UPDATE:

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ORIGINAL

A Kelowna family is grieving the loss of a family therapy dog that was killed this weekend in a vicious attack on the Mission Creek Greenway.

Lisa McCartney went to the popular outdoor destination for a Sunday stroll with her dad, son Jayden and their Shih Tzu cross Cazzie when the unthinkable happened.

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She considered picking up Cazzie, but was reassured that they were safe when she noticed the man appeared to be holding the dogs back so her family could safely walk past.

香蕉视频直播淎s we were walking, they started barking and then they just grabbed Cazzie and ran off,香蕉视频直播� she said.

Her dad chased after the dogs and tried to get Cazzie away and but the big dogs were already inflicting what turned out to be fatal damage.

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Her dad entered the fray and did get Cazzie into his arms once, but then the dogs attacked him and got the little dog back in their jaws.

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Jayden, 5, is on the Autism spectrum and watched as the fight to save his therapy dog ensued. He kept screaming, 香蕉视频直播渋s he going to be OK?香蕉视频直播�

Cazzie wasn香蕉视频直播檛 OK. When McCartney finally got Cazzie to the veterinarian they were told that the damage to the 10-year-old dog was so significant that any operation would either be fatal or cause paralysis.

So, McCartney opted to euthanize.

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More than that, however, they香蕉视频直播檙e dealing with the memories of violence toward something they loved and helped their family.

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He left to go wash his hands of blood and never returned to the scene.

The dogs were taken away by the animal control and now McCartney has heard their owners want to get them back.

Bruce Smith of the Central Okanagan Regional District said the dogs are Mastif-Presa Canario mixes and were tied up and unattended when they attacked Cazzie.

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A has been set up to help the family pay for the vet bill and a memorial for Cazzie.

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