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yavenay · 03-05-2020, 03:12 PM

So I'm walking my dog and an older man and his dog were walking in the opposite direction walking towards me. I know this man as I see him walking his dog all the time so I am familiar with him and his dog. No cause for alarm right?

However I slow down because I notice he was holding his dog's leash rather loosely. Whenever I walk Duchess and see another dog, I always look to see how the owner is holding the leash in case of stuff like this happening. At this point Duchess and I were still a distance away. So I proceed with caution as I am familiar with this man and his dog but from a distance I can tell this man wasn't gripping the leash tightly at all and before I could turn around and go in a different direction, his dog got loose and came full speed toward us

Because I was distance away, I was able to scope Duchess up and cradle her in my arms. Immediately I turned by back towards the dog keeping my back facing the dog while he was trying to get to Duchess. I couldn't tell if he was just overly excited and wanted to play or if he was truly being aggressive but while I was trying to keep my back towards him (basically we were spinning in circles) I could hear him growling and he did nip me but I don't think it was intentional and it didn't break the skin. I think my arm just got in the way of his open mouth because he didn't make any effort to bite down. I must of walked at least a block before I felt comfortable with letting Duchess walk on her own.

The one thing that pissed me off the most was the owner's reaction. Now to be fair he is an older dude probably in his 80,s but he didn't make any effort to come get his dog. He didn't even call his dog to come back. I had to basically maneuver my way to this old man where he could reach his dog. I will give him the benefit of the doubt because of his age but I feel like if he is capable enough to walk his dog, he could of tried to get his dog.

In the past this dog would just see Duchess and bark at her and than go on about his business. He is always on a leash and is never walking around on his own. But for some strange reason he seemed really aggressive today.

Anyway, I had been contemplating getting a fence. The only reason I haven't gotten a fence yet is because I don't plan on staying and I don't want to spend a lot of money on this house. Oh well, Duchess is safe and okay and of course she was ready to fight if she had too.

So how was your day?

03-05-2020, 03:12 PM	#1
yavenay Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Delaware Posts: 2,663	save Duchess from a dog attack So I'm walking my dog and an older man and his dog were walking in the opposite direction walking towards me. I know this man as I see him walking his dog all the time so I am familiar with him and his dog. No cause for alarm right? However I slow down because I notice he was holding his dog's leash rather loosely. Whenever I walk Duchess and see another dog, I always look to see how the owner is holding the leash in case of stuff like this happening. At this point Duchess and I were still a distance away. So I proceed with caution as I am familiar with this man and his dog but from a distance I can tell this man wasn't gripping the leash tightly at all and before I could turn around and go in a different direction, his dog got loose and came full speed toward us Because I was distance away, I was able to scope Duchess up and cradle her in my arms. Immediately I turned by back towards the dog keeping my back facing the dog while he was trying to get to Duchess. I couldn't tell if he was just overly excited and wanted to play or if he was truly being aggressive but while I was trying to keep my back towards him (basically we were spinning in circles) I could hear him growling and he did nip me but I don't think it was intentional and it didn't break the skin. I think my arm just got in the way of his open mouth because he didn't make any effort to bite down. I must of walked at least a block before I felt comfortable with letting Duchess walk on her own. The one thing that pissed me off the most was the owner's reaction. Now to be fair he is an older dude probably in his 80,s but he didn't make any effort to come get his dog. He didn't even call his dog to come back. I had to basically maneuver my way to this old man where he could reach his dog. I will give him the benefit of the doubt because of his age but I feel like if he is capable enough to walk his dog, he could of tried to get his dog. In the past this dog would just see Duchess and bark at her and than go on about his business. He is always on a leash and is never walking around on his own. But for some strange reason he seemed really aggressive today. Anyway, I had been contemplating getting a fence. The only reason I haven't gotten a fence yet is because I don't plan on staying and I don't want to spend a lot of money on this house. Oh well, Duchess is safe and okay and of course she was ready to fight if she had too. So how was your day? Last edited by yavenay; 03-05-2020 at 03:16 PM.