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Originally Posted by mercyme  Do you know whose dogs they are ? This is a tough one.
A couple of months ago, my neighbor (a big burly dude, to boot) was walking the family's 7 month old cockapoo on a leash when out of nowhere, another neighbor's 100 lb. Shepherd mix ran up from behind them, grabbed the cockapoo in its jaws & literally ran down the street with it, & shook its head, etc. and killed the poor little one (massive internal bleeding).
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For that reason, I would fin another route to take, go to the park, I don't have all the answers, only you can know, but please be EXTREMELY vigilant where loose dogs are concerned. Yorkies are so small, they don't stand a chance in a dogfight. |
Most of the dogs we encounter, I don't know who they belong to and I doubt it would do any good to try to talk to the owners as many online articles suggested. I have had owners stand and laugh at me while their big dogs jumped around me holding Maximo in my arms.
I think of LuluMaye's frightening experience trying to protect her 4 little ones.
Your story about the cockapoo -- that is what I had as a kid and big dogs always charged that poor little thing, the same way they do with Maximo.
I have tried going other places to walk -- same problem with roaming dogs. They seem to be everywhere; it's so frustrating.
