my dog attacked by another - any advice?

foreign_correspondent

snipzychick wrote: »

I would say you definitely did the right thing by not picking your dog up, all this does is teach your dog to be anxious around all other dogs.

This is an unfortunate fact of life, there are irresponsible dog owners everywhere. It would make no difference if you had spoken to this man, as you said he doesn't even have control over his dogs on the lead.

If i were you walk your dog at a different time of the day to avoid bumping into this fool.

thanks, this is the difficulty though, I work funny hours so it suits me to be able to go when I can, and when it is light - it sems that quite often this coincides with when they are there - and both I and the dog enjoy it up there as she can have a run off lead. I am loath to curtail our walks cos of this guy, a trudge along the roads really isnt the same!

MrsTinks

I don't think recommending "yanking the dogs front legs apart" is neither a good solution nor responcible! Firstly, have you ever tried grabbing a dogs front legs, especially if it's already aggitated? Bet you that it would bite you before you got as far as trying to do anny harm to the dog. Then there is the fact you could potentially cause a LOT of pain to an animal - again morally AND practically this isn't to be recommended...
I have kicked dogs myself in the past when I was afraid for my own safety and I have to say again... not much chance of you winning this one... unless you are ruddy fast and a good kicker...

The solutions as I see them are getting police/dogwarden to have a word and warning them to keep the dogs under control, contacting them directly and asking them to keep the dogs under control, but nicely - and lastly to avoid them.
Using any gadgets and tools to stay safe means a life of staying constantly on alert in my mind...

orlao

I'd agree about having a word with your dog warden (and park keeper!), they might not be able to do anything this time but IF it happens to anyone else there will be a record of these dogs behaviour

The other thing is if you could catch up with this guy when you don't have your dog with you and just let him know how bad it was.....maybe he didn't realise how aggressive his dog was(no excuse!!!!) as he wasn't nearby.....it might make him think twice. I wouldn't be able to resist recommending headcollars if they pull that much;)

Slightly off topic but my horse was attacked by a dog this weekend while been ridden, not too much damage to horse but I've heard that the dog was quite badly injured as it was stamped on so please watch your dogs around horses.....

MoneySavingStudent_2

This is awful!
Oh Pup went though the same sort of thing. We were walking in the fields when our pup saw another doggie running around, Shes very playful and went over to see what the other dog was playing with. She went over (this wasnt far from me about 30 feet) and decided to give the dog a sniff. Of course this doggie gave her a sniff then all of a sudden it went for her!! Gave her a right snap! Our pup is quite a clever little ridgeback but her thing to do in this situation is to put her ears back stand there for a minute and just wait! I saw this dog snap and decided to go over as it was obvious our pup was abit upset! The other dog snapped again and because our pups a rescue (and we think she was abused in the 1st few months of her life) she went all submissive and just laid down on the floor, she even started crying!!!!
The other dog was jumping around, started barking and snapping at her again!
Id got to my pup at this time and caught the other dog by the collar but of course it then turned and tried to go for me!! The owner of the other dog shouted and the dog ran off. I was soo annoyed this dog just went for my poor pup! I shouted to the owner and said 'your dog just tried to bite mine!'
The guy (who was rather old) turned round and said 'no she didnt, they were just playing'
:eek: :eek: :eek:

WHAT?! My poor pup was soo scared!! She walked with me home with her ears back shaking!! The poor little thing!! Ppl really make me angry! luckly she wasnt hurt but she was very scared around other doggies for a couple of months after!!! This also happened in our area:

http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/local-west-yorkshire-news/2008/03/20/dog-owner-left-my-cat-for-dead-86081-20651070/

Its rediculous!! They shouldnt be doggie owners!!! :mad:

Careful_with_that_Axe

Hi OP
Sorry to hear of this trauma. Poor little lady. Just wanted to say that even though the bites didn't break your dog's skin, there could well be extensive bruising and the areas could well be pretty sore for a while. A few days of gentle care will help him heal no end.
Hope you find a resolution.

foreign_correspondent

Thanks for all your kind coments - I will talk to park keeper and local dog warden and see what they say. Doggo seems to be fine ta, she has just had a breakfast of beef left-overs and seems quite pleased with herself!

relay

tine wrote: »

I don't think recommending "yanking the dogs front legs apart" is neither a good solution nor responcible! Firstly, have you ever tried grabbing a dogs front legs, especially if it's already aggitated? Bet you that it would bite you before you got as far as trying to do anny harm to the dog. Then there is the fact you could potentially cause a LOT of pain to an animal - again morally AND practically this isn't to be recommended...
I have kicked dogs myself in the past when I was afraid for my own safety and I have to say again... not much chance of you winning this one... unless you are ruddy fast and a good kicker...

The solutions as I see them are getting police/dogwarden to have a word and warning them to keep the dogs under control, contacting them directly and asking them to keep the dogs under control, but nicely - and lastly to avoid them.
Using any gadgets and tools to stay safe means a life of staying constantly on alert in my mind...

Not necessarily, it just means you have a chance of saving your dog serious injury IF you need to use it.

Besides, i can't see any problem with dog owners being constantly alert - they should be constantly alert anyway & that's half the trouble these days with dog attacks that could have been prevented had the owners been a little more aware of thier dog's behaviour in public.

supermezzo

I have a similar problem with 3 dogs in our local park - 2 jack russels and a great Dane! The russels snarl and snap at all the other dogs (although are generally on a lead so it's not too bad so long as you can manage to walk far enough away from them but the GD is a pain, frankly. He is entire and humps anything and everything he can, and jumps up at people and simply launches himself onto any other dog he sees). His walkers/owners are frequently nowhere in sight of their dog and he is also allowed to soil the park wherever he feels like it (and no, they don't seem to clear it up). In fact, I have seen other dog owners pick it up rather than leave it on the middle of the park, as have I.
Given these three dogs and a truly unruly yellow labrador, we have given up using this park first thing in a morning as it became a nightmare.
But that annoys me - why should we have to because other people are so irresponsible?
Oh, Hale Barns around 8 am if you're reading this.

kaflinkle

The simple solution is that no dog should be allowed off a lead in a public place. No matter how trained a dog is, no one can guarantee a 100% recall.

I had problems from the other side of the coin.

I had a border collie x labrador, probably the smartest dog (two very smart breeds) I've ever known and I could walk with her off a lead even on the street as she would keep whatever pace I was walking or jogging. One day I took her over the park and she was being obedient as ever; she came when called, would keep pace with me, sit, all the sensible commands that you'd teach a dog (I didn't bother with the cute tricks). Suddenly, despite me calling her, she ran a good 50 yards and attacked this other dog causing it injury. To this day, I have no idea why.

I ran over, and rightfully so the owner was furious with me. His dog was on a on a lead. I apologised and picked up the cost of the vet and treatment for his dog (I think it was a Jack Russell).

After that incident I always kept my dog on a lead. My dog has since died (reached 16 years before back legs gave way) and now I have two Shih Tzu's which I still always keep on a lead in a public place.

I now believe that you can never have 100% control over an animal.

daisykinn1

I'm happy to let my dog off the lead I think he would burst otherwise and I accept that one day a dog may attack him but he responds to recall 99% of the time, yes occasionally it's just too much temptation but he sticks pretty close by so doesn't take too much effort to catch him up.