My dog attacked

marles

Since the mornings have gotten brighter people seem to be just letting their dogs out to run wild.
I walk every morning with the dog from 6:45 to 7:30,in this time most mornings we meet at least two/three wandering dogs,never an owner in sight.I have been walking the same route since we got the dog and the amount of wandering dogs is scary.
One morning we were on the stretch home,my guy on his lead.He is a big retriever,but very gentle and doesn't bark. A dog was following us,because my guy has been well socialised I knew he wouldn't pass much notice to it.Next thing I knew the stray dog was trying to mount my dog,I turned and so did my dog,this stopped it.So we moved on,then again the dog attempted to mount him,so I landed a good strong push/kick with my foot onto the other dogs mid section,he got the point and ran on his merry way.

My point is there is no reason for dogs to let out unsupervised.The owners of these dogs must be held responsible.I do believe that at times the smaller dogs are the more aggressive,well at least the ones I have met.

countesshouse

I agree with you.we seem to have this problem in our area too especially with other peoples dogs wandering into the parking area of our house.There are two dogs in particular (don't know who owns them) but they are allowed to wander in the area.If i want to leave my dogs out to the front of our house i close my gates as i do not want them wandering out and about and especially do not want them wandering into neighbors front gardens.Cannot understand why people just leave their dogs wander. ( I know i used to be terrified of dogs until i got my own two beauties) some people are terrified of dogs and we must understand this as dog owners and be responsible for our pets.:mad:

Jules

Professionally i would rather take on a bigger aggressive dog than a smaller aggresive one!

But i think all dogs should be muzzled while out walking, you can get basket muzzles that allow them to drink and take treats etc. Any dog is a danger, only dog i have ever been bitten by in work, golden retrevier.. no warning, no signals, i was unhooking the lead from the collar and next second canine tooth right through my hand. Told the owner to never bring the dog out on the street or into the vets again without it muzzled and what do you know next week dog comes strolling into the vets sans muzzle. I was disgusted.

The Sweeper

Regarding how to break up a dog fight - don't. You can be seriously injured if you get between two dogs.

If you have access to a garden hose, use it. If you've ever played tug o' war with your dog, you'll know how strongly any dog will hold a bite, especially if the thing being bitten is trying to pull away. There's no point, subsequently, trying to pull the dogs apart or open a set of jaws - and I can almost guarantee you WILL get bitten yourself for your troubles.

Roar your head off for help and to intimidate the attacking dog, but stay out of the way at least until as many people arrive to help as there are dogs in the fight, so you can each try to control one of them.

(As an aside, I have a mental ex-neighbour who apparently broke up a fight between his pit bull terrier and another dog, by poking the aggressor dog, who had a bite hold on the other animal, in the anus with his thumb. Feel free to be as sceptical as you like regarding the validity of this story - the bloke in question is built like a beef bus and is, indeed, mad enough to break up a dog fight by poking one dog in the anus. He swears blind by this technique, and reckons it also takes all of the fight out of the aggressor dog. He also goes on to maintain it's superior to the ill-advised technique of lifting the hind quarters of the biting dog off the ground, since the biting dog will then turn on you, but if you poke it in the ass while it's occupied and simultaneously take the fight out of it, it won't be interested in biting you.

...the things people try with their animals?!!)

ISDW

Minesajackdaniels wrote: »

(As an aside, I have a mental ex-neighbour who apparently broke up a fight between his pit bull terrier and another dog, by poking the aggressor dog, who had a bite hold on the other animal, in the anus with his thumb. Feel free to be as sceptical as you like regarding the validity of this story - the bloke in question is built like a beef bus and is, indeed, mad enough to break up a dog fight by poking one dog in the anus. He swears blind by this technique, and reckons it also takes all of the fight out of the aggressor dog. He also goes on to maintain it's superior to the ill-advised technique of lifting the hind quarters of the biting dog off the ground, since the biting dog will then turn on you, but if you poke it in the ass while it's occupied and simultaneously take the fight out of it, it won't be interested in biting you.

...the things people try with their animals?!!)

Weirdly enough, I have heard that before, and that it works!

ODD-JOB

I heard a bit of chilli powder is the business to deter the agressor.
Like pepper spray to a human, the chilli dosent do any harm to the dog...
But the dogs acute and enhanced smelling ability dosnet take kindly to the chilli.

Dont know how true this is but It might be a little more pleasant than looking for the dogs $%^&* .

Emerald Lass

well if someone poked me up the bum when I was least expecting it i would pause for thought regardless of what I was previously doing! I doubt a dog would be any different! lol
but I pray to god that I am never in the situation where my choices are stand by and let my dog be attacked or stick my thumb up a pit bulls bum!:eek: