Winnismom,
I agree with you when you say "You don't now what Any dog will do in Any given situation". My girls of 8 yrs that love me have snapped at me when I have hurt them by accident in grooming them, or Buffy at the vet that had just given her her shots.
I still don't understand why he ran out like that, but anyone with a puppy knows how fast they run when they have a goal. I would have been scare too if I saw a little dog coming at me and I have visiting friends, but I stood still and let them smell me and carefully put my purse between us until I feel safe
I know we were at fault and I said that, and he had every right to protect himself but spraying him TWICE was over the amount needed.
I think if Duncan had bit him his big leg would have broken a couple of Duncans teeth's off .
Thanks Winnismom
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Originally Posted by winnismom Well..here goes. The mailman may have overreacted true, but your dog was running after him barking. Big, little, whatever I don't think the mailman thought at the time "Oh it's just a small yorkie, when it bites me it won't be too bad so I'll just let it happen." I have been in a situation where a small yorkie was jumping all over me and his owner was telling me not to worry he won't bite etc. Well, I don't know what ANY dog will do in ANY given situation. No one does!!! Dogs that haven't bitten EVER can bite all of a sudden. It really does no good to say to somone who's being chased or jumped on by your dog that's it's OK because they would never bite. It's simply not true. The reason your little one got pepper sprayed was human error on both parts it seems. The first part is that he was let out, even thought it wasn't intentional. The second part was that the mailman probably overreacted. I guess what I'm saying is that the mailman was not the only one to blame here. That being said I'm so glad your little one is ok...that must have been awful and I would have panicked. You and your daughter seemed like you kept your cool and did the right thing. Good for you. |