Man apologizes after trying to euthanize dog with a HAMMER

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harmonynowell Selah, Washington USA

Tue Oct 28, 2008 3:39 PM CST : Man apologizes after trying to euthanize dog with a HAMMER!!!

By KGW.com Staff

FOREST GROVE, Ore. - A Forest Grove man says he made a terrible mistake when he tried to euthanize his daughter's dog by hitting it over the head with a hammer last weekend.

Hyrum Long, 75, and his daughter, Susan Johnson, 49, were facing possible animal abuse charges after they hit their Labrador mix, Molly on the head with a hammer and then buried her up to her neck in their back yard.

Long told KGW Monday that they thought the dog had cancer and they were trying to put it out of its misery. He said when they buried the dog, they thought she was dead.

But a neighbor later heard the dog yelping and called 9-1-1.

Forest Grove Police responded Friday afternoon to a report of a dog buried alive at a house on Laurel Street. The father and daughter were not at the home when police arrived, because they had gone out to dinner.

Captain Aaron Ashbaugh said the officers entered the back yard and found a dog buried up to its neck with an obvious head injury.

According to Captain Ashbaugh, the owners later told police that they buried the dog in a hole "in an apparent attempt to limit the amount of blood on their property."

Police said the two put a pillow under the buried dog’s head and put a large log on top of it. A neighbor apparently removed that log before police arrived.

Officers dug the still-alive dog out of the ground and, with the help of Washington County Animal Control, Molly was taken to the Humane Society.

Spokesperson Barbara Baugnon said Molly was in extreme pain and in terrible condition when it arrived. The dog was 13 years old.

"She couldn't lift her head but her eyes were following people around the room, obviously she was suffering," said Baugnon. "It's one of the worst cases i've ever heard of."

Baugnon said they decided the only humane thing to do was to euthanize the dog. She could not comment on whether or not the dog had been sick before coming in.

Baugnon said places like Dove Lewis Animal Hospital will euthanize animals free of charge and so will some veterinarians, depending upon the situation.

Long told KGW he didn't want to watch the dog starve to death and his daughter didn't have any money to give Molly the care she needed. But he said Johnson had been afraid to take the dog to a veterinarian because she was worried that she would be accused of animal abuse.

WTF!!!!!

jpunk Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland UK

Tue Oct 28, 2008 3:46 PM CST : Man apologizes after trying to euthanize dog with a HAMMER!!!

DISGRACEFUL!!!!

........

Conrad73 Lonesome Town Zurich, Zrich Switzerland

Tue Oct 28, 2008 3:50 PM CST : Man apologizes after trying to euthanize dog with a HAMMER!!!

harmonynowell: By KGW.com Staff

FOREST GROVE, Ore. - A Forest Grove man says he made a terrible mistake when he tried to euthanize his daughter's dog by hitting it over the head with a hammer last weekend.

Hyrum Long, 75, and his daughter, Susan Johnson, 49, were facing possible animal abuse charges after they hit their Labrador mix, Molly on the head with a hammer and then buried her up to her neck in their back yard.

Long told KGW Monday that they thought the dog had cancer and they were trying to put it out of its misery. He said when they buried the dog, they thought she was dead.

But a neighbor later heard the dog yelping and called 9-1-1.

Forest Grove Police responded Friday afternoon to a report of a dog buried alive at a house on Laurel Street. The father and daughter were not at the home when police arrived, because they had gone out to dinner.

Captain Aaron Ashbaugh said the officers entered the back yard and found a dog buried up to its neck with an obvious head injury.

According to Captain Ashbaugh, the owners later told police that they buried the dog in a hole "in an apparent attempt to limit the amount of blood on their property."

Police said the two put a pillow under the buried dog’s head and put a large log on top of it. A neighbor apparently removed that log before police arrived.

Officers dug the still-alive dog out of the ground and, with the help of Washington County Animal Control, Molly was taken to the Humane Society.

Spokesperson Barbara Baugnon said Molly was in extreme pain and in terrible condition when it arrived. The dog was 13 years old.

"She couldn't lift her head but her eyes were following people around the room, obviously she was suffering," said Baugnon. "It's one of the worst cases i've ever heard of."

Baugnon said they decided the only humane thing to do was to euthanize the dog. She could not comment on whether or not the dog had been sick before coming in.

Baugnon said places like Dove Lewis Animal Hospital will euthanize animals free of charge and so will some veterinarians, depending upon the situation.

Long told KGW he didn't want to watch the dog starve to death and his daughter didn't have any money to give Molly the care she needed. But he said Johnson had been afraid to take the dog to a veterinarian because she was worried that she would be accused of animal abuse.
WTF!!!!!

