[Jaded]

You mean Layla? Layla the barkless-peeing-wonderdog? We had a weimaraner once, very sturdy sort. I really do wonder how she got a bloody nose? Was she infact protecting Danielle from someone, and the someone took care of the dog with say one swift kick?

[NatureGirl]

someone took care of the dog with say one swift kick?

You mean, like "The dog ran into my foot, just as my foot was swinging forward in a completely innocent way"?

That little factoid about the dog caught my eye right away. I have never seen a dog with a split nose, and I have seen a lot of dogs do a lot of dumb things.

Someone kicking a dog, well - that might do it.