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Unpleasant dog walk

SeaMaiden — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 16:09:54 GMT

I walk my dog for an hour a day... She is a very sweet non aggressive golden retriever. She walks right past other people and people walking their dogs. Today I was on my walk and a couple running with their dogs came by us. They were pit bulls...immediently started pulling, growling wanting to attack my dog. Then my dog gets upset and I have to get control of my dog who was just minding her own business. The lady could barely keep a hold of her pit bull....what if he had got loose?

Further on in my walk another lady walking a dog past us....that dog goes nuts as well!

Why why don't people take their aggressive dogs to a class or something? who would want a crazy mean dog like that? I do have a pepper spray on my belt for just such attacks from other dogs. I used it on one walk when two loose dogs came at us to attack....the spray was a godsend.

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CrazyDaisy — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 16:24:38 GMT

@SeaMaiden wrote:
I walk my dog for an hour a day... She is a very sweet non aggressive golden retriever. She walks right past other people and people walking their dogs. Today I was on my walk and a couple running with their dogs came by us. They were pit bulls...immediently started pulling, growling wanting to attack my dog. Then my dog gets upset and I have to get control of my dog who was just minding her own business. The lady could barely keep a hold of her pit bull....what if he had got loose?

Further on in my walk another lady walking a dog past us....that dog goes nuts as well!

Why why don't people take their aggressive dogs to a class or something? who would want a crazy mean dog like that? I do have a pepper spray on my belt for just such attacks from other dogs. I used it on one walk when two loose dogs came at us to attack....the spray was a godsend.

Simply barking and lunging at another dog is not necessarily a sign of aggression, I have one who does that and wants nothing more than to come over and play. Perhaps they were training there dogs to walk nicely and your dog reacting escalated the situation.

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Deanie — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 16:27:17 GMT

@SeaMaiden wrote:
I walk my dog for an hour a day... She is a very sweet non aggressive golden retriever. She walks right past other people and people walking their dogs. Today I was on my walk and a couple running with their dogs came by us. They were pit bulls...immediently started pulling, growling wanting to attack my dog. Then my dog gets upset and I have to get control of my dog who was just minding her own business. The lady could barely keep a hold of her pit bull....what if he had got loose?

Further on in my walk another lady walking a dog past us....that dog goes nuts as well!

Why why don't people take their aggressive dogs to a class or something? who would want a crazy mean dog like that? I do have a pepper spray on my belt for just such attacks from other dogs. I used it on one walk when two loose dogs came at us to attack....the spray was a godsend.

Because some people today, IMHO, use dogs as a weapon. The more aggressive the breed, the better they like it. Makes them feel poweful to run past a cowering Golden Retriever. Remember the old saying, "walk softly and carry a big stick?"

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bonnielu — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 16:28:54 GMT

I don't know the landscape of the area you walk but when you see the dogs coming can you move over to another side of the street or simply change your position? Sometimes there is enough room and time to do this.

I know I was caught off guard a few months back. We were at a rest stop and space is always specified and limited. I had one of my chihuahuas on a leash and we were approaced by two huge dogs and a rather large owner coming at us very fast. What ending up happening floored me. Apparently my little gal felt threatened and probably thought I was in danger. She totally went into attack mode, growling, teeth showing... The two dogs and the owner backed off... The more I think of it the funnier it gets. She is tiny, long haired and obviously feisty.. a behavior I have never seen before.

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SilleeMee — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 16:30:30 GMT

@SeaMaiden,

I totally understand what you went through. Similar sits have happened to me, too.

Was on my daily walk with my golden girl and this car come screeching to a halt in front of me with a lady yelling: "Do you want to get in my car?" as she pointed her finger down the road to where there was a HUGE NASTY LOOKIN' DOG coming right at us! Was scared out of my mind! Jumped in the car and waited. Turned out that nastly-looking dog was not interested in us...WHEW!...he was just finding his way back home..

The worst encounter was with a little weiner dog that came out of nowhere and bit my golden on the back leg and wouldn't leg go. My poor girl just stood there looking at me...so calm....ohh. Took a stick laying by the side of the road to get that little monster off. ARRRGG

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RainyDayGal — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 16:33:47 GMT

I would have had to witness the interaction. Were all of the other dogs on leashes? Sometimes being on a leash will cause that type of reaction.

