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Posted on 01/11/2026 2:46:07 PM PST by Angelino97
A Tennessee mom was forced to have her leg amputated after her pitbull savagely locked its jaws around the limb, leaving it “hanging on by a thread” as she tried to break up a dogfight inside her home.
Amanda Mears, 42, was preparing to take her mixed American Pit Bull-American Staffordshire, named Dennis, out for a walk when the dog lunged at Ralphie, an American Bully, after he escaped from a bedroom where he had been kept inside her Murfreesboro home...
“When he charged at my other dog, Ralphie, I got in between them, and that’s when Dennis latched on to my leg and would not let go... I’ve broken up dog fights before, and I didn’t feel any pain because of the adrenaline. I ended up having to hook my right leg and my arms around him and choked him out to get him off me.”
She said the pit bull also bit her left hand and crushed the bone in her right arm — injuries she didn’t even realize she’d suffered amid her chaotic attempt to pry her dog’s jaws loose while also yelling at her 10-year-old son to stay in his room.
Once Mears broke free, she was rushed to a Nashville hospital, where her mangled leg was practically “hanging off.” Doctors told her she could either amputate the limb or undergo a series of painful surgeries over the next two years...
“I decided to have my leg amputated because to save my leg, I’d have had to have 12 more surgeries over the next two years and I would be in constant pain.”...
After spending a week in the hospital, the single mom chose to euthanize Dennis to keep her son safe.
“Dennis has always been the sweetest dog; he’d never been aggressive before,”
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“I decided to have my leg amputated because to save my leg, I’d have had to have 12 more surgeries over the next two years and I would be in constant pain.”...
Not saying your stupid but.....
What do you say to a one legged hitchhiker?
Hop in. Where do one legged hitchhikers work???? I-Hop.
And yet she also says ...
I’ve broken up dog fights before
Making love with one legged partner could have balance issues.
Hmm...crazy eyes anyone?
“I’ve broken up dog fights before,”
Yep!
It’s not the dog, it’s the owner. Just thought I’d get that in there before Pitbull lovers bring it up.
Once the bone gets crushed the only thing left supporting the appendage is meat. Oy!
But until that, she clearly made such good decisions!
FINALLY someone with some common sense instead of making excuses.
her name was Ilean
No thanks. They're the frickin' little yappers who bark at everything, even larger dogs. It's time for the larger dog owners to let their large dogs kick ass instead of holding them back.
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