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silyjillie 04-22-2008 09:05 PM
Same thing happened to me today in Petsmart. We were in an aisle and an older lady came in with a big dog, so I called Meeko over to me and held his leash tight. And she let her came over to me and let her dogs leash go to its end saying, oh he just wants to play you dont want your dog to play. And, Meeko is a hyper lil 5 month old and usually jumping and bothers dogs so i said no he can't play rite now and picked him. you should have seen her face, he gave me the nastiest look but, i dont like to take a chances. I know how hyper he is and he wants to play and jump. I'd rather look mean than have something happen.


I think you did the right thing! I can't believe she was willing when she wasn't sure how friendly he would be.

karren 05-13-2008 08:15 PM
A big dog(pitbull mix), on the other side of the street, on leash, grabbed my shakespeare and shook the heck out of him once. And I will never let that happen again. Good Lord!! thanks to his fur and my quick reaction. I got him out of his mouth and the damage was just a scratch and a traumatized dog.:( . and the owner.

morningsting 05-13-2008 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Epsilon (Post 1937445)
I used to be way too trusting of other dog owners and I never will be again.

Before Epsilon, I had a little boy named Gizmo. He was the friendliest little guy I've ever seen and loved anything that moved. So, the dog park was naturally his favorite place in the world. Well, one day some ******* brought is aggressive dog to the off leash dog park. We were on our way out when he was on his in. I new it was bad when I heard the guy's wife say "make sure you keep him on his leash" --- why the hell bring him to an OFF LEASH dog park then? Anyway, Gizzie was too quick for me to react since he really wanted to say hi to the newcomer. Well, the dog attacked him and Gizmo died in my husbands arms on the way to the emergency clinic. I miss him so much. I have a slide show of him here if you want to see. He would have been 2yrs old on May 5. YouTube - Gizmo

Never again, will I trust anyone else and their dog.
Omfgosh, that is SO sad!!!!!! :cry8: Your story seriously made me tear up. My heart goes out to you&your beloved Yorkie. Thank you for sharing. This makes me never want to introduce Bear to big dogs EVER. It's just not worth it&he was too much money to let it all go down the drain.

Maxi 05-13-2008 09:33 PM
If I see small dogs I first look if the dog is friendly. A lot of times you can see by their body language. I honestly dont trust people anymore when they say their dog is friendly because a lot of times they are not. I will still ask but at the same time look at the dog's body language. Maxi met a lot of yorkies in the park that were friendly and sweet. If the dog seems stressed and not friendly at all I pick my baby up I and walk away.
If I see any big dogs I avoid them. I dont care if the owner says her/his dog is friendly, I am not taking any chances.
Maxi is so sweet and loving he loves to play with everyone. When he sees the dog is not friendly he actually ignores that dog, which makes the aggressive one very confused.

Sunnie 05-13-2008 10:12 PM
If anyone has any question about what to do watch Epsilon's video shown above. I cried thru the whole thing. I am so sorry you had to go thru thay

kuma 05-13-2008 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by cdawnfine (Post 1937018)
I usually let MIlo take the lead.....Dogs know, he is a dogs dog, he wants to play with anyone and everyone, if we come upon a dog that he is skittish about I take that as a sign and move on, other wise I keep a tight reign on the leash and let him do his smell thing.
Same with my Kuma, he lets me know right away, he is pretty good about it and he is a social butterfly and also very submisive so when he feels the other dog is playing to ruff he rolls over and shows his belly :)

oopsmyhalofello 05-13-2008 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Potter (Post 1936966)
My question is, what do you do when you are out for a walk and happen to see a big dog that you have never met and the owner say it is friendly and wants to let it play with your Yorkie?

I have never ponder about this question very much as people usually just leash their dogs and stay away when they see there is a smaller dog coming although there are many insensitive dog owners who don't even leash their dogs in a leash park.

Today, I met a lady and a big black dog it is a lab I think not too sure. And she just kept coming at me and Pao and before she even finished her sentence asking if they can play she was already very near us and I wasn't even sure if he was friendly. She said he is but I don't know and I am thinking why do I want to take the chance? Your dog is huge will not get hurt but one snap or one step is all it takes for my Yorkie to get hurt. In the end, I quickly drag my little one further away and said that mine is not friendly and is aggressive. I felt so unfriendly and yet I am a friendly person. I am just being careful with my little one as I have seen owners who said their dog is friendly and then snap at someone's dog. I am not too sure why I wrote this but what happened this morning bothered me. I guess I am just looking for validation that I am doing the right thing and I sure hope she doesn't think I am a snob because I am not.
I didn't read the other responses so i'm sorry if i'm repeating what was already said. I have actually never been in this situation yet. But I do know what I would do, being that I do not even allow my big dogs near the 2 yorkies when they are outside. I learned the hardway, anyway I would just pick him up or move him away and let her/him know that you would rather they aren't together because you worry to much that he will get hurt inadvertantly. I'm certain that anyone would be responsive to that and understand (I hope). I think it's fairly easy also to tell whether or not the person on the end of the leash has the control they should over a large dog and that would be a good way to dictate the behaviour of the dog. It is good to socialize them and sometimes it might be a good opportunity to introduce them. You can always hold him and ask them to have the other dog sit and let them talk to each other.