I'd like to try out that Hammer-Method on some of the especially sensitive Parts that Fellow's got dangling!

Kevint Worcester, Home of the sauce, West Midlands, England UK

Tue Oct 28, 2008 3:50 PM CST : Man apologizes after trying to euthanize dog with a HAMMER!!!

Isn't this why all Americans carry guns

So they can put creatures in pain out of their misery

And leave the dog with people who will actually care for it

omurchu22 Dundalk, Louth Ireland

Tue Oct 28, 2008 3:56 PM CST : Man apologizes after trying to euthanize dog with a HAMMER!!!

Did the dog recover

since it was alive when the police found it.....

jpunk Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland UK

Tue Oct 28, 2008 3:57 PM CST : Man apologizes after trying to euthanize dog with a HAMMER!!!

Conrad73: I'd like to try out that Hammer-Method on some of the especially sensitive Parts that Fellow's got dangling!

lanabyte Charleston, West Virginia USA

Tue Oct 28, 2008 3:57 PM CST : Man apologizes after trying to euthanize dog with a HAMMER!!!

OMFG!!!! Those people need to have a gun shoved up their a**es and shot. On what freakin plane of thinking does burying a dog up to her neck and hitting her with a hammer register as being MORE HUMANE than letting her die naturally.

omurchu22 Dundalk, Louth Ireland

Tue Oct 28, 2008 3:59 PM CST : Man apologizes after trying to euthanize dog with a HAMMER!!!

whoops i just reread it and i see the dog had to be put down which was the best thing for it i guess....

DazzleYou Seattle, WA, Washington USA

Tue Oct 28, 2008 4:02 PM CST : Man apologizes after trying to euthanize dog with a HAMMER!!!

Ummm, no it did not recover. If you read the article it says, "Gaugnon said they decided the only humane thing to do was euthanize the dog".

So the humane society euthanized the poor thing.

I can't believe the idiocy of some people......these idiots will probably get a fine of about $500 bucks and get off scott free.

Conrad73 Lonesome Town Zurich, Zrich Switzerland

Tue Oct 28, 2008 4:04 PM CST : Man apologizes after trying to euthanize dog with a HAMMER!!!

lanabyte: OMFG!!!! Those people need to have a gun shoved up their a**es and shot. On what freakin plane of thinking does burying a dog up to her neck and hitting her with a hammer register as being MORE HUMANE than letting her die naturally.

Now THAT is a Radical Cure you're proposing!

omurchu22 Dundalk, Louth Ireland

Tue Oct 28, 2008 4:24 PM CST : Man apologizes after trying to euthanize dog with a HAMMER!!!

seems weird he would place a pillow under the dog when he buried it

also seems a bit weird that they placed a log on the dog which had been removed by a neighbour ..seems something akin to a buriel marker

also the dog could of been stunned when they hit it and they thought it dead...

So has anyone posting remarks on this man, who owned the dog for i pressume 13 years ever had to kill an animal before...........or are we all just city/town folk who buy our meat from the supermarket

In the country side if a cat is caught near a farm some people would snap its neck by holding the two rear legs and placing the neck /head on a gate before crushing with a large log....the reason is because the cat can get the eggs and harm livestock

some Farmers use poison which can be very dangerous ....

I just want to try and understand the whole story rather than judge on emotions.....

letitroll phoenix, Arizona USA

Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:04 PM CST : Man apologizes after trying to euthanize dog with a HAMMER!!!

When I was 5 years old, I used to visit a beautiful little puppy who was living in a back yard at a home not far from my house.... It was a friendly little dog, and I spent alot of time reaching through the chain link fence to pet it, and I would talk to it very softly..... It was usually all alone in the back yard, and I would visit it every day....

There was a field next to the where the puppy lived, with a hill that we used to slide down with our sleds in the winter, and a small section of trees where we would cool off on hot summer days.....

One day I saw some comotion going on with the man who lived in the house with the puppy.... He was walking up the hill to the section of trees carrying a white pillow case.... Being curious I followed from a distance up the hill towards the man.... When he saw me he yelled "get away from here!"... I complied immediately retreating down the slope, yet was watching over my shoulder as I walked..... Suddenly the man took a hammer and began to beat the pillow case..... I heard the most horrendous cries and yelps I have ever heard in my life, as the pillow case exploded in blood..... I knew then he was beating the puppy to death, and I burst into tears and ran home as fast as I could to get help...
The cries did not last long though, before I could even get out of the field there was silence..... and my whole world was shattered.... the sense of loss was overwhelming, even at such a young age.......
Every now and then, I think about that puppy, and still hear the cries, and shed the same tears I did then, to this very day...........

jpunk Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland UK

Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:20 PM CST : Man apologizes after trying to euthanize dog with a HAMMER!!!

letitroll: When I was 5 years old, I used to visit a beautiful little puppy who was living in a back yard at a home not far from my house.... It was a friendly little dog, and I spent alot of time reaching through the chain link fence to pet it, and I would talk to it very softly..... It was usually all alone in the back yard, and I would visit it every day....

