Heartbroken.

[Donna-Marie]

I don’t have my princess Freya with me anymore she’s alive and well but now lives my friend.
I live in a small retirement community in a very small town. Most of the neighbours loved Freya and knew what breed she was although some were convinced she was a staffy!
Recently one of my neighbours dog was killed by one of the residents nephews pitbull (a banned breed in the U.K.) he comes from a completely different area to where I live.
Some stupid gossip started rumours that Freya was a pitbull and killed the neighbours dog. Someone actually took our picture on the sly and posted it on a local facebook group along with my name and address warning people of us!
Of course Facebook being Facebook a couple of people jumped on it saying Freya had attacked them. Freya has never attacked anyone or any animal. She is dog reactive but has never attacked one.
I wasn’t aware of anything until I was stopped on a walk with her and both of us were threatened by some random stranger with pepper spray.
A friend of mine in the meantime had seen the post and screenshot it. I was followed home by a man , I asked him why and he said to make sure that effing dog didn’t kill anyone . I told him he was intimidating me he just said tough. Freya was of course very alert and tense watching him . I told him she is protective of me, that she wouldn’t hurt him but she would warn him off. Then I got accused of threatening him with my dog. I’ve been warned away from the local town as people are “after me” I can’t even go to my local shops, some of the shopkeepers are part of those “after me”
I contacted the police and they have everything filed and I have a crime number but unless anything such as physical harm or damage to property comes from it and I can prove it there’s nothing more I can do.
Since then the local council have informed me (I live in a council bungalow) I can’t have Freya live here. I’ve had the police visit to check she isn’t a banned breed. I am absolutely devastated, my mental health is suffering. The only good thing , if it can be called that , out of all this nightmare is Freya has a really good bond with my friend and she’s the only person i would ever trust her with. I still get to see her some days. But it’s not the same, im completely lost without her, i havnt stopped crying for the last two weeks. I’m crying now just writing this.
Sorry for the long moan, I just need to get it out there to people who know just how precious our babies are and they are not some vicious stigma breed like they’re made out to be.
Thankyou if you got this far.

 

[2BullyMama]

This is angering and heartbreaking… I’m so sorry this has happened to you and Freya.. humans are just so unreasonable and selfish. Sending you hugs and love .

 

[Lennie. U.K.]

Sorry to read this Donna, Why has your neighbour not put everyone straight on the situation? Because you or Freya had nothing to do with the death of the dog.

 

[Donna-Marie]

Sorry to read this Donna, Why has your neighbour not put everyone straight on the situation? Because you or Freya had nothing to do with the death of the dog.

Because all the neighbours apart from a few believe it. They’ve defended me and Freya and love Freya to bits but the rest are more interested in a nice bit of juicy gossip. Gossip that they don’t even realise the damage and hurt they’ve caused.
They’re currently happily gossiping and gloating that my vicious dog killing pitbull has been euthanised! They’re in for a surprise when the weathers a little cooler because Freya’s coming to mine so I can spend time with her and take her for a walk.
I honestly never knew just how far reaching and damaging a bit of nasty gossip can do! I keep saying it but I’m absolutely devestated, I’m so lost without her.

Edited: sorry Lennie do you mean the resident whose nephews dog was responsible? If you do he’s a lovely and very sweet old guy but he’s a little doddery and naive I don’t think he even understands what happened, he’s convinced Freya is a labrador bless him.