She Went to Walk Two Dogs in Texas. They Nearly Killed Her.

By YEET Magazine Staff, YEET Magazine
Published October 3, 2025

 She Went to Walk Two Dogs in Texas. They Nearly Killed Her.

 The true story of Jacqueline Claire Durand, a 22-year-old Texas student mauled by two dogs after being told they would be safely crated. Inside the Coppell home where everything went wrong.

On December 23, 2021, in the quiet suburb of Coppell, Texas, 22-year-old Jacqueline Claire Durand stepped into what she believed would be a quick, routine dog-walking job. Christmas was two days away. Her birthday was the next day. She was thinking about winter break, gifts, and a small shift that would help pay for college.

Durand, a University of Texas at Dallas student, had always loved animals. She worked as a dog walker and pet sitter to finance her studies. She had walked dozens of dogs with no issues. Nothing about this booking seemed unusual.

A few days earlier, Durand met with the owners — Ashley Jo Bishop and Dr. Justin Avery Bishop — inside their neatly kept Coppell home. They introduced her to their two dogs, Lucy, a German shepherd mix, and Bender, a pit bull mix. The meeting was calm. The owners were friendly.

Most important, the Bishops assured her that the dogs would be locked in their crates when she arrived for the actual job.

That promise was the only reason she felt comfortable accepting it.

But when she opened the door on December 23, everything the owners told her collapsed in seconds.

The dogs were not crated.

They were loose.

And as she stepped inside, shutting the door behind her, Lucy and Bender charged.

According to legal filings, the attack was immediate and brutal. Durand had no chance to defend herself. The dogs dragged her to the floor. Neighbors later said they heard screams that “didn’t sound human.”

Emergency responders rushed to the scene in what should have been a peaceful pre-holiday afternoon. The quiet street, known for families and Christmas decorations, turned into the site of one of the most disturbing dog attacks in Texas in recent memory.

What shook the public most was not only the violence, but the betrayal of trust.

Durand had relied on the owners’ instructions.
She had taken reasonable precautions.
She did what any responsible sitter would do.

But behind that front door, the situation was nothing like what she had been told.

Another detail emerged when investigators entered the home: a sign posted on the front door that read “Crazy dogs. Please don’t knock or ring the bell.” A warning clearly intended for strangers — but never emphasized to the young woman they had invited inside.

For dog walkers and gig workers across the country, this case became a chilling example of how vulnerable workers can be when entering someone else’s home. Many now reference the “Coppell dog walker attack” as a must-read cautionary tale.

Some dog-walking platforms have even used this case to push for updated safety protocols, including mandatory meet-and-greet assessments, verified behavior histories, and requiring owners to physically demonstrate how animals are restrained before any sitter enters the home alone.

Pet-care forums still debate the same questions:
Why weren’t the crates used?
Why wasn’t she warned more clearly?
Did the owners downplay the dogs’ aggression?

What happened to Durand that day was more than a workplace accident — it was a life-altering trauma caused by a simple broken promise.

She arrived expecting a calm dog-walking shift.
She left fighting for her life.
And her story still echoes across the internet because it exposes a terrifying truth: danger can live behind the most ordinary suburban doors.

Durand survived. She endured a long recovery. She rebuilt herself.

But the memory of what happened inside that Coppell home — and the trust she placed in the owners — will follow her forever.

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