Get your wife some pepper spray for the inevitable next time.
We own a reactive dog. It's not fun. He's never off leash, because we are responsible pet owners. But these morons who walk their dogs off-leash (where signs clearly say you can't) get no pity from me if they run up to mine. "My dog is friendly!" Yeah, but mine isn't. And he's a breed extremely protective of his owners.
It's not the dogs. It's the people who own them.
preach said:I freaking love dogs, but carry a chunk of spark plug and numb the dog with it. It will remember.
I need someone to explain this comment for me.
Dropped our dog off at the vet today to get checked over. Our concern is minimal. We found one red spot, but it looks more like a paw scratch than a bite puncture.
This dog has gotten out before and attacked a shih-tzu causing much more damage back in 2020. I've got a photo of that, and I've asked that neighbor to get me vet records of the incident.
Once I've got all that information, I'll file a Dog Bite Report with animal control.
Apparently the lady we talked to was a guest, not the owner of the dog. The actual owner messaged me to let me know this. I asked her to send me proof of current rabies vaccination, and let her know very clearly that we and other neighbors are concerned about her dog's aggressive behavior.
Depending on how she responds, I may strongly suggest to the owner that she get a muzzle for her dog and be sure it wears it when outside, and that she install pet control gates in entryways to their house so that the dog is unable to bolt out any doors.
ddavidv said:Get your wife some pepper spray for the inevitable next time.
We own a reactive dog. It's not fun. He's never off leash, because we are responsible pet owners. But these morons who walk their dogs off-leash (where signs clearly say you can't) get no pity from me if they run up to mine. "My dog is friendly!" Yeah, but mine isn't. And he's a breed extremely protective of his owners.
It's not the dogs. It's the people who own them.
100% it's why I dislike the bad rap that Bully breeds get. It's E36 M3 owners, not the dogs. I've been around them my entire life, incredibly sweet dogs. We have an 85lb mix........will she bark at you for a few seconds when you come in the house? Yes. Once she realizes, "Oh, you're one of our people" she will try to kill you with licks and kisses.
We don't take her our for walks much anymore, she has destroyed her back legs and doesn't get around as well anymore.
Yeah, my dog stays on leash all the time when she's outside our backyard, because while she's never the aggressor, it takes so little to set her off: "Nip at me and I'll take a pound of flesh".
Many bad owners are not superficially at least, "bad" or stupid people. They just have huge blind spots. I suppose that shouldn't be a surprise in this day and age: "little Timmy's disruptive at school? It must be the school's fault."
My dog bit another dog. It's a long story, but he was on a leash, the other dog was on a leash, and it was a huge surprise to both of us. We apologized profusely, offered to rush the other dog to the vet, and followed up several times to pay for any vet expenses. (It was actually minor, just a bloody nose mixed with drool made it look worse than it was). We spent a lot of $$$ on training for our dog to remove dog aggression, which did not work. So we changed our routines to minimize the possibility of another interaction and he wears a muzzle when there might be another dog around, like the pet store. And while I love my dog a lot, if he bit a child, he would be in doggy heaven now. Maybe I am extreme, but to me, dangerous dogs are not acceptable.
In reply to pinchvalve (Forum Supporter) :
I think that is 100% an acceptable response. If one of our dogs, bit ME let alone someone else, they would also be seeing black.
But like I mentioned earlier, our big dog. She wants to kill you with licks and kisses............while thinking all 85 lbs of her is a lap dog.
Further update:
Actual owner came by our house and apologized. Agreed to pay for any expenses and everything.
I let her know that I understand and that things can happen, but she has a large (96 lbs!) dog that is very dog reactive, and that does present a risk. That I am still concerned the dog could do something worse.
I still plan to report this to the authorities so that there is a record if this happens again.
Reporting is a good idea, some states have some very tough leash laws too.
Idaho, like a few other laws, is very draconian with its leash laws for example.
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