Sorry I was so long winded, but being a former owner of ONLY large dogs, I was never aware that they could harm a little one so easily accidently. So it is most likely that the other person doesn't know.

Gazou 05-14-2008 04:33 AM
I always walk my little ones with my Doberman so peoples don't come too close.

mainegirl 05-14-2008 04:48 AM
The only big dog that my Baby plays with is my friend's very very submissive female lab. If a big dog heads towards us I pick him up. HE goes to daycare and is well socialized but I don't know if the dog coming up to us is and I can't take that chance. I usually will say sorry he's to small to play with your dog and move on. If they take offense oh well...

red98vett 05-14-2008 04:50 AM
I just saw this - I pick my girls up. Every time. They're all I have left and I'm taking NO chances no matter how sweet the dog

red98vett 05-14-2008 04:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Gazou (Post 1985970)
I always walk my little ones with my Doberman so peoples don't come too close.
HAHAHAHA Can I borrow him ? That's a GREAT deterrant to other dogs - lucky you !

ryorkies 05-14-2008 04:54 AM
I would not risk it and would always pick my dogs up to protect them...

IWAY 05-14-2008 06:19 AM
Just a quick thought, a big dog might very well BE friendly- but a misstep or a wild tail-wag can do damage too...my Chi was injured when an overly enthusiastic mastiff honestly just wanted to say hello, she's recovered but I feel that in the end my furkids safety is my responsibility and I'd rather not take that chance:)

Sass 05-14-2008 06:25 AM
I always pick up Sass when a dog bigger than her comes anywhere around us.
I'm not willing to take any chances with her. I'm very cautious with small dogs too.

Sookie 05-14-2008 08:01 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Potter (Post 1936966)
My question is, what do you do when you are out for a walk and happen to see a big dog that you have never met and the owner say it is friendly and wants to let it play with your Yorkie?

I have never ponder about this question very much as people usually just leash their dogs and stay away when they see there is a smaller dog coming although there are many insensitive dog owners who don't even leash their dogs in a leash park.

Today, I met a lady and a big black dog it is a lab I think not too sure. And she just kept coming at me and Pao and before she even finished her sentence asking if they can play she was already very near us and I wasn't even sure if he was friendly. She said he is but I don't know and I am thinking why do I want to take the chance? Your dog is huge will not get hurt but one snap or one step is all it takes for my Yorkie to get hurt. In the end, I quickly drag my little one further away and said that mine is not friendly and is aggressive. I felt so unfriendly and yet I am a friendly person. I am just being careful with my little one as I have seen owners who said their dog is friendly and then snap at someone's dog. I am not too sure why I wrote this but what happened this morning bothered me. I guess I am just looking for validation that I am doing the right thing and I sure hope she doesn't think I am a snob because I am not.

This is actually my pet peeve (no pun intended). I think it's incredibly rude to see a big dog bounding toward me and my little ones, not on a leash, and its owner yelling to me "it's ok, he's friendly". Well then, put him on a darn leash, reel him in, and then we can talk about it.

I walk both my girls at once and it is very hard to grab both of them and make them safe when an unknown dog is coming toward them. Grrrr, it makes me so angry!

Sookie 05-14-2008 08:13 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Epsilon (Post 1937445)
I used to be way too trusting of other dog owners and I never will be again.

Before Epsilon, I had a little boy named Gizmo. He was the friendliest little guy I've ever seen and loved anything that moved. So, the dog park was naturally his favorite place in the world. Well, one day some ******* brought is aggressive dog to the off leash dog park. We were on our way out when he was on his in. I new it was bad when I heard the guy's wife say "make sure you keep him on his leash" --- why the hell bring him to an OFF LEASH dog park then? Anyway, Gizzie was too quick for me to react since he really wanted to say hi to the newcomer. Well, the dog attacked him and Gizmo died in my husbands arms on the way to the emergency clinic. I miss him so much. I have a slide show of him here if you want to see. He would have been 2yrs old on May 5. YouTube - Gizmo

Never again, will I trust anyone else and their dog.
I'm so sorry about little Gizmo. That is so heartbreaking. RIP little one. :(

ranant12 05-14-2008 10:13 AM
I always pick up my girls when if I even see another dog, big or small. I am super protective of my babies and really don't mind explaining to other people that my babies are fragile and can be easily hurt. For that matter, I pick up my girls whenever a small child approaches. I just don't take chances.

