Dog mauled by wolf, family says

Afamily in Oakbank,Man., is mourning the death of theirdog, which they say was dragged away and mauled by a wolf nearBirds Hill Provincial Park on Tuesday.

Janelle Carlson still can't believe her two-year-old dog Spencer is gone. She and her husbandlet the chihuahua, miniature-pinscher-crossout of their rural home, about two kilometers fromthe edge of the park.

Theythen hearda terrible noise and Carlson'shusband ran out.

"He heard the dog screaming so when he ran over he was able to see a large wolf from the rear and it was shaking 'cause it was killing the dog," Carlson said.

The wolf,the size of a deer, then dragged the six-kilogram dog away.

The Carlsonsraninto the woods in pursuitand found Spencer.

"It's disbelief when you see your pet dead. I tried to revive him, gave him chest compressions, but he was really gone."

Manitoba Conservation officials told CBC News they believe the creature that mauled the dog was a wolf. The department continues to investigate the incident.

Carlson said she does not want to see the wolf put down, shejust wants people tobe careful.