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07-07-2005, 09:04 AM | #1 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Erie, PA
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| Traumatic holiday weekend! Sydney had a bad weekend! We decided to take her with us to the july 4th parade. She was being soooooo good and I was soooooo proud of her...Until. A family decided to set up camp near us with a 6-7 year-old boy. Now Syd is terrified of kids...but I want her to get used to them so usually when we encounter a kid I hold her and ask the kid to pet REALLY gently. This worked fine with this kid...however he wouldn't leave her alone. She was hiding under my lawn chair out of fear and the kid was trying to crawl in after her. I pointedly said to his mother (who was watching all of this) that her son was scaring her...hoping that she would make him stop...but no! Next thing we knew Syd had managed to slip out of her harness and was trying to run away. Needless to say we left right away. I am temped now to tell kids that my dog bites. So much for trying to be polite. Once the weekend was over Syd seemed very relieved that things were back to normal. She is such a creature of habit that she almost sighed with releif yesterday when I came home from work and asked her if she wanted to take our usual walk. About halfway through our walk we encountered a pittbull mix. Being the good dog-mom that I am...I picked her up and the pittbull's owner politely crossed to the other side of the street so that we could walk in peace. But of course...my dog (who thinks she's tough) started chewing out the pittbull the second she hit the ground. Next thing I knew the pittbull had managed to pull his leash out of his owners hand and was barrelling down on my dog. I hauled her up in the air by her harness...and managed to completely surround her with my body. Now...I'm not very tall...so the pittbull had his feet up on my sholders trying to sniff at my dog...meanwhile she was trying to climb up on top of my head just to get to higher ground! In hindsight the pittbull didn't want to hurt her...he was just trying to sniff her. The owner ran over and pulled his dog off of me and apologized many times. But both Syd and I practically had heart attacks! Hopefully is finally back to normal for real now! |
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07-07-2005, 09:11 AM | #2 |
Mommy To 3 Poochies Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New York
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| WOW! It sounds like poor Syd had a busy weekend! But she is a brave little girl - I'm just glad she's ok. I will never understand why parents just stand there and allow their children to act up or be bad. They should teach them to behave from a young age - and to respect animals!
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07-07-2005, 09:17 AM | #3 |
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| Oh wow, what an ordeal! My heart was pounding just reading all that you went through! I'm REALLY glad that it all turned out ok...I was hoping so bad that it wouldn't be another tragic ending, whew! The thing about pit bulls is that yes, they might just want to sniff....but it only takes one second and one snap of their jaw and it's over for our little babies. So good for you for being protective because you never know! I also think parents should teach their kids not to pet strange dogs....I was taught that as a kid, weren't you?
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07-07-2005, 09:17 AM | #4 |
My Precious Pup Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: New York City
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| I hope you guys recover soon. Sounds horrible. As a rule, i now do not let children or even some adults pet Chewy. It's too much for him and people don't understand when you tell them "don't try to pet the top of his head" how hard is it to understand that strange hands coming at you are not comfortable??? I hope you have better luck out next time. |
07-07-2005, 09:17 AM | #5 |
YT 6000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: CA
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| Poor Syd. Hugs and kisses coming from Coco and her momma. Some parents are so ignorant. They just think, well it's just a dog, what do you think my kid will do to it. UMMMM YOUR KID COULD KILL MY DOG!!!! I had a relative (sisters in law) who's daughter is the biggest brat I've ever met. She wouldn't stop asking me if she could hold her (6 years old). Her mom was sitting right there the whole time and never ONCE said, "Nobella already said no, so STOP asking". So after about the 20th time of her asking I said, if you keep asking to hold her, after I said no, you won't get to pet her either. No one holds her but me. Her mom looked at me like I just punched her kid. I don't care. Keep your kid in check so I don't have to right? Am i mean?..haha
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07-07-2005, 09:22 AM | #6 | |
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07-07-2005, 09:27 AM | #7 |
BANNED! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Janesville WI
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| Hey, dont feel bad telling people that your dog bites. Recon gets really nervous around little kids. He is great with my kids and kids that are regulars to our home but other ones scare him. I dont want to take any chances so I tell people that he bites. I am also very rude about kids pettin Preslee. I just say no when they ask to pet her. Hope everything turns back to normal for you. |
07-07-2005, 09:28 AM | #8 | |
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07-07-2005, 09:32 AM | #9 |
YT 6000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: CA
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| I don't mind at all when people or their kids want to pet her. Some kids if I feel are too roudy or won't be gently, just by looking at them I say no because she bites. But most people I have no problem with them petting her. It's them wanting to hold her that I have a problem with. I eventually want to make her a therapy dog for nursing homes, so I want her to be socialized, but I don't want anyone holding her. I feel that I'm being fair by letting them pet her, they just go too far by wanting to hold her. It's like, OK DON'T TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MY NICENESS.
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07-07-2005, 09:36 AM | #10 | |
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The bottom line though is that you have to protect the safety of your dog and if this is at the risk of being impolite or having to say no to someone, even if it is uncomfortable for a minute, then so be it. | |
07-07-2005, 10:11 AM | #11 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| Puppy hugs and Kisses for Sydney. I am sorry she had such a bad time. Sounds like things are better now though.
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