thank god for harnesses
 

early this morning while walkin lexi before going to work around 630am,
still dark out, waiting for her to do her business, strolling down my own block, out comes 2 other dogs running like crazy to get lexi.. omg!!! i just spotted them while they were like2 feet away from her.. the owner, a neighbor was then screaming for them.. i swooped lexi up so so fast and turned my back against them, didnt care about myself at that time.. lexi was going nuts in my arms. thank god for my quick thinking and thank god for that harness, i was able to get her up to my chest area and hold her there tight as hell. i guess
10 lbs felt really light at the time.. all my strength was in that leash.
my neighbor appologized, but dam it, keep your dogs on a leash . whats wrong with people?

All I can say is thank goodness for your quick reactions and for that harness!! It is beyond fightening to think that they could have hurt you or Lexi.
As to what is wrong with people........please do not even get me started! lol;)

My heart was pounding reading that. I'm so glad you & Lexi are alright!

:eek: Good thing for your cat like reflex's!!! I LOVE harness's!! Thank god you had one on her!!

I have had to do the same thing with Peanut. And everytime I think "thank god for harness's"

Wow! Thank goodness for quick thinking! Although small, our babies don't realize the danger of bigger animals! Little bodies, big spirits! Thank goodness you're both ok!

That was close Gina. Thank heavens you reacted so fast!
Lexi owes you one.
Your neighbor possibly thought no one else would be out that early.
He better use leashes next time.
That's just too scary.

Ive been in a couple of situations similar in just a year of owning Tia!
Im with you, thank-god for the harness:thumbup:

and let me add, lexi isnt afraid of any dog... so here i am , my back againt them and lexi is in my arms fighting me to get to them..it takes all my
strength to hold my little witch down. she doesnt know what she can get herself into.

The same thing has happened to us a couple times. I am so nervous walking my dog. It makes me so mad when people think leash laws don't apply to them.

Wow, what a scary situation! Thank God you thought quickly! :thumbup:

I had a situation this summer. A dog jumped his fence while we were walking by. I wasn't quite as fast as you & he went after Sushi. I never heard Sush cry so loud. I pulled him up with leash & harness & walked as fast as I could. The owner followed me to make sure Sushi was OK. He was limping when we got home. But was fine.

Glad to hear that you are both ok. I know what you mean I can't stand to see a dog just roaming loose. I can understand in your own back yard that is fenced in but just walking out in the open with them. UGH... and the owners of those dogs almost always say.. "Oh he/she is really gentle wouldn't hurt a flea" Yea till they see another dog that is smaller and they go crazy to get to get to it...

Glad that you are both alright.

Same thing happened to me when I was walking Yogi one day and a boxer came out of nowhere. It was a really friendly dog, but I immediately picked up Yogi and he scratched up my arms trying to get to the boxer.

Reading dog 'body language'
 

Isn't it funny how instinct just takes over when it comes to protecting your pets? It's not like you have much time to think to yourself.....ok, other dog has ears flipped back, is directly staring, baring teeth, or going totally still before a strike. Danger!
When I was 8 months pregnant (many, many years ago!) I stepped in front of a charging German Shephard to protect my Golden Retriever at our local park. Of course, my dog was on lead but the GS was not. I just 'knew' that the threat was to my dog, not to me. (Luckily the GS owners caught up quickly & had the situation under control.) It was still such a frightening experience! And my dog was large enough to actually defend herself.....I can't imagine this happening to my Yorkie.
Congrats to all owners for their fast reflexes!

Thank God you are both ok! I could feel my heart racing just reading your story. I can relate to your baby not showing any fear, at just over five pounds Armani feels like every dog wants to play with her regardless of the size.

Wow, good for you! We have had similar things like that. :(

That is so scary!!! Thank goodness she is alright

I was walking my Maltese many years ago and had a very similar experience, and shudder whenever I think about it. I know how scared you must have been. :( Good you are both ok!!

First off... I am so glad Lexi okay.

It is very sad and scary that people think it is okay to let their animals roam. I have two stories that scared me to death in the last few weeks.

