War on terrier: Angry kangaroo tries to drown dog
A kangaroo tried to drown a dog in a pond while slashing its owners with its hind legs after being startled by the pair as it was sleeping.
Chris Rickard was walking pet blue heeler Rocky at Arthur’s Creek near Melbourne when they disturbed the dozing marsupial.
Rocky chased the kangaroo into a pond but the kangaroo then turned and pinned the dog underwater. The kangaroo then lashed out at Rickard with his hind legs as he tried to free the pet, cutting a deep gash across his abdomen and face.
“I thought I might take a hit or two dragging the dog out from under his grip, but I didn’t expect him to actually attack me,” the 49-year-old told The Herald Sun newspaper. “It was a shock at the start because it was a kangaroo, about 5 feet high, they don’t go around killing people.”
Rickard eventually rescued Rocky by elbowing the kangaroo in the throat.