Glad your all ok. I can't believe that guy was yelling at your family. If the circumstances were changed, and it was his dog running for it's life, I'm sure he would have used whatever force was needed to stop the other dog.

So scary!!

What a horrifying experience 7 so glad that Khloe is ok! We've had a few run ins w/ big unleashed dogs & EVERY time, the big dog owners act like it's no big deal & look @ me like I'm the cwazzie one.:rolleyes:

How scary! I dont know why people let there dogs run loose and especially pit bulls. If that dog bites someone those stupid people will be sued and should be. Im glad Khloe is okay and was able to get away from those dogs.

I agree! If he would have killed Khloe, I hope he would have been pts. I just don't understand how people can be so irresponsible and not only risk the lives of other dogs, but their own as well!

I called Animal Control in King County today. They told me that in order to make a complaint, I had to fill out a form on their site. She said the only way you can make a complaint over the phone is if the dog is loose when you call them. So, I made a very extensive report and I really hope something is done. Now everytime I visit my grandparents, I am going to be fearful of those dogs. So sad.

She was SO fast. I cannot believe she moves like that. If it had been Couver or Zoey, I'm sure they wouldn't have been able to outrun those dogs.

I've also thought about... What if all three of our dogs had been on the ground? OMG. They would have for sure attacked and killed one of them. I'm thankful that we had enough time to get the two dogs up, but I am still kicking myself for not being able to snag Khloe until it was too late :( Poor girl.

This is the report that I made on top of the form that they provided. I felt that a more extensive explanation was needed. They only provided a few lines to explain, so I attached this as a word document. I hope to follow up soon to see if anything will be done.

This was written in haste, but I hope it gets the point across... These dogs are aggressive and their owners should be held responsible for their actions.


Dogs involved:
-Two larger breed dogs (one black and one brown/white about lab/pit bull sized) it was darker, so exact breeds are unknown
-My 5 pound Yorkshire terrier.


Incident Details:
At approximately 9:30 pm on Saturday (July 6th) I was with my family in the driveway of my grandparents’ house at (address). We were walking out of the garage to get into the truck. We were walking to the truck (that was in the driveway) with our dogs and noticed the dogs across the cul-de-sac were running toward us quickly. I grabbed one of my dogs, my mom grabbed hers, but before I could grab my second dog, the two neighbor dogs were in the driveway. The two larger dogs proceeded to chase my 5 pound yorkie across the cul-de-sac, around the truck in the driveway, through bushes, cornered her in the garden bed in front of the porch and finally into my grandparents house. The dogs were chomping at my dog and were acting very aggressive toward her. The female owner of the dogs was yelling “They are friendly!” but we could see that they were just the opposite. My dog was yelping and running for her life while the 6 of us adults were trying to catch the dogs. My husband tried to bear hug one of the dogs and slipped in the driveway and tore up his leg. My grandfather (an elderly 81 year old man) at one point took a piece of trim (a 1” x 2”) piece flooring transition and swatted at one of the dogs.

We were eventually able to catch my dog who was trembling, had expressed her anal glands all over herself and her heart was pounding out of her chest. She had run for her life and was lucky to survive. The dog that chased her into the house was unable to catch her and she was smart enough to find a hiding place, and that saved her life. These dogs were not friendly and saw my dog as food or prey. They were biting at her, not trying to play like the owner tried to say.

After my dogs were all safe, one of the owners (a male) started yelling. He started shouting at us for hitting his dog. His words were “How would you like it if I hit you with a 2”x4”?!” (We did not even have a 2x4, so we don’t know where he got that). He kept repeating this, and threatened to hit my husband. He was threatening to assault us and I was frightened. My grandfather (the one who hit the dog) had felt threatened, the dogs were trespassing, acting aggressive and in the end, and my dog’s life was at stake. We tried to explain to him that he needed to be able to control his dogs, and not once did he apologize for his dogs’ aggressive behavior and luckily chose to go back inside instead of start a physical fight.

After this confrontation occurred, several neighbors came out because they heard the commotion. They spoke with us about the scenario. One of the neighbors mentioned that the dogs are out all the time and when she pulls into her driveway, she does not get out of her car until they go away because they have charged her.

During this incident, my dog’s life was threatened, my family’s safety was compromised, aggressive dogs trespassed onto my grandparents’ property and into their home and we were verbally threatened. The owners did not take responsibility for their dogs actions and this is a very scary thing. They need to be held accountable for their dogs’ behavior and know this is not acceptable. We now live in fear that their dogs could run into the home to get my dogs. These dogs did not have collars on and their owners did not have them under verbal control. What happens if these dogs see a small child and decide to act the same way?

The dogs belonged to the house across the cul-de-sac (a brown one story home) with the address of: (address). They are renters and are compromising the safety of the neighborhood with their irresponsible pet ownership.

Sounds pretty good, hope it helps to keep those dogs controlled, confined and away from your family and dogs. Poor Khloe...my heart just breaks for her.

The report sounds detailed and very well worded.

