Just show something cool: Part 416283

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Originally Posted by ticktocktyler
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the dog was just scared and didn't know where the pet-parents were. An aggressive attack by a large dog is a completely different situation and deeply traumatic.


I have never seen an "aggressive" attack. What you outlined here are both "fear aggression" instances.

I have seen an attack that defied logic. My sister was riding her bike down a neighbourhood street just like kids do all the time. She was in the street like she was supposed to be - not on the sidewalk passing close to people's properties - and there were no cars on the road at the time. She passed a property a few doors down from us and the dog there - big mixed breed - ran out and grabbed her by the leg, pulled her off her bike, gave her one shake and then left her on the street after the owner called him back. She hadn't been doing anything at all that kids didn't do everyday in a neighbourhood that was near a school. Why the dog decided she was a target when she wasn't being loud or trespassing on the dog's property is unknown. The dog was kept in the fenced yard after that and only taken out on a leash. My sister had some road rash and a few puncture wounds to her leg, but was otherwise all right. She didn't develop a fear of dogs, but I did notice that she never rode her bike again after that.

I don't blame the dog for what happened. There are some dogs that require more training and supervision than others and a lot of knuckleheaded dog owners who are in denial of that. At least in this instance, the dog owner saw the light. No more free-roaming for that dog.

Originally Posted by ticktocktyler
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Originally Posted by Byrdibyrd
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Originally Posted by ticktocktyler
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Originally Posted by Byrdibyrd
the dog was just scared and didn't know where the pet-parents were. An aggressive attack by a large dog is a completely different situation and deeply traumatic.


I have never seen an "aggressive" attack. What you outlined here are both "fear aggression" instances.

I have seen an attack that defied logic. My sister was riding her bike down a neighbourhood street just like kids do all the time. She was in the street like she was supposed to be - not on the sidewalk passing close to people's properties - and there were no cars on the road at the time. She passed a property a few doors down from us and the dog there - big mixed breed - ran out and grabbed her by the leg, pulled her off her bike, gave her one shake and then left her on the street after the owner called him back. She hadn't been doing anything at all that kids didn't do everyday in a neighbourhood that was near a school. Why the dog decided she was a target when she wasn't being loud or trespassing on the dog's property is unknown. The dog was kept in the fenced yard after that and only taken out on a leash. My sister had some road rash and a few puncture wounds to her leg, but was otherwise all right. She didn't develop a fear of dogs, but I did notice that she never rode her bike again after that.

I don't blame the dog for what happened. There are some dogs that require more training and supervision than others and a lot of knuckleheaded dog owners who are in denial of that. At least in this instance, the dog owner saw the light. No more free-roaming for that dog.

I'm glad she wasn't seriously injured or develop a fear of dogs. For many dogs, it's the prey thing. Motion triggers it. I have a dog just like that. She's fine if someone is walking by. Running or jogging or bike riding or car driving and she goes mental. Run run run bark bark bark.

She has to be on leash on my own lawn.

Originally Posted by Byrdibyrd
@ticktocktyler They're lovely dogs! I'm not seeing a size reference, but beagle/beagle-cross? Beagles are wonderful dogs - so intelligent and with a sense of humour that not all working dogs/hounds will have.

Originally Posted by Byrdibyrd
@ticktocktyler Our last dog was Piper, a schipperke. Herding dogs do the chase-and-bark thing, too, so she had to have an enclosed yard as well! Excuse the photo, it's pretty old and hasn't handled the passage of time well.

Originally Posted by ticktocktyler
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Originally Posted by Byrdibyrd
@ticktocktyler Our last dog was Piper, a schipperke. Herding dogs do the chase-and-bark thing, too, so she had to have an enclosed yard as well! Excuse the photo, it's pretty old and hasn't handled the passage of time well.

What a beauty! Very intense dogs, aren't they?

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@ticktocktyler They're lovely dogs! I'm not seeing a size reference, but beagle/beagle-cross? Beagles are wonderful dogs - so intelligent and with a sense of humour that not all working dogs/hounds will have.

Daisy on the right is a 13" beagle and Tuco is pretty much standard.

Daisy is 17 now. Got her when she was 3. She was blown into the woods by hurricane Katrina. Lived there for a couple years and was found by hunters. We adopted her from Mississippi.

Tuco was put in a trash bag with the trash, set out with the trash as the people moved. The neighbors looked out their window, saw the bag thrashing, went over and tore it open and out tumbled Tuco. We adopted him from the same shelter we got Daisy from the year before.

It stuns me the way people treat their pets sometimes. The animal thinks of their people as their family and the people should have the decency to reciprocate. If they can't do it, they should never EVER have a pet. Who in the **** throws a dog out in the trash! Disgusting. There's no excuse, especially when there are shelters all over the country.

My B&W cat, Noodle, was dumped by the side of the road at 2 weeks old and had to be bottle-fed. She has serious separation anxiety as a result and if I'm not around she won't let anyone near her. Whoever mistreated her should try it now. She weighs nearly 18 pounds and would probably send them to the ER.

I run a pet sitting/dogwalking service and am involved in animal rescue both here and internationally. We have seen it all.

We have clients who are well meaning but uneducated and clients who see pets as furniture or want one to complete their nuclear family action figure collection.

I am fearless when it comes to(yes)TELLING people where the bear shits in the buckwheat when I see poor treatment. Most people who hire us are already well aware of their responsibilities and are happy to have their dog walked midday.

It's the ones who think 14 hours between peeing is ok. People like that don't call, though. The people who go on vacation and feel a morning let out and a 7pm let out is ok are treated to a lecture and our minimum drop in policy: 7am, 1pm, 7pm. When they resist, we simply say "We won't be a part of this" and excuse ourselves from the consult.