Vicious wolf-dog on the prowl in Auburn
AUBURN, Wash. -- For some people, hybrid wolf dogs are pets. For others, they're predators.
Gary Schukantz said he last saw his three small dogs in his backyard in the Heather Highlands just off of Southeast East Lake Holm Road.
"I didn't see any of my dogs, and I heard a yelp," he said.
Schukantz said a hybrid wolf-dog came out of the woods and took off with his beloved pets.
"The little poodle is black poodle named Molly, about 6 years old. Tibby is a Yorkie -- about 5 pounds, a female. And we looked and looked, and looked in hopes that we could find them, but they're not there," he said.
Shortly after the wolf ran off, Schukantz came across his youngest pet, a tiny Yorkshire terrier named Baxter.
"We found his body and got him back," he said.
Schukantz would have tried going after his pets, he said, but the wolf-dog turned on him and backed him against his house.
"When I got to the deck here, I couldn't go anywhere," he said. "And I just yelled as loud as I could and kicked my legs. And it just turned and in a flash, it was gone over the edge of the hill."
An agent with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife tried to track the animal with the help of a search dog, but came up empty-handed.
The animal turned up the next morning down the street at Taylor Jackson's house.
"You see people walking around and you're kind of scared of what might happen, because you never know where it's at or what might happen," said Jackson.
A live trap has been set up in Schukantz's back yard since, in hopes the wolf-dog will return, looking for the bait -- salmon.
"I wouldn't have done this, but I wanted people to know that this dog is here, and he's dangerous. And he will kill your pets and possibly hurt people," said Schukantz.
The animal turned up the next morning down the street at Taylor Jackson's house.
"You see people walking around and you're kind of scared of what might happen, because you never know where it's at or what might happen," said Jackson.
County animal control officers say the wolf-dog hybrids can turn dangerous to humans if they are cornered.
They have not determined whether the wolf-dog behind the attack at Schukantz's home is the same one that appeared in the Ravensdale area a year ago.
Gary Schukantz said he last saw his three small dogs in his backyard in the Heather Highlands just off of Southeast East Lake Holm Road.
"I didn't see any of my dogs, and I heard a yelp," he said.
Schukantz said a hybrid wolf-dog came out of the woods and took off with his beloved pets.
"The little poodle is black poodle named Molly, about 6 years old. Tibby is a Yorkie -- about 5 pounds, a female. And we looked and looked, and looked in hopes that we could find them, but they're not there," he said.
Shortly after the wolf ran off, Schukantz came across his youngest pet, a tiny Yorkshire terrier named Baxter.
"We found his body and got him back," he said.
Schukantz would have tried going after his pets, he said, but the wolf-dog turned on him and backed him against his house.
"When I got to the deck here, I couldn't go anywhere," he said. "And I just yelled as loud as I could and kicked my legs. And it just turned and in a flash, it was gone over the edge of the hill."
An agent with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife tried to track the animal with the help of a search dog, but came up empty-handed.
The animal turned up the next morning down the street at Taylor Jackson's house.
"You see people walking around and you're kind of scared of what might happen, because you never know where it's at or what might happen," said Jackson.
A live trap has been set up in Schukantz's back yard since, in hopes the wolf-dog will return, looking for the bait -- salmon.
"I wouldn't have done this, but I wanted people to know that this dog is here, and he's dangerous. And he will kill your pets and possibly hurt people," said Schukantz.
The animal turned up the next morning down the street at Taylor Jackson's house.
"You see people walking around and you're kind of scared of what might happen, because you never know where it's at or what might happen," said Jackson.
County animal control officers say the wolf-dog hybrids can turn dangerous to humans if they are cornered.
They have not determined whether the wolf-dog behind the attack at Schukantz's home is the same one that appeared in the Ravensdale area a year ago.