Unleashed Big Dogs...grrrrrr

[mimimomo]

I was walking Turbo & Princess the other day & out of nowhere a BIG German Shepherd comes trotting towards us! I immediately went down to pick my 2 up & the GS's nose was already on my guys! For a split second I thought, 'I'm ready to get bit, just don't bite them!'
I freaked because Princess does a bunny hop escape if another dog tries to sniff her bum & Turbo just sits there semi submissive, but if they come close to his face, he snaps @ them. I was more worried about how mine would act thus provoking the GS. He seemed very well mannered & sweet from what I can see, but I didn't want to risk anything.

I managed to pick them up & yelled out, 'WHO'S DOG IS THIS??!' & a young guy walks out of the corner of the St, very nonchalantly. I asked him if it was his dog & he said, 'no b@#%!' & he proceeded to call his dog LOL! 'c'mon Killer' LOL!
So I went off on him (how dare he call me a b@#%!) 'WHY DON'T U HAVE YOUR DOG ON A LEASH?! DO U KNOW THAT IT'S THE LAW IN CALIFORNIA?!' I said the last line w/out knowing if that was true or not, but he was so rude. punk. lolllll

I probably freaked out, panicked, over reacted or whatever (was what that guy was probably thinking) but u never know. My aunt's Pom got bit by their neighbor's dog & nearly died (he's ok, but had to have major surgery, his intestines were hanging out)! But in the back of my mind, I also wanted to remain calm so the other dog & mine wouldn't freak out either...Thank You for letting me post & reading my long rant.

[kdhawks]

I'm glad your pups are okay! What a jerk to be so rude to you. Is it so hard for people to leash their dogs in public? I can't stand to see any dog - big or small - running around uncontrolled and off-leash in public places like that.

We have a neighbor with a very yappy chihuahua that is never on a leash. That dog is ALWAYS pestering my boys, following us around and yapping like crazy. That same neighbor lets her cat roam around alone all the time too...which really makes my dogs go nuts...GRR.

[kjc]

Been there, done that... and it really unnerves me. Except for the B part... but I expect to get that soon too! That is one experience I would love to live without ever again.

[McheleM]

Originally Posted by kdhawks

I'm glad your pups are okay! What a jerk to be so rude to you. Is it so hard for people to leash their dogs in public? I can't stand to see any dog - big or small - running around uncontrolled and off-leash in public places like that.

We have a neighbor with a very yappy chihuahua that is never on a leash. That dog is ALWAYS pestering my boys, following us around and yapping like crazy. That same neighbor lets her cat roam around alone all the time too...which really makes my dogs go nuts...GRR.

Ugh. The dogs are bad enough but the cats!!!! We have several cats in our neighborhood and I swear every day there's more and more. I'm tempted to trap them and take them to a shelter but I'd feel bad if I couldn't get them into a no-kill shelter.

[Maximo]

Jenny, I am so glad you, Princess, and Turbo were not harmed. Off-leash dogs are one of my biggest complaints.

I can't believe the young guy said what he did to you!

[Britster]

That is SO annoying! I love GSD's but as an owner of one, you MUST understand they are can be very big and intimidating to others and yes, some of them can be aggressive. You cannot just let them go up to anyone off leash, unless you are in a dog park or designated off leash area. People make me so mad! I would have been nervous, too, you NEVER know if an off leash dog is going to be friendly or not. Not to mention the fact that this guy was terribly rude!

[mimimomo]

GSD's do look intimidating! Our neighbor has one & he barks @ us all the time. He was outside of the gate once & when he saw me, he hunched down & went back inside the gate. hehee he's a shy gentle guy after all.

There's another neighbor w/a small JRT mix & he's always off leash too. He comes running across the street to pee on Mimi. lollll She practically lies on the ground as low as she can get (probably saying, 'don't pee on me!') & Momo will take his protective stance next to her. I always wonder if the owners don't worry about cars driving by when he runs across the street? It's not a busy street, but still...
They'll even chastise him w/words after they scoop him up. Like it's his fault & it happens every time they're outside.

