Former 3The Bachelor3 star Sean Lowe and his wife Catherine Giudici recently endured phobic moments concerning their household pet, Moose, their newly adopted dog who turned dangerously aggressive.
Sharing their alarming experiences on March 17, 2025, via social media, the couple revealed details about the twin attacks on Lowe, which occurred two days apart and left him feeling like he was fighting for his life.
Lowe, 41, described the weekends' tragic events straightforwardly as he sat alongside his wife, who was visibly emotional during the recounting. "Hey everybody, so, I guess you could say our family has been through something pretty traumatic over the weekend," Lowe began, addressing their followers on Instagram.
Things took a turn for the worse on March 13, 2025, when Lowe hosted friends for a barbecue. Catherine took their three children—Samuel, eight, Isaiah, six, and Mia, five—to the mall. The smoke from the grill alarmingly set off the smoke detectors, prompting Lowe to waft the smoke away with a dish rag.
It was at this chaotic moment Moose, the family's seven-year-old Boxer, reacted unpredictably. "Moose came up and, like, bites [the dish rag], and kind of nips my finger really aggressively, which is something he does not do," Lowe explained. Then Moose shifted from playful aggression to more dangerous behavior, aggressively biting through Lowe's feet, even putting holes through his shoes before attacking him directly. Lowe described the moment saying, "I am doing everything I possibly can just to fend this dog off; I felt him just kind of ripping my flesh."
Lowe admitted he feared for his life as Moose attacked him ferociously, leaving deep wounds on his arm which caused blood to squirt several feet away. He received stitches on five or six different places before later returning home, confounded and heartbroken at the change displayed by Moose, who just months before had been adopted as part of their family.
"I just see blood squirting, probably a couple of feet, and my first thought is, ‘I think this dog may have nicked an artery,’" Lowe recalled. After receiving the necessary medical attention, he returned home to find friends had put Moose outside.
The very next day, on March 14, Lowe was once again attacked as Moose broke free from the house when Catherine’s parents came to pick up the kids. "I see Moose running out the front door," Lowe recounted, before he was quickly reminded of the prior trauma experienced. Lowe had to steadily restrain Moose for roughly ten minutes until the police arrived and took control of the situation.
Overall, Lowe noted, "Going through a dog attack is pretty darn traumatic. Having to relive it less than 12 hours later, seeing the dog running straight at you is something I don’t think I ever want to experience again." He expressed gratitude it was he and not his children or wife who had been attacked. "I don’t blame Moose, not one bit. I think it’s clear he experienced trauma before we adopted him, which may explain this switch... he turned absolutely destructive."
The actor, whose reality TV stardom began with season 17 of 3The Bachelor3, mentioned their mixed feelings surrounding the dog, stating, "We miss our dog as weird as it may sound. He was really, really good, and it's the memories we shared prior to those events I acknowledge deeply."
Besides their shared worry for each other's safety, Lowe recognized the psychological distress this situation was causing his wife and the family as a whole. Both expressed their sorrow for what transpired within the house they built their memories. They were again reeling from the attack's aftermath—assessing how they would continue without Moose, who had quickly become part of their lives.
"He was just affectionate—lovable," said Lowe when reflecting on how Moose once behaved before these attacks. While Lowe and his family had previously rehomed another pet after it had shown signs of aggression, the calamity of Moose's behavior had been especially shocking.
Despite their previous challenges with pets, this experience had been particularly harrowing, leading Lowe to revisit painful discussions about safety and the unpredictability of rescue animals. Lowe said he hopes sharing this situation will encourage awareness about animal adoption challenges, discussing incidents faced by others who share similar fates through their family pets.
With all said, Lowe concluded with the message, "Our family has been through it the last few days, but we’ll be okay. Thank you to everyone for the support. We’re very grateful.”
