Scary Encounter

[Teegy]

that is truly awesome, I had to punch a Rotti in the head at the dog park once when he came after Teegy, the little booger stood his ground but I wasn't letting him be lunch

[Teegy]

The scary thing is I've seen video of a pitbull attack on a boxer where the cops are beating it and nothing happened it wouldn't let go.
I do try to be extra cautious but you just don't know, do you

[PackOf1]

Originally Posted by MamaZiggy

I am still shaking just thinking about this

So today Ziggy and I go on our walk just like any other day. Except things nearly turned my life upside down. Now let me say this up front, I am a Big dog person, I love them, Ziggy is my first small dog, Toby is a big dog too, so I by no means blame the dog

There is a house we walk by that has a very large male Rottweiler and in South Africa have tall walls around every house so that's never an issue on walks. But today as we're about to pass, the dog's owners come home from work

So I pull Ziggy and make the leash much tighter and walk faster. Two minutes later something tells me to turn around, and what I saw I will never forget. This Rotti is Charging full force behind us! I quickly pick Ziggy up and (from watching Cesar Milan I know I need to claim my space and Ziggy) so I stop, turn and face the charging dog and yell "NO!" "Stop!"

It worked! But because the dog was so fast he was already right next to me when he stopped, literally an inch from my waist and we were at a stand off! I stared it right in the eye, and maintained my "No". Slowly it starts backing away but still looking at Ziggy. So I yell "No" again, showing him this is My property, dont look at it! Finally its owners run out to get him and he follows them home. They asked if Ziggy and I were ok, and I said all was fine and walked away!

This was so scary. But thank goodness I stood my ground.

I just wanted to warn everyone reading this not to panick in such situations, our babies look to us to protect them, so I knew I had to be strong even though I was shaking with fear, I couldn't show it or else Ziggy would be gone, I probably would have been very badly injured!

On a lighter finally note, Ziggy didn't bark and show fear at all. He was just looking at me like: "mommy can we go now, I wanna finish sniffing that yard!" lol
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You were amazing! Great instinct! You even remembered Cesar Milan's advice at that moment. So glad nothing bad happened.

[MamaZiggy]

Originally Posted by Teegy

that is truly awesome, I had to punch a Rotti in the head at the dog park once when he came after Teegy, the little booger stood his ground but I wasn't letting him be lunch

omg! that is so cool. wow, i think that must have taken guts, Teegy is lucky to have such a strong mommy

[MamaZiggy]

Originally Posted by PackOf1

You were amazing! Great instinct! You even remembered Cesar Milan's advice at that moment. So glad nothing bad happened.

thank you

[tjdmom]

oh my gosh! Good for you! I don't know if I could have done it! But then what chance did you have really? I mean, it's not like you could outrun a rottie, right? Wow, so glad it worked and you are both ok!

[grandmatoall]

Ziggy is lucky to have you for a mom. You stayed cool and handled the situation. Good job.

[Maximo]

Mama and Ziggy, I am so glad you are okay thanks to your quick thinking. I don't know if I would have been able to keep my head in that situation. Encountering off leash dogs is a big problem for us.

[Ahis_Mama]

OMG! Thank goodness that all is ok. I never underestimate when owners say don't worry he's friendly either. Give Zigs hugs and smooches from me and Ahi!

[Jacksmom052709]

Ziggy is absolutely adorable and you are my hero! I need to watch Caesar and learn some of these things, but I don't know if I would be so strong... Thanks for sharing and I am glad all turned out well!