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MamaZiggy · 06-06-2012, 01:34 PM

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

CouversMom · 06-06-2012, 01:36 PM

Wow, how scary! I'm glad you were able to stand your ground and get the dog to back down. That could have been really bad...

lovespandp · 06-06-2012, 01:39 PM

OMG!! How scary! You are AWESOME!! I am so glad you were able to stand your ground!! Ziggy is lucky to have you as a Momma!! The inner lionesse came out in you today!! Nobody messes with a Yorkie Momma!

LunasMomma · 06-06-2012, 01:46 PM

You seriously ROCK!!!! You kept your cool and protected your baby SO WELL

!!!! I will try to remember what you did if this ever happens to us!~

Thank goodness it all turned out well, I was biting my nails the whole time I was reading this, I can't imagine how jacked up your heartrate was

And tell Ziggy that he is DA MAN for not losing his head and barking his face off, that usually gets big dogs riled up, he was smart to stay quiet. Good boy

!

SO glad you are both okay, whew!~

MamaZiggy · 06-06-2012, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by CouversMom

Wow, how scary! I'm glad you were able to stand your ground and get the dog to back down. That could have been really bad...

That's what scared me most, this dog was tall, up to my waist. I am grateful for how things turned out

Lil Sis · 06-06-2012, 01:52 PM

If that had been me... Well I would have left a "present" for remy!

I an very impreseded with your handling of a potentially horrible situation...you go girl!

MamaZiggy · 06-06-2012, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by lovespandp

OMG!! How scary! You are AWESOME!! I am so glad you were able to stand your ground!! Ziggy is lucky to have you as a Momma!! The inner lionesse came out in you today!! Nobody messes with a Yorkie Momma!

lol, thank you. It's like the mommy who lifted a car to get her baby out. I stopped a rotti!lol

lovespandp · 06-06-2012, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by MamaZiggy

lol, thank you. It's like the mommy who lifted a car to get her baby out. I stopped a rotti!lol

I think Peanut and I both would have ran the other way and maybe peed a little

We are not as brave as you and Ziggy!!

Glad it all worked out! That must have been scary! Rott's are such big thick dogs- they scare me when they are just walking around on a leash I couldn't imagine one running towards us!!

MamaZiggy · 06-06-2012, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by LunasMomma

You seriously ROCK!!!! You kept your cool and protected your baby SO WELL

!!!! I will try to remember what you did if this ever happens to us!~

Thank goodness it all turned out well, I was biting my nails the whole time I was reading this, I can't imagine how jacked up your heartrate was

And tell Ziggy that he is DA MAN for not losing his head and barking his face off, that usually gets big dogs riled up, he was smart to stay quiet. Good boy

!

SO glad you are both okay, whew!~

Oh my word, I never thought about that. And you are so right, I think it probably would have been different if Ziggy also went crazy. I'm glad he trusted me and didn't act out, and let mommy protect him

MamaZiggy · 06-06-2012, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Lil Sis

If that had been me... Well I would have left a "present" for remy!

I an very impreseded with your handling of a potentially horrible situation...you go girl!

lol, I don't know what took over me, I just knew I had to act!

MamaZiggy · 06-06-2012, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by lovespandp

I think Peanut and I both would have ran the other way and maybe peed a little We are not as brave as you and Ziggy!!

Glad it all worked out! That must have been scary! Rott's are such big thick dogs- they scare me when they are just walking around on a leash I couldn't imagine one running towards us!!

hahahaha, that was my first instinct.... run!!!lol. Its so funny as we were walking away from the situation I realised I had tears streaming down my face, so I'm sure I nearly had a little accident too

Yorkiemom1 · 06-06-2012, 01:59 PM

Ziggy was saying, "Gosh momma!! You rock!! HEY YOU BIG UGLY THUG!!! YOU WANT A PIECE OF MY MOMMA???? I DONT THINK SOOOOO!!!! YOU DONT EVEN WANT TO GO THERE!!!! NOW..GIT!!!!

LunasMomma · 06-06-2012, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by MamaZiggy

Oh my word, I never thought about that. And you are so right, I think it probably would have been different if Ziggy also went crazy. I'm glad he trusted me and didn't act out, and let mommy protect him

Yeah, I'd be in trouble with Luna. She thinks she is HUGE and barks her fool head off every time we encounter a big dog. I can't imagine how she'd act if it was charging us

Hopefully she'd be scared silent! Izzy would roll over and show her belly

That is, right before I snatched her up over my head

So how long did it take for you to stop shaking? Like others said, I seriously would have peed myself

MamaZiggy · 06-06-2012, 02:01 PM

Yorkiemom1 that made me laugh

Joyce Adams · 06-06-2012, 02:03 PM

Wow, you did great,,I hope that I can react that fast in a bad situation.

06-06-2012, 01:34 PM	#1
MamaZiggy YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa Posts: 1,637	Scary Encounter 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 __________________ Xolani mommy to Ziggy and Toby The two loves of my life

06-06-2012, 01:36 PM	#2
CouversMom and Khloe Mae's too! Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Eastern Washington Posts: 14,732	Wow, how scary! I'm glad you were able to stand your ground and get the dog to back down. That could have been really bad... __________________ Michelle- mommy to Couver and Khloe Mae! http://yorkiehavenrescue.com/

06-06-2012, 01:39 PM	#3
lovespandp ♥Momma's Bambino♥ Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ca Posts: 10,026	OMG!! How scary! You are AWESOME!! I am so glad you were able to stand your ground!! Ziggy is lucky to have you as a Momma!! The inner lionesse came out in you today!! Nobody messes with a Yorkie Momma! __________________ "People with nothing to hide don't usually feel the need to say so."

06-06-2012, 01:46 PM	#4
LunasMomma Izzy's Momma Too! Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Stuart, Florida Posts: 8,799	You seriously ROCK!!!! You kept your cool and protected your baby SO WELL!!!! I will try to remember what you did if this ever happens to us!~ Thank goodness it all turned out well, I was biting my nails the whole time I was reading this, I can't imagine how jacked up your heartrate was And tell Ziggy that he is DA MAN for not losing his head and barking his face off, that usually gets big dogs riled up, he was smart to stay quiet. Good boy! SO glad you are both okay, whew!~ __________________ Tracy, Mom to Izzy and Luna

06-06-2012, 01:52 PM	#6
Lil Sis Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 8,008	If that had been me... Well I would have left a "present" for remy! I an very impreseded with your handling of a potentially horrible situation...you go girl! __________________ Shinja mom to Remy lil Sis to Bailey and Sammy

06-06-2012, 01:59 PM	#12
Yorkiemom1 Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 9,462	Ziggy was saying, "Gosh momma!! You rock!! HEY YOU BIG UGLY THUG!!! YOU WANT A PIECE OF MY MOMMA???? I DONT THINK SOOOOO!!!! YOU DONT EVEN WANT TO GO THERE!!!! NOW..GIT!!!!

06-06-2012, 02:01 PM	#14
MamaZiggy YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa Posts: 1,637	Yorkiemom1 that made me laugh __________________ Xolani mommy to Ziggy and Toby The two loves of my life

06-06-2012, 02:03 PM	#15
Joyce Adams Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,995	Wow, you did great,,I hope that I can react that fast in a bad situation. __________________ Have a great day... Mommy to Yoshi and Miss Priss