I walk dogs at our animal shelter, and some of them do growl and pull and bark. They're dogs. Just Saturday I had a little Jack Russell and someone else had another small dog. They were pulling and growling and throwing a fit trying to get at each other. I doubt they would have hurt each other, but to hear them you'd think they were attacking each other - they were several feet apart, so that wasn't a concern. It's funny, but it's usually the pit bulls that are the better behaved dogs.

All I can advise is if you see other dogs walking towards you, take your dog off to the side and stop until they have passed by. Don't assume all dogs are friendly, yet don't assume all dogs mean your dog harm.

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goldensrbest — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 16:34:35 GMT

I had times in the years past,that i had to stop walking because of other peoples dogs,they were loose,and two pits cornered me,i have three goldens now, while one is anxious,there is no growling, he gets excited, but were i live now i just have to worry about all the drivers that drive way too fast!

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scatcat — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 16:37:01 GMT

Last Sunday my DD's took our 12.5 yr old Border Collie for a walk. A male Mastiff jumped out of a moving open Jeep and attacked her. She had surgery on Sunday. My boss told me a Mastiff attacked and killed its owner in the owners basement. By the grace of God the dog did not attack my children

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CrazyDaisy — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 16:37:43 GMT

@SilleeMee wrote:
@SeaMaiden,

I totally understand what you went through. Similar sits have happened to me, too.

Was on my daily walk with my golden girl and this car come screeching to a halt in front of me with a lady yelling: "Do you want to get in my car?" as she pointed her finger down the road to where there was a HUGE NASTY LOOKIN' DOG coming right at us! Was scared out of my mind! Jumped in the car and waited. Turned out that nastly-looking dog was not interested in us...WHEW!...he was just finding his way back home..

The worst encounter was with a little weiner dog that came out of nowhere and bit my golden on the back leg and wouldn't leg go. My poor girl just stood there looking at me...so calm....ohh. Took a stick laying by the side of the road to get that little monster off. ARRRGG

Morel of the story, can't judge a dog by how they look

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RainyDayGal — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 16:38:17 GMT

Please don't turn this into a diss about pit bulls! They are wonderful, loving dogs. I've had interactions with other breeds that were far more aggressive and mean. So please just stop.

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SeaMaiden — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 16:38:20 GMT

@CrazyDaisy wrote:
@SeaMaiden wrote:
I walk my dog for an hour a day... She is a very sweet non aggressive golden retriever. She walks right past other people and people walking their dogs. Today I was on my walk and a couple running with their dogs came by us. They were pit bulls...immediently started pulling, growling wanting to attack my dog. Then my dog gets upset and I have to get control of my dog who was just minding her own business. The lady could barely keep a hold of her pit bull....what if he had got loose?

Further on in my walk another lady walking a dog past us....that dog goes nuts as well!

Why why don't people take their aggressive dogs to a class or something? who would want a crazy mean dog like that? I do have a pepper spray on my belt for just such attacks from other dogs. I used it on one walk when two loose dogs came at us to attack....the spray was a godsend.
Simply barking and lunging at another dog is not necessarily a sign of aggression, I have one who does that and wants nothing more than to come over and play. Perhaps they were training there dogs to walk nicely and your dog reacting escalated the situation.

@CrazyDaisy the couple were not training their dogs.....they were running with them on leash. The lady was commanding her pit bull to sit and it was so out of control she could not hardly hold on to it. It was frothing at the mouth. It did not want to play..trust me......and I personally do not want someone else's dog jumping on my dog to play anyway. Dogs that do that and do not mind are out of control dogs. Owners need to train them, but sadly most owners are negligent in taking classes to get control of their dogs.

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goldensrbest — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 16:40:03 GMT

Just this past week,a little 7 year old boy,was attacked and killed in maine,by a pit, it was so sad.

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sparklestar — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 16:40:18 GMT

That's pretty scary. Our neighbors were sitting in a public garden by a pond having lunch with their little ******zu dogs, three of them, and a crazy pit bull type dog attacked them and she protected the little dogs and ended up getting her shoulder ripped to shreds.

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RainyDayGal — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 16:42:22 GMT

We rescued a pit bull that was running down the road avoiding cars. We brought her into our home. Long story short, she is living a luxurious life getting belly rubs and giving kisses.

