A Texas mom stepped in to guard her 2-year-old son from being attacked by an aggressive canine outdoors their residence on Tuesday morning. Per WKRG, the incident, which was captured on their doorbell digital camera, occurred as Chante Wright-Haywood and her son CJ have been making their approach to daycare and work after they got here out of their residence.
Wright-Haywood mentioned she initially thought her son was being approached by a neighborhood child earlier than the unthinkable occurred. The footage of the incident reveals the canine pouncing on the toddler as he screams.
Wright-Haywood shortly reacts and is seen kicking the canine and choosing her son from the bottom earlier than working again to their door whereas holding CJ up. The canine, nonetheless, chases them and tries to assault the toddler once more as Wright-Haywood continues to protect her son and kick the canine.
“Open the door!” Wright-Haywood is heard shouting. The canine additionally broken a plant pot and lunged at Wright-Haywood earlier than they ultimately entered their residence. However the canine refused to surrender although they have been safely indoors.
“You’ll be able to hear like that snapping, attempting to get to him [my son],” Wright-Haywood mentioned. “My daughter was capable of open the door, and I simply form of pushed him in…the canine was attempting to get into the home.”
Wright-Haywood additionally mentioned the canine “really broke the door hinges off of the (door) body.” “Me and the youngsters have been placing all our physique weight on the door to carry the door near hold the canine out whereas I’m calling police and EMS to return,” she added.
CJ suffered only a minor chew. Wright-Haywood mentioned canines with out leashes in addition to strays steadily wander their neighborhood, including that it has been a regarding security subject for her and different residents.
“We’ve a problem with individuals simply coming in dropping canines off, they don’t need the canine anymore,” Wright-Haywood mentioned. She additionally mentioned she hopes they by no means expertise what occurred on Tuesday once more, WKRG reported.
“I actually simply needed individuals to take duty for his or her animals,” Wright-Haywood mentioned. She additionally mentioned Animal Management finally responded to the scene within the wake of the assault and captured the canine.
