Posted on 04/03/2026 1:13:49 PM PDT by nickcarraway
VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED: Some may find the video disturbing. Animal control officers in Seaside are looking for a husky involved in a vicious dog attack that was caught on camera.
Animal control officers in Seaside are looking for a husky involved in a vicious dog attack that was caught on camera.
In the video, a small Yorkie is seen being bitten and grabbed by a husky. Officials want to find the husky before it attacks again.
Sophie, a 3-year-old Yorkie, is now missing after being snatched up by a large husky that was on the loose in a Seaside neighborhood.
"She was very cute. Everyone there loved her," said a witness.
"Sophie's a small dog. There's no way she's out running or outmaneuvering the dog. There's nothing that she could have done," said another witness.
Sophie was outside with her owner when the husky came running around another apartment. The husky caught up with Sophie and viciously shook her in its mouth. The owner felt helpless in the moment.
"She looked me in the eyes, as if waiting to be saved, but I was afraid the husky might attack me," said the owner, who does not want to be identified. "When I went looking for a stick, the husky ran off with Sophie in its mouth."
"We want her back. We want to find her, locate her. We just want to know for closure," said a family member.
Animal control with Seaside PD is now involved and hoping neighbors near Francis and Canyon Del Rey, where the attack happened, will be on the lookout for the husky before it attacks again.
"This dog was clearly not hunting for the first time because it went right after Sophie, chased her, grabbed her, and shook her in its mouth as soon as it got her. It seems, sadly, that this husky has had experience with this kind of stuff before," said an animal control officer.
The Seaside family is now resigned to the possibility that Sophie isn't coming home.
"We all have already accepted the fact that she is most likely not with us anymore. And that hits pretty deep. I just hope it doesn't happen to anyone else," said a family member.
Huskys commonly play bite like most larger canines. Super friendly. A yorkie won’t play, only bark incessantly
They have killed 14 humans in USA 05-19
Mostly children and babies
They are beautiful but eccentric
Likely best suited to sleds
To each his own
Was Michael Palin seen nearby?
Huskys commonly play bite like most larger canines. Super friendly. A yorkie won’t play, only bark incessantly
The husky is probably feral, so the yorkie won’t likely be coming home. Out here, coyotes bedevil pet owners. We’ve lost a number of cats in our neighborhood to coyotes.
My Rott at 135-145 ignores little dogs but he lives with a chihuahua
My GSD when challenged killed anything it could as did my huge female Johnson ABD
I guess it’s dognality
Little dogs challenge big dogs at their own peril
My Rott is unlikely to desire head to head with a Boerbol male either if he has any sense
I lived in AK for 20 years. It seems that every year there was at least one report of a family husky turning on and killing one of the children, seemingly for no reason. Most of them had been in the family for years.
That’s normal for a husky. You can’t trust them around smaller animals.
Also, “She would give you the shirt off her back.”
An excellent mixture is German Shepherd and husky. Those dogs often get the best qualities of both breeds.
“That little Yorkie must’ve been terrier-fied.”
It’s people like you what cause unrest
Check the huskie’s poo for a pink ribbon tied in a bow.
To be honest, I haven’t had much experience with them. So I’m not going to argue with you.
But then, my dogs of choice (dobies and rotties) have come under fire here on the Freep.
And I’ve been laughed at and told by a fellow freeper that I must like to engage in lewd acts with with Yorkies because I was bitten by one as a toddler. My one vet said that all dogs can snap, all dogs can maim, it largely depends on the dog, it’s level of training and personality. Now, granted, some dogs can do a heck of a lot more damage (like a Rottie, a Dobe, and all the big breeds, etc.)
The bottom line — this is a sad story, and I hope it all works out. Prayers up for everyone involved.
Have a good one, my friend.
That Yorkie looked a lot like a chew toy.
Nothing to argue
I like dangerous dogs but I don’t think personality wise they are great family pets
But u have to have control them
My life history at 69 in November (no jokes please)
Starting 1960 I think
wienheimer boy
German shepherd girl
German shepherd boy
Giant schnauzer boy
Rott male
Rott male and female
Dobie male
Scott American bulldog male
Rott male
Johnson American bulldog
Rott male and male brothers
Scott American bulldog son of above
Rott male
Chihuahua old female
Chorgi male half corgi half Chihuahua
That’s it and my current Rott Rommel is ten in October
Like you I prefer Rotts and Dobies but Dobie are too much now at my age and systemic arthritis
Rommel is with me 24/7 right next to me
I’ve also owned duck dogs and you can’t beat a female lab for that
My first Rott saved my girlfriends life from home invader
Zero training he had for that
I like dogs better than people
A more family oriented dog from that mix I’d think
The Yorkie probably started it.
Still sad to lose a fur baby
Maybe the Yorkie was wearing an Oregon Duck sweater, and the HUSKY took offense?
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