to start the process of rebuilding her face. 

"I feel like I didn't ask for this. So, I think that it's time to show who I am now, and I can't be scared of it," she said, revealing her face. 

She was released from the hospital a week later, receiving applause from her doctors and nurses. Outside of her house, the first responders who saved her life gave her a champion's welcome. Her boyfriend, 24-year-old Nathan, who stood by her side, was there, too. 

Durand wants to be seen not as a victim, but as an example. That's perhaps why she didn't hide her scarred body, which shows the more than 800 bites she endured.

"I want dog owners to know their animals and be able to communicate with their sitters how they are," she said. "Honestly, I'm speechless. After every meet and greet I had, I always felt the same with those other dogs and they don't change their attitude from the time that I met them to the time that I go there for the first time." 

In physical therapy, her mouth is stretched one millimeter at a time so that she can eat more. She still faces countless surgeries.  

"It's not fun to think about and I also think about how amazing the doctors are," she said. "And so I'm putting it in their hands to help me." 

Even after the brutal attack, there's a place still in her heart for dogs. Durand was a dog-sitter for seven years and still dreams of working with animals, possibly as a dog trainer. Her parents have no doubts about her future. 

"She has all she has her senses now," Shirley Durand said. "She can walk, she can talk, she can smell, she can hear, and she can see. She's going to be fine." 

"The sky's the limit with her attitude, her survival instincts, her hope," John Durand said. 

In addition to the love from her family is that from Nathan, who Durand has dated for three years. He just recovered from cancer, and Durand often drove him to and stayed with him during his treatments. 

"I'm so grateful that I get the same opportunity to show the same level of love and care that she showed me during that time," he said. "I'm glad I get to be there for her."

I m surprised that the victim wasn't properly introduced to the dogs.. No sitter should even undertake the job without that being done. 

[mersaylee]

I tink tetra fish is the way to go for me...water in the well has no feud with water in the river...😁

[RadX]

4 minutes ago, mersaylee said:

I tink tetra fish is the way to go for me...water in the well has no feud with water in the river...😁

Fighter kok la

 

whrn done have a gd chicken meal

[BanCoe]

Shocking I will say....... She has lost her youth unfortunately... Hope science (plastic surgery) can restore ........

Shocking more is the owner Justin Bishops nonchalant attittude.....     

[Fitvip]

She is such an amazing lady with positive attitude. Sincerely hope Nathan will stay with her!

[Kklim]

The cops should have shot the dogs when they got there.

[BabyBlade]

3 hours ago, BanCoe said:

Shocking I will say....... She has lost her youth unfortunately... Hope science (plastic surgery) can restore ........

Shocking more is the owner Justin Bishops nonchalant attittude.....     

I wonder how much can they actually restore? How are they going to reconstruct her lips? She's an extremely brave girl but I don't see her boyfriend staying with her for long. Maybe I'm a skeptic. 

[BabyBlade]

 

 

[Loki]

5 hours ago, Turboflat4 said:

Well. This is why I'm a cat person. Cats, even the ones predisposed to aggression, pretty much leave you alone if you return the favour. 

Me too.  I've had cats for years and play with cats all the time, even stray cats.  Have never been hurt by a cat.  

[Wildfaye29]

18 minutes ago, Loki said:

Me too.  I've had cats for years and play with cats all the time, even stray cats.  Have never been hurt by a cat.  

i am a pussy lover too

really

[BanCoe]

1 hour ago, BabyBlade said:

I wonder how much can they actually restore? How are they going to reconstruct her lips? She's an extremely brave girl but I don't see her boyfriend staying with her for long. Maybe I'm a skeptic. 

Yeap unlikely ……… and a painful road …… for now to “ show show” he will stand by her …… not for long for sure they will part ……. She’s been robbed of her youth