portlock seagull
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- Jul 28, 2003
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Walking my 2 cocker spaniels today along a public road, on leads obviously, suddenly an Alsatian came running out of a business premises and attacked mine leaving an inch long open puncture wound in one of them. It happened so fast and out of nowhere that it was all I could do to kick/punch it to let go of my dog as it shock it’s head and sunken teeth tore my dogs flesh open leaving a nasty wound.
The business proprietor came running out and all the usual remarks eg he only wants to play, he hasn’t bitten etc which I wasn’t having any of it, the tosser: Said it needed to be *%**+€$ muzzled and on a lead, you can’t have a dog just sprinting out an open door and attacking anyone or anything just walking along the pavement.
Vet cleaned it up, remarkably no stitches (“a clean puncture, it’s best left to heal naturally”) albeit needs to have pain killers and anti B’s and as any pet owner knows, they’re not cheap. Won’t get any of that back. But more concerned mine is now scared for life, and will no longer be ok with big dogs in the park etc.
Just one of those things I know, nothing can do really just have to suck it up. But this is now the 2nd time an out of control “bred for attack/guarding” (or however you want to phrase that) breed has attacked me and mine in past year. Both times mine have been on a lead, we’re minding our own business walking along in a public place and another aggressive dog without the owner to be seen comes running up and attacks. Seems a lot of people with dogs about which they can’t control and/or have for status symbols. For the past 25 years nothing like this has happened to me and my faithful hounds. But now twice in 12months, last time it happened it also injured me. Both occasions the owners haven’t even apologised, just offered same stupid platitudes and walked off scolding their dogs.
Have I been unlucky? Or is it getting worse? What have other dog owners experienced?
The business proprietor came running out and all the usual remarks eg he only wants to play, he hasn’t bitten etc which I wasn’t having any of it, the tosser: Said it needed to be *%**+€$ muzzled and on a lead, you can’t have a dog just sprinting out an open door and attacking anyone or anything just walking along the pavement.
Vet cleaned it up, remarkably no stitches (“a clean puncture, it’s best left to heal naturally”) albeit needs to have pain killers and anti B’s and as any pet owner knows, they’re not cheap. Won’t get any of that back. But more concerned mine is now scared for life, and will no longer be ok with big dogs in the park etc.
Just one of those things I know, nothing can do really just have to suck it up. But this is now the 2nd time an out of control “bred for attack/guarding” (or however you want to phrase that) breed has attacked me and mine in past year. Both times mine have been on a lead, we’re minding our own business walking along in a public place and another aggressive dog without the owner to be seen comes running up and attacks. Seems a lot of people with dogs about which they can’t control and/or have for status symbols. For the past 25 years nothing like this has happened to me and my faithful hounds. But now twice in 12months, last time it happened it also injured me. Both occasions the owners haven’t even apologised, just offered same stupid platitudes and walked off scolding their dogs.
Have I been unlucky? Or is it getting worse? What have other dog owners experienced?
