Dog stabbed to death in Glebe park leaves owners distraught
'We don't have kids. He's our son,' owner says after loss of 1-year-old dog on Wednesday
An Ottawa couple are distraught after their dog was stabbed to death in the Glebe on Wednesday.
In a telephone interview with CBC News Thursday, Hades Park said Kyanggo the German shepherd was injured during an argument between his wife and another dog owner at Patterson Creek Park, and soon died.
The veterinarian who performed the necropsy on the dog Thursday ruled Kyanggo had been stabbed in the chest with a sharp object, lacerating the dog's right lung and piercing an aorta.
The "clear cut" was about half an inch to 3/4 of an inch long, according to the vet's report.
Police confirmed only that an investigation is underway after officers were called to Linden Terrace along the northern edge of the park at about 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, and found a dead dog.
Altercation with other dog owner
Park sobbed while describing what happened.
"He's only one year old," he said. "We don't have kids. He's our son. We did everything we could to make him happy."
Park explained that his wife, Pepho Park, was sitting on a park bench near Patterson Creek on Wednesday while Kyanggo was drinking water.
When Kyanggo suddenly started barking at another dog, Hades Park said his wife grabbed Kyanggo's harness but didn't see clearly what happened next.
"She didn't see anything. She was too busy [grabbing the harness and trying] to make him stop barking," he said.
The other dog owner started yelling at his wife, calling Kyanggo aggressive. He then took a photo of the two of them and left, Hades Park said.
'He was gone already'
Moments later, Pepho Park saw blood.
She initially thought it was a bite from the other dog, but when police arrived they told her it could also have been a stab wound, Hades Park said.
The veterinarian's necropsy report said there was no evidence of a bite wound.
"My wife saw the blood on my dog, and the blood just came out like really fast, so she was pressing [down], and then she looked at him and he was gone already ... my dog literally fell down on the grass," Hades Park said.
Ottawa police are investigating, with help from the bylaw department.
Anyone who witnessed the incident or has information about it is asked to call police at 613-236-1222, extension 5166. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477.
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