Urrrg so upset! Need your advice!
 

Loli loves the dog park. We take her every weekend. She loves to run and play with all the dogs there. We have been going for quite sometime now and have never had a problem...until today.

We headed over to the "small dog section" as we normally do. Loli see's a few pugs that she is interested in. (She loves pugs! My friend has a few pugs who are her best friends!) Out of no where this dog twice as big as Loli (probably 10-12 lbs) comes rushing over. It spooked my poor girl and she started to run. My husband and I were trying to call Loli but now the other dog is full on chasing Loli while she is shreaking in horror trying to get away. We are rushing after our girl while the bigger dog has her pinned down. She was shaking in fright when by the time we got to her.

The other dog ran away while we were comforting our baby. Tears were streaming down my face as my heart was breaking watching my baby shake and wimper.

She was okay physically but was quite shaken. A couple of people who saw the whole thing play out came over to make sure Loli was alright.

All of the sudden we hear the same thing play out again except this time it was with a dog a little bit bigger than the "attacking dog!" We heard some shreaks from the dog then the dogs owner yelling and crying.

We took Loli outside the park and as we were holding and cuddeling her some more we heard the same shreeks a third time! I was very upset that this lady was letting her dog terorize every dog in the park. Although her dog did not physically hurt Loli she obviously has a problem and shouldn't be allowed in the park with out a leash...or maybe not at all.

I told my husband I was going to go talk with the lady about her dog. Just then the lady came walking up the hill with her barking dog in her arms.

She yells over to us "Is your dog okay!? Just so you know we are leaving the park!"

I didn't say anything although there was alot I wanted to say! I was upset that she let her dog stay for as long as she did!

On our way out I noticed there were all sorts of signs hanging up with the rules and regulations of the park. There were all sorts of notices posted everything from "clean up after your dog" to "leave the park by 9 PM" I didn't see anything posted about dog behaivor. I really feel like writing the city to let them know they need to post something about this.

What do you think? I would appreciate your feed back. Have you had a similal situation? I think this park is a great place to let dogs run and play but dog owners should responsible enough to know if there dog is fit to play in this kind of enviornment!

Any advice you have would be great!

I am sorry to rant and rave but I had to get all my frustration out and I knew this was a good place to do it!

So sorry to hear your baby was terrorized today. Sure glad she's okay. Some people don't care anything about others just themselves. That dog should be on a leash always. Poor baby.

Thank you. She is now cuddled up on my lab taking a nap. I have been cuddling her and showing her with kisses. I just hope this doesn't ruin the dog park experience for her!

Thanks for your kind words.

We had a very similar experience. There was a Cain terrier that was terrorizing the yorkies...morkies etc. She was chasing them and pawing at their faces...trying to wrestle them to the ground. She decided to go after my Chase but I was right there and reached down....grabbed Chase by his harness and grabbed him right away. He looked so scared. I was so angry because the Cain owner just sat there smiling saying how funny it is to watch them play. I'm sorry but it's not playing when the other dogs feel threatened and are being bullied. The signs here say that if your dog is being aggressive then you need to remove him. She didn't care at all. :mad:

Sorry! I forgot to write that I'm glad your baby is ok. It didn't ruin Chase's experience but now I stay close to him just in case I need to step in.

[QUOTE=Nico29;2657846]Sorry! I forgot to write that I'm glad your baby is ok. It didn't ruin Chase's experience but now I stay close to him just in case I need to step in.[/QUOTE

Thank you! She is a resilient little thing so I am sure she will be fine. It's sad that there are people out there that could care less about things like this!

I believe a little doggie mace was needed for the terror of the park :( One good thing was that the owner did leave, and made certain that your baby was ok. Still , her dog continued to go after other dogs as well. I am glad your baby was not hurt. :aimeeyork

Yes, I definitely think you should report these incidents to the authorities and ask the park commissioners or what ever office that regulates dog parks to place a behavioral sign. It only makes good sense to me. The person in charge probably doesn't even own a dog.

I'm glad your baby is OK other than being shook up. She is probably enjoying the extra attention. lol

We had an incident like that with a weiner dog...it was attacking all the dogs so everyone had to leave. We were there for a few hours and then this women came along with this older dog that wanted to attack everyone. Thankfully there is a police station near by as this dog was going for blood. At the dog park we have flyers for rules and everyone is pretty good. It just takes one to ruin it...I'm not sure if we are going to take the twins, we will see.

Thanks everyone for you kind words. I also commend that lady for leaving the park although she waited for the third attack before doing so :eek:! I guess when it comes to our babies we want to think that they are just "playing" as I am sure the lady thought her dog was doing with Loli until the third incident of the day.

I do think I am going to write a friendly little note to the Parks and Recreation Department informing them of the incident. I definitely think they will agree that a sign needs to be posted!

I took Loli on a walk a few hours ago. We came across a man who asked if he could pet Loli. I said yes and noticed she hunkered down when he went for her. She has never done this before so I figured she was still a bit shaken. I am sure it will pass. I briefly explained to the man that she had a rough day at the park when he said "Well that will teach you from taking the little rat to the big boys park!"

Kidding or not...it was not nice!:thumbdown

Oh well. Like I said earlier I am so happy to have a place where others understand. We are all so blessed to have these precious babies in our lives.

