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Originally Posted by Jkpal  Verbal altercations, wasp, pepper, and bear spray, or pistols(??)...I, too, will do what it takes to protect Piper. It'd be nice if those owners of large dogs with questionable training/temperament, would simply do one lousy thing---keep their dogs leashed! That, at least, would be something--not much, but something. |
IKR? Sometimes at least some effort is better than no effort and alot of times the dogs may even listen better to the owners than to others. I've heard how dogs are attacking or messing with people just passing by and the irresponsible owners are either just standing by, doing nothing and just watching or taking amusement to the situation. Those kind, tick me off the most. I won't have any sympathy when it comes down to it.
But, I can have more leniency or even sympathy, if the owner shows true remorse and/or serious effort to prevent/stop the dangerous situation. Some kind of genuine effort, at least. I'd feel more inclined that it's an honest accident, as opposed to serious neglect or even down right maliciousness. Granted it won't stop me from doing what I need to do, but it'll make me more inclined to try my best to make the situation more positive for both our situation.
Now there are some owners that are well meaning but lack common sense X.x They are sometimes a bit more harder to figure how to handle, because they seem so naive or just so nice and innocent about dog/human body language that you just don't feel inclined to get firm with them >_<;; I've come across one such before.
I've had one little old, sweet lady have a puppy that will obviously be a much bigger dog later, not reign in/discipline this pup when it was pawing at my girl. At first my girl seemed curious and sniffing at the pup but when the pup got on hind legs and pretty much pawed at her and basically scratching at her, she was not a happy camper and began to snap at the pup X_x;;; I knew both dog and lady didn't mean any harm (she was trying to keep telling me that her pup was not trying to be mean), but at the same time both my body language (and tone) and my dog's should've tipped her off that we are not comfortable with her pup's behavior. I've even had a worker at the store we were in mentioned they don't believe she could handle that pup when it's older and much bigger.
I've had others that are very good about handling their dogs, like one that was bigger than mine, and my girl was looking up at them and was showing signs of a greeting (to me that's what I understood), but the other gave a low growl and we both immediately parted, with some apologetic words/body language to each other.