I was actually got knocked out by my own dog yesterday. It was a complete accident so it’s not something that could have been anticipated beforehand. The entire event was actually quite dangerous and I will be taking precautions to avoid such anything of the sort in the future.
Tiger has definitely lived up to her namesake this time, not only because of her color, but also in her wild behavior. Despite the doggie bootcamp she went through, she continues to be a handful. My dad has taken to leaving a long lead on Tiger’s collar, on the suggestion of the dog trainer, so that she is easily caught when needed. Tiger has a history of playing a game of chase when you call her and it can be quite tiresome seeing as she can run circles around you.
So, before we opened the gate to pull the car out of the yard, we took Tiger’s lead and tied her up temporarily. As I was walking down the steps from the top of the landing, Tiger zoomed past me on my right and I was caught by her lead rope. I was effectively taken down, not unlike Goliath in the David and Goliath story, as my legs were pulled out from under me. Unfortunately for me, as my body angled to the right, the side of my head hit a rather solid cement pole. I feel down a few steps before my flight came to an end.
Rather worse for wear, I sat up with a throbbing pain in my head and immediately grabbed my head between both of my hands in an effort to make it stop. It didn’t really help, so I started crying. I had a large bump on the right side of my head and for the next hour or so kept ice on it to reduce the blood pressure and keep the swelling down. After that, I spent the rest of the afternoon nursing my wounds and relaxing in bed. Since I didn’t have any nausea or dizziness, we opted not to go to the hospital and simply keep an eye on the head injury for the next day or two.
So far, I have given Tiger a wider berth whenever she is tied up and have also chosen a stop away from the stairs to tether her when we need to open the gate. I really can’t blame the dog for causing my injuries as it is my own inattention that allowed the accident to occur in the first place. I will learn from this very big mistake and I am glad that the outcome wasn’t any worse that a few scrapes and a tender head.