There was a field next to the where the puppy lived, with a hill that we used to slide down with our sleds in the winter, and a small section of trees where we would cool off on hot summer days.....

One day I saw some comotion going on with the man who lived in the house with the puppy.... He was walking up the hill to the section of trees carrying a white pillow case.... Being curious I followed from a distance up the hill towards the man.... When he saw me he yelled "get away from here!"... I complied immediately retreating down the slope, yet was watching over my shoulder as I walked..... Suddenly the man took a hammer and began to beat the pillow case..... I heard the most horrendous cries and yelps I have ever heard in my life, as the pillow case exploded in blood..... I knew then he was beating the puppy to death, and I burst into tears and ran home as fast as I could to get help...
The cries did not last long though, before I could even get out of the field there was silence..... and my whole world was shattered.... the sense of loss was overwhelming, even at such a young age.......
Every now and then, I think about that puppy, and still hear the cries, and shed the same tears I did then, to this very day...........

mylifewithu Springfield, Missouri USA

Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:26 PM CST : Man apologizes after trying to euthanize dog with a HAMMER!!!

letitroll: When I was 5 years old, I used to visit a beautiful little puppy who was living in a back yard at a home not far from my house.... It was a friendly little dog, and I spent alot of time reaching through the chain link fence to pet it, and I would talk to it very softly..... It was usually all alone in the back yard, and I would visit it every day....

There was a field next to the where the puppy lived, with a hill that we used to slide down with our sleds in the winter, and a small section of trees where we would cool off on hot summer days.....

One day I saw some comotion going on with the man who lived in the house with the puppy.... He was walking up the hill to the section of trees carrying a white pillow case.... Being curious I followed from a distance up the hill towards the man.... When he saw me he yelled "get away from here!"... I complied immediately retreating down the slope, yet was watching over my shoulder as I walked..... Suddenly the man took a hammer and began to beat the pillow case..... I heard the most horrendous cries and yelps I have ever heard in my life, as the pillow case exploded in blood..... I knew then he was beating the puppy to death, and I burst into tears and ran home as fast as I could to get help...
The cries did not last long though, before I could even get out of the field there was silence..... and my whole world was shattered.... the sense of loss was overwhelming, even at such a young age.......
Every now and then, I think about that puppy, and still hear the cries, and shed the same tears I did then, to this very day...........

That's a very tramatic and sad story. Those kind of cruel people make me sick.

mylifewithu Springfield, Missouri USA

Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:27 PM CST : Man apologizes after trying to euthanize dog with a HAMMER!!!

harmonynowell: By KGW.com Staff

FOREST GROVE, Ore. - A Forest Grove man says he made a terrible mistake when he tried to euthanize his daughter's dog by hitting it over the head with a hammer last weekend.

Hyrum Long, 75, and his daughter, Susan Johnson, 49, were facing possible animal abuse charges after they hit their Labrador mix, Molly on the head with a hammer and then buried her up to her neck in their back yard.

Long told KGW Monday that they thought the dog had cancer and they were trying to put it out of its misery. He said when they buried the dog, they thought she was dead.

But a neighbor later heard the dog yelping and called 9-1-1.

Forest Grove Police responded Friday afternoon to a report of a dog buried alive at a house on Laurel Street. The father and daughter were not at the home when police arrived, because they had gone out to dinner.

Captain Aaron Ashbaugh said the officers entered the back yard and found a dog buried up to its neck with an obvious head injury.

According to Captain Ashbaugh, the owners later told police that they buried the dog in a hole "in an apparent attempt to limit the amount of blood on their property."

Police said the two put a pillow under the buried dog’s head and put a large log on top of it. A neighbor apparently removed that log before police arrived.

Officers dug the still-alive dog out of the ground and, with the help of Washington County Animal Control, Molly was taken to the Humane Society.

Spokesperson Barbara Baugnon said Molly was in extreme pain and in terrible condition when it arrived. The dog was 13 years old.

"She couldn't lift her head but her eyes were following people around the room, obviously she was suffering," said Baugnon. "It's one of the worst cases i've ever heard of."

