What I say is, don't listen to the messenger, hear the message. - Madonna.
Maybe I need some red string to help me make sense of such mysteries.
Not Friendly Is Putting It Lightly
I took Sock for a walk yesterday and a really scary thing happened. I was walking past a house where a new fence was being constructed and there were about 3 builders on-site. There was also a Rottweiler. Sock stopped and the other dog came over and had a sniff. After about 3 seconds I said "come on" to Sock.
At the same moment, a guy yelled "She's not friendly!" and the Rottweiler rushed Sock. I managed to get Sock around behind my legs, but the other dog circled around to charge her again. The dog charged Sock 3 times in all and I honestly think the only reason Sock wasn't mauled is because I had her on a good lead and could manouvre to keep my body between them.
The Rottweiller had no collar (that I could see) and most certainly wasn't tied up, muzzled or restrained in any way. What person in their right mind would have a dog of an agressive breed, that they know to be unfriendly, completely uncontrolled in a city street?
I am going to call animal control today and report the incident. I know that this time it worked out ok, but who knows what could happen next time? Sock did nothing at all aggressive.
Slap Hand Against Cheek, Gasp.
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I'll Have Mine Rare
HAKODATE, Hokkaido -- Lucky Pierrot, a hamburger restaurant chain active mostly in Hokkaido, will begin selling whale burgers on Thursday. - Mainichi
Posted by phreq at June 23, 2005 06:02 AM | TrackBackI have a scar on my hand from where a Rottweiler bit it accidentally. Rottweiler was attacking my dog, so I tried to grab it, my hand somehow got in the way of its mouth.
I think some people are, if not stupid, just too optimistic. A general feeling that 'things will be fine' can be a really bad thing in some cases.
Posted by: Eleanor at June 23, 2005 01:57 PMThanks for posting about Lucky Pierot. I didn't know and I've been there quite often. It's too crazy for words.
I linked to your blog on mine. hope that's okay.
Gosh yeah, the more the links the merrier! :) Thanks for reading :)
Posted by: phreq at June 23, 2005 06:08 PMI have a scar on my wrist from a similar incident, also involving a Rottweiler, when I was 12.
I wish I'd thought of calling animal control.
Posted by: suraya at June 24, 2005 09:38 AMMan, in the last few days I have heard more scary "near-miss" stories about dogs than I would have ever believed. It's scary. I mean, everyone has had a run-in with an over-enthusiastic dog or cat, but these are stories where there was real fear and real danger.
I honestly had no idea. It's never happened to me before. As a dog owner, I try to be really careful that Sock's always on a lead and under control, and if I take her somewhere high stress that I can't avoid, she is muzzled. I spent $60 on a proper basket muzzle, and if I can do that for a Cocker Spaniel there's no excuse not to do it for a Rottie.
Greetings from London! I'm checking all blogs while I wait for my sis.
My dog got attacked once. We were walking down the street and this other dog got off it's leash, ran off a side street, pushed past me, jumped on my little jack russel terrier and bit her like he was trying to eat the poor little thing. It's owner ran up and pretty much had to lie on top of her dog to stop it. I was so pleased my dog was ok I ran off home with her. Some people just shouldn't be allowed dogs.
Hope you are good!!
Posted by: Emba at June 26, 2005 04:00 AM