beware of dog

Trauma horror of the day: 81 year old vs. Casey the beagle mix. Apparently there was a slight disagreement about whether or not it was time to go inside the house. Patient pulls on the leash, dog growls. Patient pulls again, dog pulls back. Patient goes down, dog seizes the moment and takes a 4 inch chunk out of her leg. We're talking visible tendon here, people. So now this poor sweet old patient has to go in for an I+D of her leg, and Casey the beagle is headed for the big kennel in the sky. The lesson here? Not so sure. But you'd better believe I've got one eye on the cat tonight.