Lady Gaga‘s dog walker has spoken out for the first time since he was shot by thieves who stole her two French bulldogs in Hollywood last week.
Ryan Fischer took to Instagram on Monday morning to share two photos of himself lying in the hospital recovering from the horror attack on Wednesday night.
He recounted the terrifying incident and praised one of Lady Gaga’s dogs, Miss Asia, who avoided capture, calling her his ‘guardian angel’ for staying by his bedside.
The other two dogs who were stolen, Gustav and Koji, were returned to the pop star by a mystery woman who said she found them tied to a post in Los Angeles on Friday.
A manhunt for the two attackers is still underway. Lady Gaga put up a $500,000 for information leading to their capture.
Lady Gaga’s dogwalker Ryan Fischer took to Instagram on Monday morning to share two photos of himself lying in the hospital recovering from the horror attack
He recounted the terrifying incident and praised one of the pop star’s dogs, Miss Asia, who avoided capture, calling her his ‘guardian angel’
Gaga is pictured above with her beloved dogs Koji, Miss Asia and Gustav in a posts previously shared to Instagram. Miss Asia managed to escape during the robbery
Fischer is expected to make a full recovery after he was punched to the ground and shot in the chest by the dognappers.
In the caption of his first Instagram photo, which showed him hooked up to a ventilator, Fischer described how Miss Asia ran over to him after evading the thieves who fled with the other pooches.
‘4 days ago, while a car sped away and blood poured from my gun shot wound, an angel trotted over and laid next to me,’ he wrote.
‘My panicked screams calmed as I looked at her, even though it registered that the blood pooling around her tiny body was my own. I cradled Asia as best I could, thanked her for all the incredible adventures we’d been on together, apologized that I couldn’t defend her brothers, and then resolved that I would still try to save them… and myself.
‘Hopeful that my calm(ish) and forceful pleas for the urgency of my care as well as the focused descriptions of the dogs would be enough to help me and get enough police and media attention to find the boys, I looked backed at my guardian angel. I smiled at her shaking form, thankful that at least she would be okay.
‘From that point, right as the neighbors poured from their homes and restaurant to us on the sidewalk, life has taken a very sudden and unexpected turn.’
A grainy still from the neighbor’s doorbell cameras showed the two attackers punching Fischer to the ground on Wednesday night, shortly before 10pm
The white sedan waited with its lights on while the two attackers shot Fischer then grabbed Koji and Gustav. Miss Asia evaded them then returned to Fischer as he lay on the ground, writhing in pain
In the second photo, taken after the ventilator was removed, Fischer continued: ‘I am still in recovery from a very close call with death and have kept myself (for the most part, I mean I am human) from the growing media story.
‘I will write and say more later, but the gratitude for all the love I feel from around this planet is immense and intense. I felt your healing support! Thank you. I am humbled and grateful that attention and focus from the police were enough to get Koji and Gustav back to safety, and I know they are committed to bringing these criminals and attempted murderers to justice. I am so appreciative of everything you continue to do.
‘To all my friends and family who have cried with me and maybe even laughed at one or two of my morbid jokes by my side or over a screen: I love you. Thank you for keeping me grounded now more than ever. All the dog videos and photos from my clients to keep my spirits up worked miracles. Seeing their faces light up when you said my name motivates me to keep pushing so I can play with them and see you again soon. I love you all!
‘First responders and health care workers: you literally saved my life and helped me take newborn walks, I can’t thank you enough. And to Elisha, my family at Haüs and @ladygaga: your babies are back and the family is whole… we did it! You have shown so much support throughout this whole crisis to both me and my family. But your support as a friend, despite your own traumatic loss from your kids, was unwavering. I love you and thank you.
‘And now? A lot of healing still needs to happen, but I look forward to the future and the moment when I get bombarded with kisses and licks (and maybe even an excitement pee?) from Asia, Koji, and Gustav.’
This is a developing story.
Lady Gaga is pictured with her three beloved pups in a photo from Instagram