Wild dogs terrorizing Woodland Hills

Residents say that wild dogs have been terrorizing Woodland Hills, as a small dog was mauled recently.

Several residents of Woodland Hills Drive reported sightings of a pack of dangerous mongrel dogs last week.

On the morning of Sept. 28, Harold Anderson took to Facebook to share that his small dog, Marvel, had been badly mauled after being let outside to relieve himself, which raised significant concern within the community.

Anderson’s follow-up posts mentioned that he took his injured dog to an animal hospital in Flowood, where two infected bites on Marvel’s right rear leg were treated. The injuries left the dog unable to stand or eat on his own, and he underwent surgery on his hip and neck to remove dead tissue.

In his latest update this week, Anderson shared, “Marvel is HOME! Whew! We’re all a special kind of tired and grateful. He had a good visit with Dr. Thad Skinner at Northside Animal Clinic, who will do the daily wound dressing. He’s already shaken some of it loose, and we are doing our best to redress it until the morning.”

He added, “He has a lot of pep in his step and came up the front porch steps with no problem! He is holding his right leg up a bit when he walks, but it doesn’t seem to be holding him back.”

Initially believed to be strays, the dangerous dog pack was later found to belong to a resident on Highway 21 following an investigation by the Sheriff’s Department.

Deputy Trent Rickles reported that seven dogs were at the residence. After contacting the male and female residents on the day of the attack, they stated they had attempted to tie the dogs up but could not keep them contained.

Neshoba County Sheriff Eric Clark said they haven’t received any more complaints in the county since following up on the dangerous dog tip.

Another resident, Regina Gipson Hicks, posted on Facebook several days ago that “the dogs got after Bill Rosamond while he walked this morning. He scared them off, and they went behind Jenny Dabbs’ house in Woodland Hills.”