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sparklestar — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 16:42:23 GMT

@RedConvertibleGirl wrote:
Please don't turn this into a diss about pit bulls! They are wonderful, loving dogs. I've had interactions with other breeds that were far more aggressive and mean. So please just stop.

I have heard that. I wonder where the impression comes in that they are mean. Maybe they just have those tendancies, like German Shephards.

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goldensrbest — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 16:45:54 GMT

@RedConvertibleGirl wrote:
Please don't turn this into a diss about pit bulls! They are wonderful, loving dogs. I've had interactions with other breeds that were far more aggressive and mean. So please just stop.

The problem is when any one speaks of a pit hurting or killing,someone always makes a statement like that, i do not think all are mean, but they must be controled, by owners. Last night on a boston tv station,a pit walked into a homedepot,that poor dog was skin and bones,had marks all over it,it was being abused something horrible.

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RainyDayGal — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 16:45:40 GMT

@goldensrbest wrote:
@RedConvertibleGirl wrote:
Please don't turn this into a diss about pit bulls! They are wonderful, loving dogs. I've had interactions with other breeds that were far more aggressive and mean. So please just stop.
The problem is when any one speaks of a pit hurting or killing,someone always makes a statement like that, i do not think all are mean, but they must be controled, by owners.

All dogs must be controlled. I just hate these threads because it turns into those "evil pit bulls". And often times those "evil pit bulls" are part lab or another mix.

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goldensrbest — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 16:47:24 GMT

NO not all are bad, but facts are facts,what i said is true.

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CrazyDaisy — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 16:48:43 GMT

@SeaMaiden wrote:
@CrazyDaisy wrote:
@SeaMaiden wrote:
I walk my dog for an hour a day... She is a very sweet non aggressive golden retriever. She walks right past other people and people walking their dogs. Today I was on my walk and a couple running with their dogs came by us. They were pit bulls...immediently started pulling, growling wanting to attack my dog. Then my dog gets upset and I have to get control of my dog who was just minding her own business. The lady could barely keep a hold of her pit bull....what if he had got loose?

Further on in my walk another lady walking a dog past us....that dog goes nuts as well!

Why why don't people take their aggressive dogs to a class or something? who would want a crazy mean dog like that? I do have a pepper spray on my belt for just such attacks from other dogs. I used it on one walk when two loose dogs came at us to attack....the spray was a godsend.
Simply barking and lunging at another dog is not necessarily a sign of aggression, I have one who does that and wants nothing more than to come over and play. Perhaps they were training there dogs to walk nicely and your dog reacting escalated the situation.
@CrazyDaisy the couple were not training their dogs.....they were running with them on leash. The lady was commanding her pit bull to sit and it was so out of control she could not hardly hold on to it. It was frothing at the mouth. It did not want to play..trust me......and I personally do not want someone else's dog jumping on my dog to play anyway. Dogs that do that and do not mind are out of control dogs. Owners need to train them, but sadly most owners are negligent in taking classes to get control of their dogs.

SO in the first sentance they were not training and in the second she was giving it commands, which is it training or not. Some dogs are much more excitable which makes it more difficult to train than others and "frothing at the mouth" is a not a sign of agression.

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Karlakaye — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 16:50:09 GMT

@CrazyDaisy wrote:
@SeaMaiden wrote:
I walk my dog for an hour a day... She is a very sweet non aggressive golden retriever. She walks right past other people and people walking their dogs. Today I was on my walk and a couple running with their dogs came by us. They were pit bulls...immediently started pulling, growling wanting to attack my dog. Then my dog gets upset and I have to get control of my dog who was just minding her own business. The lady could barely keep a hold of her pit bull....what if he had got loose?

Further on in my walk another lady walking a dog past us....that dog goes nuts as .
Simply barking and lunging at another dog is not necessarily a sign of aggression, I have one who does that and wants nothing more than to come over and play. Perhaps they were training there dogs to walk nicely and your dog reacting escalated the situation.

@CrazyDaisy wrote:

Simply barking and lunging at another dog is not necessarily a sign of aggression, I have one who does that and wants nothing more than to come over and play. Perhaps they were training there dogs to walk nicely and your dog reacting escalated the situation

@CrazyDaisy My cairn terrier does the same thing--acts a bit crazy, but is just excited to see people and other dogs. He just wants to visit, lick and love----annoying but harmless.