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November 9, 2008 at 7:15 pm #588668
cindyMemberI am a responsible dog owner. I walk my dog on a leash, pick up after my dog, don’t let my dog walk thru my neighbor’s flower beds etc, etc. I have a neighbor who’s little dog constantly chases cars and greets my guests AT MY DOOR by nipping at their ankles and barking. There is also a guy who walks his dog, off leash, and lets it run through my back yard and neighboring yards. Ugh!
November 9, 2008 at 8:28 pm #646887
JoBParticipantdogs running loose are a nuisance..
if they are our nuisance.. it’s your job to contain them.
November 9, 2008 at 9:39 pm #646888
livingonthebeachMemberI too am a dog lover, my little buddy is like my child. Recently while walking him we were greeted by a very large dog off leash being walked by his owner. His dog charged mine (my little guy about half his size).
My first reaction was to pick up my dog. His dog jumped up and started to bite my dog. His owner was running towards us (about 100 feet away) telling to dog to get down. Eventually I was forced to kick the dog so it would stop biting. The owner was furious with me, but I had to what was necessary to protect myself and my dog.
It really upset me that he didn’t control his dog and he becomes the victim. What hurt me worse was having to kick the dog. I wish there was another way, but the adrenaline kicked in.
November 10, 2008 at 1:36 am #646889
PDieterParticipantI don’t understand people who let dogs run their lives? Owners who do it are irresponsible and do a disservice to their dogs (who really function so much better in a beta role). Non owners who do it live in an unnecessary fear. Dogs aren’t that complicated and they have virtually no legal rights. It’s not that tough to learn their forms of communication and determine if you’ve got a potential attack or not and if you got a problem coming it’s not that tough to dissuade it with either a bluff or a literal beat down.
I’ve owned dogs most of my life and was mauled by a pack when I was 5 coming home from kindergarden. I vowed after that to not let a dog get the better of me in a confrontation and it hasn’t happened. This includes living and traveling in parts of the world where folks don’t share my pasty white complexion and the dogs generally react badly to it.
Buck up folks, control your dogs and if someone else doesn’t control their dog go ahead and do it for them. Should you have to be responsible for dealing with other people’s pets? Nope, but the reality is sometimes you have to; it’s not that hard to be prepared for it.
November 10, 2008 at 2:39 am #646890
JanSParticipantPDieter…so you can read a dog running at you as to whether it’s gonna attack or not? It’s that easy? I’m not a dog psychic, so guess I haven’t developed that talent yet. It brings to mind the poor newsman who was bitten the other day by “W”‘s dog, Barney. Bet he read that one wrong, huh…
November 10, 2008 at 3:18 am #646891
JoBParticipantLol JanS..
with dogs sometimes it is better to assume they don’t have the best of intentions..
it’s not so much fun to find out the hard way that they we in attack mode.
don’t get me started on owners who think voice control means their dog mostly comes when called.
mine obey voice control. they do sit and stay really well. But they will never be off leash because when they are distracted by something really interesting they appear to be hard of hearing:)
What????? did you mean me?
November 10, 2008 at 3:32 am #646892
mellaw6565MemberJanS – actually, it is possible sometimes to tell a dog’s intention when they are running towards you by judging their body language and that of your own dogs. I think PDieter’s post was not so much dumping responsibility on the “victim” as it was sharing information that anyone with exposure to dogs or pet owners can stave off some situations by assessing the body language quickly. We do it with people, so why not dogs?
As for Barney’s bite of the reporter – I watched the video of the event and it was DEFINITELY the reporter’s fault. He had a lot of things in his hand (paper, pen, microphone) and he swung his hand in very fast and startled the dog. When are people going to learn that you can’t run up or stick your hands out quickly to strange dogs? Their animal instincts kick in and they react the same as you would if a total stranger came running up to you on the street and stuck their face just inches from your nose. I bet you’d bite too!!!
November 10, 2008 at 3:55 am #646893
JanSParticipantI think the reporter assumed that because it was Barney, that he could just pet at will. I’m not a dog person, but have been told that you don’t lower your hand to their head, but that you should actually offer an open hand turned up, so they can smell etc., so you can judge how they’ll react. That’s what I do if I’m around an unfamiliar animal. Maybe Barney was making an editorial statement – lol…
November 10, 2008 at 4:10 am #646894
PDieterParticipantJan, part of what I so poorly tried to articulate is that I might not be able to tell 100% if that approaching dog means me harm but I can certainly get it to understand I surely mean it harm if it doesn’t heed proper protocol. I’m not looking for the dog to be in charge of where the meeting goes.
November 10, 2008 at 4:15 am #646895
PDieterParticipantAs for Barney…he’s a terrier, you’d best expect that sort of thing from a terrier in a situation like that.
November 10, 2008 at 4:20 am #646896
JanSParticipantPDieter…thanks for the clarification :)
In the words of a long ago politician…talk softly, but carry a big stick? lol
(ok, I’m not advocating beating animals…it’s a joke)
November 10, 2008 at 11:53 am #646897
JoBParticipanti think shibas are japanese terriers.. crossed with cats:)
btw.. for those who will jump in to correct me.. i know shibas aren’t terriors…
November 10, 2008 at 12:06 pm #646898
JanSParticipanthehehe…
November 10, 2008 at 5:36 pm #646899
theeParticipantThank God! Someone has *finally* spoken up about dogs and their owners on this forum. I was beginning to think that no on on WSB cared about this problem! And it’s not just confined to streets? Am I the only one who’s noticed the off-leash dogs at Lincoln Park!
thee
sarcasm/off
November 10, 2008 at 6:00 pm #646900
Kayleigh2MemberThee, you made me laugh :-)
Maybe WSB should have an “Off-Leash Dog” sticky, always on top, always admonishing people but with the few rebellious voices boasting of their wild runnin’-free dawgs.
;-)
November 10, 2008 at 6:30 pm #646901
beachdrivegirlParticipantthee thanks for the much needed Monday morning laugh. :)
November 10, 2008 at 6:50 pm #646902
JenVMemberhas anyone bothered to address the problem of noisy out of control kids riding around on unleashed dogs? stop the insanity!
November 10, 2008 at 6:55 pm #646903
JoBParticipantNovember 10, 2008 at 7:52 pm #646904
RSMemberAre they the ones responsible for all those loud train horns at night too?? I KNEW it!!
November 11, 2008 at 12:41 am #646905
AnonymousInactiveJerks jerks….I got bitten by a big german shepard while walking at Lincoln Park near the entrance at the gas station.
Dog bit me and the damn owner run off.
Now, when I see a german shepard, my heart starts pumping. Mean A +ss dog.
November 11, 2008 at 3:36 am #646906
JoBParticipantit’s not the dog’s fault.
it’s the owner who is responsible for making sure his/her dog is on leash and under control.
next time get a license plate number or run quick and follow them home.
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