Thanks again!

:eek:WTF??? I don't understand people like this. It's common knowledge that small dog owners don't like to hear their babies called rats. They only use that term as a put down. So why would he ask to pet her then if he obviously is not a small dog lover?

I was quite irritated to put it lightly! I did my best zip my lips and walk the other way!

Likw I said in my post above Joking or not---it was mean. I agree it's a put-down!

I wonder if maybe this lady just rescued this dog and is still learning about its behavior. It's very unfortunate that she allowed three dogs to be terrorized, but it sounds like she did the right thing taking the dog out of the park.

I know here in SF I wouldn't say anything to the city because the mayor is trying to restrict dogs' access to a whole bunch of areas. :( It's ridiculous, considering how many dogs there are in the city and how most of us don't have yards. I don't know about Seattle, though.

I think it is worth a try here. Seattle is a very pet friendly area! There is a chill little bar near me where dogs are welcome! How cool is that!? I will let you know how it goes!

We nicknamed Laya 'Lil Rat" :eek: Maybe I'd better change that. LOL

Ha ha. Well, a cutesy nickname is better then a stranger calling your baby a rat (the way this guy said it)...it's all about the way in which it is used!

Yeah, if someone else called her a rat I would feel like punching them!!! :D LOL
Glad your baby is alright, hopefully she won't be scared of the park now.

i sometimes take my Bryan to a Dog park and those puggles can be pretty wild!!!! Fortunatally my Bryan is come and sit between my feet until the heard of dogs calm down....then he will go get out there and play...I sorry that Loli was treated that way by the other dogs...I've had that problem once with dogs trying to mount by Bryan and when I see the owner is not doing anything i have no problem going over and pushing their dog off of him....Plus Bryan will run like hell and not gonna be anyone's _itch LOL!!!!

Thank you.

It's like they say..."I can call my sibling names...BUT YOU CAN'T!"

I wonder too if the lady is still learning and working on this dogs behavior. It also sounds like it might have been their first trip to the dog park? Hopefully she works on correcting her dogs behaviour. Even still I'm so glad your baby is ok and it would have scared the crap out of me too. Also glad the lady left and made sure ya'll were ok. I'll bet you were ready for yesterday to end. It was one of those, "how much more can I take days?".

Thank you. It is so nice to hear that I am not just "crazy" and that you would have been scared for your baby as well.

This morning she was back to her normal self. Running, playing even begging to play with her friends next door. She has such a fun playful personality that it hurt me to see her fearful and shakey.

I never imagined I would feel the way I do about this precious fur-angel. I lover her so much that I hurt when I know she is even the slighest bit unhappy.

Thank you all so much for your listening ears. To some this may be no big deal but to me it is. Especially when it involves my dear lil girl!

You know when you guys were talking about "dog parks " I was quite jealous. After hearing so many horror stories about them I'm rather glad we don't have them in the UK so I wouldn't be tempted to take my baby there.
So glad your baby survived it.

Poor Loli!
 

I can't blame you for not having the words to say something back. Iy must've been ever sooo hard for you! One would think if you know your dog is not social enough to play with others,keep it on a leash until it is! So sorry to hear about this experience. Yours and her's!!

i'm glad your baby is ok . i'm sure she will b fine next time but i bet u wont u will b thinking about it .You have 2 take her back tho just because she had a bad experience she needs 2 go & play goodluck x

It's tough because Loli loves the dog park. We have never had a problem until yesterday. I hate to keep her from it because she loves it so much. We will try it agin this weekend. I am for sure going to be on my toes!

Yes Im sure you will be on your toes next time.Its such a shame that there are not enough good stories about them though as the idea of a dog park is a brill one.
Do they have big dogs in one fenced off area and smaller dogs in another?

I feel your frustration. I had a similar situation last weekend with Missy. Except our "attacker" was a Boxer, and if she would have gotten ahold of Missy, I'm sure she would have killed her. I managed to yank Missy straight up into my arms (after they scuffled around for a bit at my feet) because she was wearing her harness. The one thing that impresses me about the lady who's dog went after Loli is that she asked if your dog was OK, and she left the park. The owner of Missy's attacker was very rude and after her dog went after Missy, she actually said, "that would have been a tasty treat hey" to her dog and patted it on the head! When I told her it was a rude thing to say, and she should have apologized for her dogs actions, she shrugged and said "I thought it was funny". So at LEAST this lady you had to deal with had some compassion, and enough common sense to take her dog out of the park.

I'm really sorry that Loli and you had to go through that. It's stressful, I know! I'm so glad that she wasn't hurt.

Maybe next time you take her try holding her for a bit and watch what activity is taking place. When and if you feel that it's safe to let her go without any threats present you can put her down.

Plus I know what you mean about being so upset when something makes your baby unhappy. I worry so much about this little dog being happy at all times and when something in her world is out of sorts it breaks my heart. They're such big spirited little dogs and you don't want anything to break that.

They do have a small dog area, infact that is where we were. I am guessing that dog was 15 lbs are so and the sign said any dog under 20 pounds may enter.

Funny thoough on our way out Loli always wantes to play with the bug huge dogs...they are always so cute with her!