FML : Today, my grandpa set out snare traps to catch the foxes that have been around our property, because he wanted to protect our dog from being attacked by...

Today, my grandpa set out snare traps to catch the foxes that have been around our property, because he wanted to protect our dog from being attacked by them. I then got a phone call from my dad telling me our dog got caught in one. FML

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You deserved it

C_Ramirez1695 Say more :

Unfortunately our dog has passed. It was a choke snare. I don't blame my grandpa he loved our dog just as much as we did, he was only trying to protect him. I don't know where you're from in the world but foxes and coyotes are not harmless. Our dog was a little shih tzu and a fox or coyote wouldn't think twice about attacking him.

By C_Ramirez1695 / Saturday 1 August 2015 02:31 / United States - Houston

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By okudatwo | 11

#6368150 - Saturday 1 August 2015 15:04

Honestly, what was your grandpa thinking? That dogs are somehow exempt from traps?

By MELKOZAR | 27

#6368162 - Saturday 1 August 2015 15:09

Grandpa logic-Back in my day our dogs were smarter and didn't have all of this damned technology!

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By okudatwo | 11

#6368150 - Saturday 1 August 2015 15:04

Honestly, what was your grandpa thinking? That dogs are somehow exempt from traps?

krazayman | 18

#6368219 - Saturday 1 August 2015 16:33

stupid dog. you made me look bad.BOOGA BOOGA BOOGA

lovelockdown23 | 23

#6368378 - Saturday 1 August 2015 20:09

Ahahaha omg!!! Now I have to go watch it on Netflix!

By cat4651 | 15

#6368152 - Saturday 1 August 2015 15:05

I hope your dog is ok! Next time, your grandpa should consider a more humane trap.

By bankingbaker | 15

#6368153 - Saturday 1 August 2015 15:05

poor dog :(

By _kyleG_ | 34

#6368158 - Saturday 1 August 2015 15:08

Sounds like he was so ensnared with the foxes that he forgot about the dog's safety, trapping himself in quite the conundrum. It's a captivating story, really.

By MELKOZAR | 27

#6368162 - Saturday 1 August 2015 15:09

Grandpa logic-Back in my day our dogs were smarter and didn't have all of this damned technology!

zeemonster424 | 15

#6368469 - Saturday 1 August 2015 21:40

The dog was probably texting and walking... Didn't even see the trap!

By KaD6 | 16

#6368165 - Saturday 1 August 2015 15:12

Unless it was a trap from the 1800's the dog should be fine. The new ones don't harm the legs or paws like the old ones did.

CommentKing207 | 23

#6368291 - Saturday 1 August 2015 18:43

I'm sort of thinking that the traps were meant to get rid of the foxes. Doesn't mean that the dog wasn't hurt but there's a very likely chance it was. OP just needs to follow up so we can know, I guess.

catherinecas | 30

#6368905 - Sunday 2 August 2015 9:26

Most people in my area use live traps since it's technically illegal to kill the foxes (note this doesn't stop people from killing them).
Plus certain types of snare traps are illegal.

By Honest_Guy | 10

#6368166 - Saturday 1 August 2015 15:13

I hope the dog is okay, what type of dog is it?

lexwilder | 16

#6368449 - Saturday 1 August 2015 21:21

why does the dog breed matter?

Honest_Guy | 10

#6368485 - Saturday 1 August 2015 22:06

I was just curious, and smaller dogs are more fragile

RenoTheRhino | 30

#6368671 - Sunday 2 August 2015 3:53

Being so close to Mexico, I bet it was a ginger Chihuahua.

By Damarcus | 19

#6368169 - Saturday 1 August 2015 15:17

Well you know they work

By AirBusDriver | 23

#6368172 - Saturday 1 August 2015 15:23

I rescued my dog from a snare trap on a neighboring property after she went missing for a day, traumatic as hell but she was unhurt. She's so smart, won't go near one now.

By writerchic85 | 25

#6368174 - Saturday 1 August 2015 15:24

snare traps are cruel. Live humane traps would be better. Even if he ends up shooting the foxes at least they aren't tangled up in a painful trap beforehand. And is your dog alive?