[Buster Brown]

Originally Posted by mimimomo

I was walking Turbo & Princess the other day & out of nowhere a BIG German Shepherd comes trotting towards us! I immediately went down to pick my 2 up & the GS's nose was already on my guys! For a split second I thought, 'I'm ready to get bit, just don't bite them!'
I freaked because Princess does a bunny hop escape if another dog tries to sniff her bum & Turbo just sits there semi submissive, but if they come close to his face, he snaps @ them. I was more worried about how mine would act thus provoking the GS. He seemed very well mannered & sweet from what I can see, but I didn't want to risk anything.

I managed to pick them up & yelled out, 'WHO'S DOG IS THIS??!' & a young guy walks out of the corner of the St, very nonchalantly. I asked him if it was his dog & he said, 'no b@#%!' & he proceeded to call his dog LOL! 'c'mon Killer' LOL!
So I went off on him (how dare he call me a b@#%!) 'WHY DON'T U HAVE YOUR DOG ON A LEASH?! DO U KNOW THAT IT'S THE LAW IN CALIFORNIA?!' I said the last line w/out knowing if that was true or not, but he was so rude. punk. lolllll

I probably freaked out, panicked, over reacted or whatever (was what that guy was probably thinking) but u never know. My aunt's Pom got bit by their neighbor's dog & nearly died (he's ok, but had to have major surgery, his intestines were hanging out)! But in the back of my mind, I also wanted to remain calm so the other dog & mine wouldn't freak out either...Thank You for letting me post & reading my long rant.

I am glad to hear nothing bad happened to you or your babies. You are right there is a leash law in California. Better to be a momma dog (B**CH) than a punk.

[jadabug]

Gosh Jenny that would have scared me to death. You did the right thing staying calm, I on the other hand tend to panic and would have probably made matters worse. That was so uncalled for being called a b$&#h by that punk. I would have been livid. I am so glad you are all ok.

[Mom to Hot Rod]

Glad that everything turned out okay. I am sorry, better safe than sorry to make sure that the owner knows that he has laws to follow. Yeah, I would have let out on the guy too. I'm sorry, I've been called a bitch before and let them know that I could definitely be one.

[BabyGirl Rosie]

So glad your furbabies were ok. How scary for you and them!! I am glad you were able to stay some what calm. Now a days you never know how the other person will react!

[MauiGirl]

So glad the little ones are ok. This is one of my biggest fears, as big unleashed dogs are too common here. Unfortunately, it has resulted in my dogs having a very sheltered life, and I don't walk them. They have to get all there exercise in my fenced yard and house.

[KaseyLyn05]

omg, im glad everyone is okay! get this, about 2 months ago....i was walking bailey on het leash in my bf's front yard, and his neighbor's 2 german shepards came running after us!!! omg, i was screaming and she was yelping so loud i had yanked her up in my arms and was turning in circles as the dogs were jumping on me trying to get to her...she pooped on herself bc she was so scared...and i got bit and scratched up....talk about the scariest moment in mine and bailey's life!! we called the police and those dogs were inspected! so i know exactly how you feel, my bf cussed his neighbor out bc i got hurt, oh my...ill never forget that day. i still get nevous going outside with her when im over there!

[gracielove]

I know how you feel. When my Shih Tzu was still with us and getting on in years I would take him on short walks when I would get home from work. He couldn't go far but loved to get out. A neighbor opened his door and out came his vicious dog and it came right after my little guy. I took my purse off my shoulder and hit his dog with it as I was picking up my baby. The owner yelled at me with a lot of nasty language for hitting HIS dog! Of course I told him what I thought but he just came back with a lot of abusive childish crap because he had no excuse for himself or his mean dog. I had no other recourse to keep his dog from biting my dog. My purse literally came between my dog and his dog's face. It's a sad fact that even jerks are allowed to own dogs. He used to let his dog relieve himself in our yard, too.

[capt_noonie]

OMG I'm so sorry this happened to you, but glad to hear you are all ok. Once me and Uni got home and we were still in the car. A new neighbor had moved in across the street, and had a choc lab. I didn't know if he was friendly or not. But he ran up to the car and stood up on his hind legs barking at us in the car! The owner said Oh he's friendly! He was making Uni bark, so I said, Oh she's not! That was the only way I could get him to call the lab off.

Then there was the other time we got attacked by a chihuahua.