Shortly after Diva was breed to Tucker, his owner called crying to tell us that he was hurt. Apparently she was visiting her Aunt in Louisianna and the neighbor's German Shepard that had never seemed the least bit aggressive to Tucker, attacked him. Tucker was seriously injured and had to have his chest cavity repaired. Thankfully Tucker pulled through and is doing fine, but it was touch and go for a while.

It's like reminding your children to put on a seat belt in the car, even if you've never had a car accident. You just don't take chances with the ones you love.

KimluvsLexie 05-14-2008 10:28 AM
I'm not only afraid of big dogs, little ones can pack a punch too! When Lexie was really little we went into a Petsmart and a woman was walking out with her little yorkie. Lexie went up to say hello, and I didn't know any better not to let her and the yorkie snapped so fast at Lexie. I pulled her back in time so she didn't get bitten, but it definitely taught me a lesson. The lady just walked out like nothing happened. I was shocked!

slk77 05-14-2008 08:36 PM
Better safe than sorry
 
I recently went thru a such an horrible experience that I cannot warn people enough to make sure your yorkie doesn't come close to other big dog. My little dior was attacked by a bit pull in the middle of NYC midtown street and killed. The horror I feel is not something I can even put in words but please protect your little baby... they are so fragile!
It only takes a min and they are gone... so please protect and stay away from any big dogs at all cost! Take it from a person who didn't know any better.....

llcornell 05-14-2008 09:04 PM
Its not worth the risk even if their friendly. My best friend had the most gentle golden retreiver that had been with my yorkie many times. One day in the park they were running together after a ball and somehow they collided my precious little yorkie's ACL (knee) was torn compleletly and although she recovered it was horrible and could have been prevented. The size difference is just to great.

sammiz 05-14-2008 10:07 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Epsilon (Post 1937445)
I used to be way too trusting of other dog owners and I never will be again.

Before Epsilon, I had a little boy named Gizmo. He was the friendliest little guy I've ever seen and loved anything that moved. So, the dog park was naturally his favorite place in the world. Well, one day some ******* brought is aggressive dog to the off leash dog park. We were on our way out when he was on his in. I new it was bad when I heard the guy's wife say "make sure you keep him on his leash" --- why the hell bring him to an OFF LEASH dog park then? Anyway, Gizzie was too quick for me to react since he really wanted to say hi to the newcomer. Well, the dog attacked him and Gizmo died in my husbands arms on the way to the emergency clinic. I miss him so much. I have a slide show of him here if you want to see. He would have been 2yrs old on May 5. YouTube - Gizmo

Never again, will I trust anyone else and their dog.
I watched your video of little Gizmo and my heart just broke right in two. What a precious little one. So loved and cherished. I am so sorry. So very sorry. :cry:

sammiz 05-14-2008 10:09 PM
Quote:
My question is, what do you do when you are out for a walk and happen to see a big dog that you have never met and the owner say it is friendly and wants to let it play with your Yorkie?
I say "Oh, he's(she's) too little to play with the big dogs and so he (she) has to stay on the porch. Right now, I am the porch.":D

mscat 05-14-2008 11:17 PM
:eek: It is not the chance I would like to take either.... My yorkie will be steered away from anything that is precieved a threat... Even if she feels like chewing the other dogs head off. lol...

i also wanted to add that I have a issue with little kids wanting to grab and pick up my pup. I am so scared that she wil get hurt! my ffriend has a 6 yr old boy who always goes for my dog... It is very very scary to me. I tell them you can play with her BUT do not pick her up! :eek:

Wight Witch 05-14-2008 11:26 PM
No matter what I pick Tink up now.:aimeeyork
So many have said...my dog/s ok....and then they will growl or bound up and near squash her.
We have a new law that came in a couple of weeks ago, where all dogs have to be on leads on footpaths. But sadly not all do so.

Epsilon 05-15-2008 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by morningsting (Post 1985769)
Omfgosh, that is SO sad!!!!!! :cry8: Your story seriously made me tear up. My heart goes out to you&your beloved Yorkie. Thank you for sharing. This makes me never want to introduce Bear to big dogs EVER. It's just not worth it&he was too much money to let it all go down the drain.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sunnie (Post 1985806)
If anyone has any question about what to do watch Epsilon's video shown above. I cried thru the whole thing. I am so sorry you had to go thru thay
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Originally Posted by Sookie (Post 1986436)
I'm so sorry about little Gizmo. That is so heartbreaking. RIP little one. :(
Quote:
Originally Posted by sammiz (Post 1988224)
I watched your video of little Gizmo and my heart just broke right in two. What a precious little one. So loved and cherished. I am so sorry. So very sorry. :cry:
Thank you very much all for your kinds words. I miss him more than anything. He was the greatest. I just hope others can learn something from my tragedy. I really hope no one else's baby gets so unfairly ripped from this world.


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