Lana Small's Superstition About the 13th and Dog Attack Stories

The Origin of a Scar

• 💡 Lana shares the story behind a prominent scar on her face, the result of being mauled by a dog at age six.
• 🤕 The injury required 26 stitches and was her first major injury, though the scar has since lightened significantly.
• 🎭 She humorously notes that if another scar appears near her eye, she might resemble a puppet.

A Pattern of Bad Luck on the 13th

• 🗓️ Lana has a strong superstition about the 13th of the month, believing she consistently experiences unfortunate events on these dates.
• 💥 Her unlucky 13th incidents include a dog mauling, breaking her arm, breaking her foot, a painful surgery, and even a mental hospitalization.
• 🏠 Due to this pattern, she avoids leaving her house on the 13th and has a policy of not working on those days.

The Dog Mauling Incident

• 🐶 The dog that mauled her was an Akita, and Lana, at six years old, approached it thinking it would be friendly.
• 😱 The dog reacted aggressively, causing the severe injury, which Lana initially downplayed to her babysitter as just a scratch.
• 💔 While Lana finds the story humorous now, her family was traumatized by the event.

Rehoming a Pit Bull with a Bite History

• 🐾 Lana recounts a past experience with her pit bull, Khesi, who was loving with family but aggressive towards strangers and other dogs.
• 😥 Despite spending thousands on training, she ultimately had to rehome Khesi when her daughter became a toddler due to safety concerns.
• 💰 Rehoming Khesi involved paying a rescue organization $7,000 because of the dog's bite history, as other shelters would only consider euthanasia.
• ✅ Lana views rehoming Khesi as the hardest decision she's ever made but necessary to protect her child and, in a way, the dog from a worse fate.