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Scary!!!!!!! I was walking Chewy to the car after work, and this big dog starting walking slowly up to us. I scooped Chewy up in my arms, and the dog growled, showed his teeth and started charging at me. There was a guy there (not the owner), that saw what was going on and he yelled at the dog and started going towards it so the dog turned away. Anyway, really got my heart going!! Has this happened to anyone else? I always pick up Chewy when there is a big dog that I am not familiar with, but do you guys have any other suggestions to prevent something like this in the future?:eek: |
That is really scarey!:eek: You don't know who the dog belonged to? Hopefully it was a one time thing where the dog was let out accidentally and wont happen again. I'd probably be very leary to take a walk again until I knew for sure though. |
Carry a big stick with you and beat the heck out of it if it even thinks about attacking. I have one of those big black heavy flashlights that I carry with me. Maybe that or bring some mace along with you. |
Not personally; but, have read many similar stories here where large dogs have actually attacked smaller breeds and their owners. Not sure why, unless they think they're a toy, or a rodent?? One poor lady reported that she was in her FENCED yard, when a large dog jumped the fence and attacked her with the Yorkie in her arms!! I always pick Abigail up if there's another dog in the area that I can see. Things can happen quicker than we might be able to react. |
Small dogs have been snatched from their owners' arms before. Not frequently but it does happen. If the big dog starts getting near you I would suggest lifting the dog up above your head with both arms assuming you don't have a wiggle-worm. That's what my parents do with their maltese. It is very scary. |
Never happened to me but my grandmother (who lives in a very nice neighborhood) was walking her two Pekingese and a large dog, who was unleashed, growled and then tried to jump on them. She instinctively dropped to the ground and hovered over them and she was the one who got bit and scratched. But who knows if the doggies would have made it through the attack without her. It is very scary...keep your baby close!! :p |
I carry some mace with me when I walk mine because Our neiighborhood has some big dogs that roam |
I have had several expereiences with my last Yorkie Gracie and Maya my Pom. Once I was walking Gracie and due to vans in this persons driveway I couldn't see his Golden Retriever. The owner was taking in his garbage can. All od a sudden this GR is there and has Gracie 6 lbs in his mouth. I am screaming and the dumb owner just stands there saying come here what ever the dogs name was and never tried to get his dog. Fortunatley I don't think the dog was mean as he didnt hurt her just scared us to death. What really got me mad was about a month later the neighbor, lived a block away, is walking his dog with his wife and a friend and I was out with Gracie on a leash of course, and he says loudly, there's that lady and dog , whateber his dogs name was scared the s**t out of. I didnt say anything but I sure would now. I had 2 other similar episodes. Very scary. I also pick mine up whenever I see a large dog |
I always go for walks with my husband. Never alone. That way, one of us can take the babies and the other (my husband) can deal with the bigger dog. He's so neat to have around! I know he'd lay his life down for me and our babies! :D |
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It happened when we were trick or treating, the dog looked like a fox mix, it was very pretty, but when we walked by it was hooked up to a leash around a basketball hoop, and it somehow came undone and he went right for Rocky. I got him up in time but the dog was growling at him, then the owner came out and got him, and seemed pretty rude about the whole ordeal. |
i know this happens alot to Gizmo and I.. mase... good idea..... I was thinking about carrying some type of treat ..so that way if a dog is charging towards me I can wave the treat and throw it in the opposite direction and run like heck... |
that is horrifying. I think Valentino went pee pee while reading this:animal-pa |
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yes.. but it can also bite me back in the butt because what if it chomps it down then follows me for more? |
Meeting big dogs Glad to hear about you folks meeting big dogs while out and about. I've been going to training classes and the leader said to not worry about meeting dogs while out walking, but Scarlett is so friendly and would go right up to a dog.....do you usually cross the street to avoid them or what??? I'm happy to know others worry about this too. |
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Scary:eek: :eek: I dont normally walk Tinkerbell but around our block, I am afraid of BIG dogs too:( :(. |
I never walk alone either, my hubby is always with me, (he is a big-tall man) and fearless too, we are always on the look out for big-mean dogs, my husband always pick Pheobe up, I also have mace with me all the time. We have a very nice park , the park have a rule that all dog most be on a leash, but one day a lady was walking her 3 dogs with her with out a leash and one of her dogs (pit-mix) was coming after us, she was calling and calling him and he will not obey her, she got very mad at the dog and finally he obey her and she took off. Several people complaint to the park adm, and they told her that ,they are going to take her yearly pass away if that keep happening.Thank God.:thumbup: |
I live in the city. And one late night, I was walking Britney. As we were passing this large dog, he managed to slip out of his collar. I was looking and got Britney up pretty quickly. Needless to say, I told the owner a few unkind words.. esp. after he told me "It's OK!" |
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So glad you both are okay!! |
My husband and I were walking our two dogs, Lucy our yorkie, and Daisy our Lab. We were at Irvine Regional Park for a walk. All of a sudden we hear screaming and around the corner comes a charging Pit Bull. I snatched my Lucy up and held her in my arms that were crossed over my chest. The Pit Bull ran by me (even though I was Bracing myself for an attack) and attacked our Lab. Daisy held her own, she is 70 lbs., then the Pit Bull went into more really rough play than a full attack. I was screaming, but the park is so big and full of trees that sound does not carry. No one heard me or came to help.The Pit Bull owner yelled obscenities at us!!! Can you believe? I would have had my say too, but he was NUTS!!! Both the dog and his owner were out of control. We stay where there are people in the park. We don't walk on that trail anymore. |
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