Emergency room puplates 7/4/09

I didn't have a Happy 4th of July and neither did my dog Athena. I was getting ready to leave for my 12:30 pilates session with Olivia. I let Athena out the door as I have for the past 5 years to go to the bathroom in the grass patch in front of our apartment. I heard that the new dog to the complex (a ginger Golden Retriver) named Roxy was outside and was barking at Athena. Her owner is this small women.... that is all I will say about her except that she was wearing Juicy couture sweats and a "JC Chavez" trucker hat. I am not fond of her....I will leave it at that.
By the time I got outside.. the women had "lost control"
of her dog and her dog picked Athena up by her neck and began to shake her around. Athena was screaming. I grabbed the retriever and tried to pull her back by the collar. It didn't work so I had to pry her mouth of Athena's neck. I told the idiot girl to grab her dog and when I went to grab Athena.. she "lost control" of her dog again and the retriever picked Athena up by her neck AGAIN... I had to once again pry the horrible mutt's mouth off of Athena. It was a fucking nightmare... I wasn't sure if Athena was going to die.. that how bad it was. Once I put Athena down she ran under the bed because she was so scared. I was so relieved to see her run under the bed because I wasn't sure if she had any broken bones. The "women" stopped by and aplogized telling me that her dog is usually nice to other dogs and people. This isn't true... I was just telling Olivia yesterday that that dog tried to bite ME the other day. The girl doesn't walk to the dog because she said that she "lost control" of her dog once and she was hit by a car. The dog doesn't get any exercise at all and she often just has the dog sit outside her apartment door with the leash tied to the knob. I don't think that people like that should be allowed to have a dog. I am trying to handle the situation with grace but it is really hard. I love Athena as if she was my child. The girl offered to "help" with the bill but mentioned that she was unemployed and can't promise anything. I think that I am going to write her a letter and express my concern for her dog. After hours in the emergency vet and $336 later Athena was given 4 staples in one would and had the other wound cleaned and sterilized. She is spacey and not yet herself but she is going to pull through. I know have to share a space with that stupid women and her horrible dog!