I see at the end that you say these people are renters. I wonder if there is any way you could locate the owners of the home and notify them of this..? Perhaps print out that report and send it to them. I am sure they would not want people who can't control their pets living on their property. If something were to happen...the dogs injure someone or something...that home owner may very well be held accountable legally. I'd bet he/she/they would want to know about this.

I am glad your Khloe is safe now and I hope something is done about that careless owner.

I had thought about this, but don't know how to go about finding the owners. I'm sure they would not like knowing that their renters can't control their dogs. I'm sure the owner of the home could be held liable... Any suggestions?

Hmmm, I would probably start with asking some of the other renters on the cul-de-sac...maybe the same owner owns more than one. And, there is probably a way you can check public record in the city for who owns a property. I am not sure how to go about that, but I would contact city hall and go from there.

Everyone else owns. These guys do not take care of the property and it looks run down. I don't live in the area, so going to city hall isn't really an option right now. You can tell they are just low lifes that don't care for their home or their animals properly.

Ugh! That is just so frustrating. Maybe Animal Control or the Police will contact the owner. Hope so!

I sure hope so. They can't keep the whole neighborhood in fear because they cannot control their dogs.

This is sooo scary! I can't even imagine... and what scares me more about it w/ us is Jackson will fight back, gladly. He never starts anything, but if a dog comes running up in a threatening way to him, he won't hesitate to fight. And unfortunately he would most likely lose to a big dog :( And he's a bigger yorkie, but I still worry, so I can't imagine a dog any smaller and seeing this. I am just so glad she's ok!

I am glad Khloe is okay// I would definitely would call animal control and report the dog

im just seeing this so thankful the babies are ok. what a horrible experience and for that owner to not even have collars on his dogs is wrong never mind letting them run around with no control over them. hope it doesnt happen again and this owner maybe will think about being a more responsible owner in the future.

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That guy is an idiot. He has no regard for people or dogs. I see so many people with their dogs off leash and it only takes one dog to get the little ones. My dogs are on a leash and I carry some spray. I am so thankful little Kloe is ok.

Couver is the same way! He would have tried to protect his little sister. He definitely would have lost in that fight :(

I got a call from Animal Control today. I'm impressed with their turn around time. I submitted the complaint last night around 7 pm! I was in a training, but I was able to get away for a couple minutes to talk to the AC officer. He said he spoke with the owner and he was very apologetic. He said he could have hit him hard with fines, but it seemed like he was sorry.

Well, at least something was done and the guy knows he can't act like that. If anyone calls to complain about his dog again, he will get an automatic fine.

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My God I know you were terrified! I am so thankful it did not end with a hurt or dead Yorkie !
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I honestly think the next time an A$$ tells me I am a worry wart, drama queen or nut case, I am going to go all berserk on them. This awful stuff happens every day ! I am not paranoid. Yorkies are like having a baby, they need constant protection.
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This makes me so mad when people say they won't hurt your dog. I want to yell, Ok you walk out and stand on a football field and let a 300 pound Tackle, um... just run at you and knock you down. Would that be painless ? Would you be scared ? GRRRRRRR

Thank heavens that AC did their job quickly & efficiently. Hopefully, this will be the end of the problem.

Just reading your post brought back terrible memories of the attack that me and my dog suffered several years back. I didn't have time to pick him up before the dog was upon my little guy. I thankfully still had my purse in my hand and hit that dog as many times as I could with it while trying to pick my guy up. The owner was a young male who got all bent out of shape because I had the nerve to smack the daylights out of his dog that was trying to kill my little guy.

It's sad to say that so many dog owners are clueless about dog training and pay no attention to leash laws or just common sense. Owners of larger dogs many times do not realize the prey instinct that their animals have. A dog that is running free and finds a small animal has an inborn instinct to chase and attack even if they have never done it before.

My son has a Lab that is perfectly behaved and loves Gracie when inside but when he is outside I cannot let Gracie near him because he wants to "play" by trying to stomp her into the ground. He is a great dog and a wonderful pet in his own environment. He becomes a different fellow when he is outside with a small furry little dog that looks like something to play with. I wish pet owners would just keep their animals under control. If I don't let my 5lb little dog run loose then certainly people with much larger dogs should do the same.

I'm so sorry that you and your babies have gone through this. They took something very important away from you, the joy of walking with your dogs feeling peaceful and serene. I'm relieved that Khloe wasn't hurt; I'm sure you will help her to overcome her fears now. Please stay safe, and take some time to hug your babies, let them know loved they are, and feel the love they have for you, a mom who would do everything in her power to protect her babies. Sometimes, no matter how protective we are, we can't prevent everything from happening, but we learn from these experiences, we all have, and then we do better the next time.

The only other thing I might suggest, now that the initial report has been made, is to let other home owners in that neighborhood know, so that if they notice these same dogs running loose they could make reports as well...maybe a nice big hefty fine would do the dogs owners a world of good.

Great to see they responded so quickly. I hope it teaches the owner to contain his dog. I still wish there were some way to contact the home owner, though.

I agree.

However the AC officer did give my grandpa and his neighbor a form for if the dogs are loose again. All they have to do is take a picture, submit the form and the fines for this man double. That means over 2k in fines is possible if his dogs are seen out wandering again. I am sure that will motivate him to keep them under control.