Quite a melee in Southgate for Grey County OPP to sort out.
Police responded to a 9-1-1 hang up call just before the dinner hour Tuesday night.
Officers say an intoxicated man threatened to attack the family pet with a piece of pipe.
When his spouse and adult daughter tried to intervene they were both assaulted.
The man ripped the phone from the wall, smashed a vacuum cleaner with an axe handle and attempted to drag his spouse to the end of the driveway.
A 44 year old Southgate man faces several charges including assault with a weapon.