The first was with my dads short hair pointer. He is a great dog and listens to my dad like no other dog I have ever seen. We went swimming at o e of the lakes. We are walking the shore line trying to pick out a picnic area. Well suddenly I hear some lady yelling (like hysterically) for her friend to pick up the dogs. They had two pitbulls off lead running around. The one was younger and super sweet but the other charged us. We stood in front of my dads dog (who was on the lead) and yelled at the dog and he got scared and the owners picked him up. About 5 minutes later they let him go again! And the next thing we hear are the people yelling for us to pick up our dog cause their dog will attack. My dads dog heard him coming and got ready to strike at the dog and my dad told him to stay and it was crazy he just stayed put at a heal and the other dog kept charging. We did the same and stood in front of him and yelled at the dog stopping him in his tracks... He hesitated them went for it again abd we did the same and finally they got him. I was so upset with these people. It is already crazy to bring a dog that has attacked people and pets ( they told us) out on leash but to let them loose is insane! We could have gotten hurt and our dog... We don't think about it at the time, but it could have ended very bad.

Then Lace a few weeks ago on a trail. They already want to ban dogs from using the trail because people refuse to leash them. We were walking at the end of the trail that has a nice incline. I heard something and I just felt the need to pull Lace into my arms. A big dog came charging at us and I grabbed her leash and pulled up as I turned. The dog jumped all over me almost knocking me down the hill!!! Mean while the owners yelling out that he won't hurt us. I was so mad... I told him that is the reason they don't want dogs on the trail! Control your dog! What if I would have been a child ( many parents take kids there as young as 5 and 6). I was so upset. People don't realize their dog may not mean to hurt us or our animals but they can.

close call
 

horray for you lexi your lucky to have such a good mommy:bravo:

harness for puppies
 

I always keep Belle on a harness when we are outside. I don't trust any one else to keep their dogs leashed. Funny how our little ones just fly up into our arms but then want to get loose to get that big dog.. My husband is an x-cop and he bought me a spray that I carry just incase, even if I get Belle scooped up another dog may still try to jump at her or at us. The spray really works. Also, there is a dog repeller that is a small hand held unit that has that high pitched tone that only dogs can hear. I have used that to chase dogs out of our yard. They work and they are only like $10.00. I lost my mini Schnauzer last year, I can't even imagine loosing Belle, they are our babies and we protect them with everything we have.:(

It P****s me off too. I see it all the time and how many times have you heard OH my dog is friendly he wont hurt your dog:mad:
Thank god for that harness:thumbup:

I was walking my 4 doggies when an off-leash dog charged us. To this day I do not know how we got by without anyone being bitten. And this man knew his dog was mean, even to humans.:mad:

I am so glad to hear both you and your yorkie are okay. This happened quite a few years ago to my dad while he was walking our mini schnauzer (on a leash I might add). Two large dogs attacked them, knocking down my dad and taking our mini out of his arms. My father charged the dogs and eventually got our schnauzer back, but not until they had injured him. He survived, but was never the same. People just don't understand....leash laws are for everyone. Harnesses are great!

i had a experience very similar but sorta funny
to walk to the local library where Gatsby and i go for story time we take a back ally that is between two streets so it is backyards on both sides and a dog in every yard i swear so we go past a yard that has dogs that scare me to death and i always pick Gatsby up to walk past the dogs wear boxer mixes this day as we walk past the bigger dog puts his two front paws on the fence and just jumps right over i was terrified the dog jumps up on me and i started screaming gatsby wiggled and wiggled and i couldent keep a hold of him and he ended up on the ground he looked at the dog much bigger than his five little pounds and growled the dog layed down rolled over and showed his belly!! i couldent control myself i started to laugh the owners come out and got him and told me his name was boston(bo) and he spent the first five years of his life bullied by thear late toy poodle i was so relived and now when i walk to the library i sneak bo treats and have become good friends with his owners but when i hear stories like this i think what if bo had been mean or aggressive i most likely would have lost gatsby
im glad everyone was okay

Oh my goodness!!! I was so nervous just reading your post, Praise the Lord you both are in one piece ~whew~ I haven't walked my babies in so long because of that, big dogs scare me to death in the first place (I was badly bitten as a very little girl by my best friends dog). And to see a dog coming at my babies? Good Lord, I am a wreck just thinking about it!
I have no clue as to why people don't know their babies better, I mean, if I knew my dog would run upon seeing another dog (my maltese? never.. my GiGi the terror? I'm afraid she just might the lil stink pot!), YOU BET SHE WILL BE HARNESSED AT ALL TIMES WHEN ACCESS TO THE FRONT AVAILABLE!