I'd like to share a tragic experience that my wife Liz and I had with our first bulldog Lily.
Our life revolved around Lily.
She was a beautiful 62 lb brindle bulldog with a sweet yet feisty disposition.
Everything we did was for her.
She was our baby before we had children.
A few years after we had Lily, we had a daughter of our own, Riley.
Lily LOVED Riley! When ever Riley was laying on the couch, Lily would lie at her feet to protect her.
Other times, Lily would just come up to where we were holding Riley and just give her a gentle lick on the hand.
One night when Riley was just a few months old, Liz, Riley and I went out to pick up some take out food.
We left Lily out in the family room like we always did.
She liked her freedom in the room and never got into trouble.
Unfortunately, this night was different.
Before we decided what we wanted to do for dinner, Liz and I snacked on some potato chips in the family room.
We closed the bag but left it on the coffee table well within Lily's reach.
When we came home, 20 minutes later, I immediately went out to the family room to say hi to Lily.
I noticed that she had an accident in the room and could just see her hind legs peeking out from behind the coffee table.
I figured she was sleeping.
As I got around the coffee table, I noticed that she had gotten into the bag of chips.
I then noticed that Lily had stuck her head all the way into the chip bag and couldn't get it off.
I pulled it off of her head and tried to give her CPR, but it was too late.
We lost our beautiful Lily that night.
It happened 2 years ago yet I'm tearing up as I write this.
Potato chip bags are extremely dangerous to dogs - especially short-faced dogs that can get their entire heads in.
Since then, we always make sure the chips are no where Maggie (our current bulldog) can get them.
Also, we always open the bottom of the bag as well as the top and then cut the side completely so there is no way to suffocate from the bag.
Please learn from our mistakes.
Keep your pets safe!