Baugnon said they decided the only humane thing to do was to euthanize the dog. She could not comment on whether or not the dog had been sick before coming in.

Baugnon said places like Dove Lewis Animal Hospital will euthanize animals free of charge and so will some veterinarians, depending upon the situation.

Long told KGW he didn't want to watch the dog starve to death and his daughter didn't have any money to give Molly the care she needed. But he said Johnson had been afraid to take the dog to a veterinarian because she was worried that she would be accused of animal abuse.
WTF!!!!!

This guy is just stupid , I don't think he meant cruelty but he was very very stupid.

Katine76again Moncton, New Brunswick Canada

Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:28 PM CST : Man apologizes after trying to euthanize dog with a HAMMER!!!

That is horrible, inhumane, disgusting and sad!

Some people should not have pets period!

KrazieStill Bristol, Connecticut USA

Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:31 PM CST : Man apologizes after trying to euthanize dog with a HAMMER!!!

mylifewithu: This guy is just stupid , I don't think he meant cruelty but he was very very stupid.

I agree. Stupid. Just look at all the people voting for...

druidess6308 Reverse, Pennsylvania USA

Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:31 PM CST : Man apologizes after trying to euthanize dog with a HAMMER!!!

Kevint: Isn't this why all Americans carry guns

So they can put creatures in pain out of their misery
And leave the dog with people who will actually care for it

Love that sentiment!

jlw45 duncanville, Texas USA

Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:31 PM CST : Man apologizes after trying to euthanize dog with a HAMMER!!!

harmonynowell: By KGW.com Staff

FOREST GROVE, Ore. - A Forest Grove man says he made a terrible mistake when he tried to euthanize his daughter's dog by hitting it over the head with a hammer last weekend.

Hyrum Long, 75, and his daughter, Susan Johnson, 49, were facing possible animal abuse charges after they hit their Labrador mix, Molly on the head with a hammer and then buried her up to her neck in their back yard.

Long told KGW Monday that they thought the dog had cancer and they were trying to put it out of its misery. He said when they buried the dog, they thought she was dead.

But a neighbor later heard the dog yelping and called 9-1-1.

Forest Grove Police responded Friday afternoon to a report of a dog buried alive at a house on Laurel Street. The father and daughter were not at the home when police arrived, because they had gone out to dinner.

Captain Aaron Ashbaugh said the officers entered the back yard and found a dog buried up to its neck with an obvious head injury.

According to Captain Ashbaugh, the owners later told police that they buried the dog in a hole "in an apparent attempt to limit the amount of blood on their property."

Police said the two put a pillow under the buried dog’s head and put a large log on top of it. A neighbor apparently removed that log before police arrived.

Officers dug the still-alive dog out of the ground and, with the help of Washington County Animal Control, Molly was taken to the Humane Society.

Spokesperson Barbara Baugnon said Molly was in extreme pain and in terrible condition when it arrived. The dog was 13 years old.

"She couldn't lift her head but her eyes were following people around the room, obviously she was suffering," said Baugnon. "It's one of the worst cases i've ever heard of."

Baugnon said they decided the only humane thing to do was to euthanize the dog. She could not comment on whether or not the dog had been sick before coming in.

Baugnon said places like Dove Lewis Animal Hospital will euthanize animals free of charge and so will some veterinarians, depending upon the situation.

Long told KGW he didn't want to watch the dog starve to death and his daughter didn't have any money to give Molly the care she needed. But he said Johnson had been afraid to take the dog to a veterinarian because she was worried that she would be accused of animal abuse.
WTF!!!!!

what dumb @ss'.....they should've used a gun

druidess6308 Reverse, Pennsylvania USA

Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:37 PM CST : Man apologizes after trying to euthanize dog with a HAMMER!!!

lanabyte: OMFG!!!! Those people need to have a gun shoved up their a**es and shot. On what freakin plane of thinking does burying a dog up to her neck and hitting her with a hammer register as being MORE HUMANE than letting her die naturally.

Thank you, Lana. My sentiments exactly.

When I was looking at dogs in rescues while my husband was nearing the end, I saw one who had her life saved by a fast-acting caring human. Unfortunately, the person who did this wasn't identified and caught...the person who saved her saw someone throw something over a steep hillside and heard a yelp, so he went to investigate...to find a female Doberman with her throat cut. She found a good home before I could take her...poor thing.

Dogs are such wonderful creatures that they even forgive the humans who do such horrible things to them...I just can't understand the mentality of anyone who would do anything cruel to an animal.

I love my dogs...and I would do anything to save them, but I would never intentionally hurt them. It's why mine always come from rescues.

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