West Vancouver pet owner warning public after therapy dog suffers electrical shock | 24CA News
A canine proprietor on the North Shore is talking out after her canine was shocked whereas on a stroll, within the hopes she may also help stop the ordeal for others.
Teresa Bouchard and her 5-and-a-half-year-old remedy canine, Benny, had been at Park Royal Mall over the weekend, when Benny began to yelp in ache and fell to the bottom.
Samaritan helped Bouchard get Benny into her automobile, they usually rushed off to the emergency vet.
While Benny is recovering, Bouchard informed Global News it was later found the canine had been experiencing a number of electrical shocks.
“He immediately screamed, yelped, leapt up and then threw himself on the ground and fell to the ground, thrashing,” recalled Bouchard.
“Making the most blood-curdling sounds — screaming, screeching, barking. I can’t describe it and I didn’t know what was wrong. At first I thought he stepped on glass.”
She’s grateful Benny shall be OK, however the expertise has left her feeling anxious about happening beforehand routine outings along with her canine.
“(Benny) is a pet therapy dog, so we go to the city to certain events, but I’m going to be so careful. I’m going to be very selective about which ones,” she stated.
“But, I am never going to just hang out at a Starbucks like I used to with him.”
Park Royal informed Bouchard {that a} damaged floor wire exterior of the shop might have been the trigger, and it has now been repaired.
“I never thought, in a million years, walking down the street and being electrocuted. I never had,” stated Bouchard.
“I felt very safe and comfortable. I live in a great place and I feel like the infrastructure is safe. Never in a million years, but now I know, and it’s so common too.”
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