Dog Attack Leaves Tx. Woman in Critical Condition, Requiring Hand to Be Partially Amputated

Photo: Capt. Daniel Arizpe/Cy-Fair Fire Department On Sunday afternoon, the Cy-Fair Fire Department responded to a report of a dog bite/mauling in Katy, according to a tweet from the department. Upon arrival, crews found a woman in critical condition and transported her via helicopter to a hospital. According toKHOU, officials say the 50-year-old woman’s hand was partially amputated after the attack. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.

Dog Best Friends Found Walking in the California Heat are Looking for a Forever Home for Two

Photo: Helen Woodward Animal CenterLike peanut butter and jelly, milk and cookies, and coffee and donuts, these two are just better together.According to theHelen Woodward Animal Center, the rescue in Rancho Santa Fe, California, recently received a transport of pets from inland California that included an “odd couple of gentleman pups.“The two “mismatched characters” are Freddie, an eight-year-oldShih-Tzumix, and Mercury, a white three-year-oldpoodlemix. Before arriving at Helen Woodward, rescuers found the canines together wandering around inland California, where temperatures routinely reach 110 degrees.

Dog Bites Off and Possibly Eats Boy's Hand After 4-Year-Old Reached Under Fence to Play with Husky

In an attempt to play with the dog, the young child, whose name has not been released, put a sock over his arm and stuck it underneath the fence that separates his backyard from the neighbor’s yard where two huskies live, Layton City Police PIO Jason Cook tells PEOPLE. The boy’s father, who was inside their home when the incident took place, dialed 911, telling police his son’s hand had been completely ripped off.

Dog Blinded by Previous Owners Adopted by Visually-Impaired Veteran and His Family

Photo: Courtesy the Helen Woodward Animal Center Things are looking up for Louis. In late December, the 3-year-old dog’s previous owners decided tohave his eyes removed instead of treating a serious infection, according toHelen Woodward Animal Center. After the procedure, Louis’s former family found it too difficult to care for a blind dog and surrendered the pet to a pound in California. Helen Woodward Animal Center pulled the pooch from the pound and brought him to their facility in Rancho Santa Fe.

Dog Born with Rare Condition Has Only Half a Spine — But That Doesn't Stop Him from Smiling!

A dog from Virginia is not letting anything get in the way of his happiness — not even half a spine! Despite his deformity, that hasn’t stopped Cooper from being the “happiest dog,” his owners Elly and Andy KeegantoldFox News. “Many dogs with conditions like Cooper’s are euthanized which makes me so, so sad,” Elly said to the outlet. “They have so much living to do and Cooper is a real example of that.