Taz_Zoee
04-01-2012, 09:38 PM
Our regular dog park is closed for turf restoration so I took Taggart to another park that we've never been to. Well, of course, it was closed. :mad: So I just decided to walk around the park with him. There is a HUGE pond in the middle with a walkway around it. We had just got on the sidewalk by the pond and there is no barrier from the sidewalk to the water. If you get to close you could slip and be in the water. Around the pond are benches spread out every once in a while. I watch for other dogs and do not pay much attention to the people. I saw, what I thought was, an older man sitting on a bench. This person was sitting perfectly up straight and hardly moved. As we got closer I noticed a black dog in the shadows next to the bench. His leash was attached to a tree truck or something. I never judge a dog by looks or breed. This dog was a Pit had its ears cropped to make it look meaner. But I approached it as I do any dog.....I keep the leash tight so I can keep control at all times. Sure enough we don't even get very close and this dog goes after Taggart growling and snapping. I had to be quick and careful to pull Taggart away from the dog and not have both of us end up in the nasty pond. Then I look at the person on the bench and it is a young guy. He sits and does not move a muscle. I look him directly in the face and say to him (in a very rude tone) THANK YOU. He mumbles I'm sorry. As I'm walking away trying not to cry (I cry when I'm angry, scared or anything), I turn back to him and say "You could have warned me. It's not the dogs fault."
It is people like him that give Pits a bad name. I was so angry I was shaking as we continued our walk. He didn't move a muscle to reach for his dog. I am not even sure if he even turned his head. He wasn't holding the leash, it was wrapped around a tree stump or something and luckily wasn't too long.
As we got around the pond we came to a man with an older Golden and a young boy trying to ride his bicycle. I asked him if he was going all the way around and he said yes. I warned him to watch out for the black dog. He thanked me. I could imagine this guy trying to help his son on the bike and this dog attacks his Golden.
Please know I have nothing against Pit Bulls.........NOTHING at all!! I would be posting this and feeling the same way had this been a lab or a chihuahua. We encountered several other dogs on the rest of our walk and luckily Taggart wasn't phased by the dog he first met. It took me a long time to calm down. I made sure to find another way back to my car so I wouldn't have to see them again.
We've come across other dogs that weren't so friendly, but the owners had control of them. That is why this upsets me so much. Like I said.......it wasn't the dogs fault. Its not his fault his owner is a complete IDIOT!!!:mad: He was actually a beautiful dog (with the exception of the cropped ears).
Ok, I feel even better after getting this off my chest to people I know will totally understand me. :)
It is people like him that give Pits a bad name. I was so angry I was shaking as we continued our walk. He didn't move a muscle to reach for his dog. I am not even sure if he even turned his head. He wasn't holding the leash, it was wrapped around a tree stump or something and luckily wasn't too long.
As we got around the pond we came to a man with an older Golden and a young boy trying to ride his bicycle. I asked him if he was going all the way around and he said yes. I warned him to watch out for the black dog. He thanked me. I could imagine this guy trying to help his son on the bike and this dog attacks his Golden.
Please know I have nothing against Pit Bulls.........NOTHING at all!! I would be posting this and feeling the same way had this been a lab or a chihuahua. We encountered several other dogs on the rest of our walk and luckily Taggart wasn't phased by the dog he first met. It took me a long time to calm down. I made sure to find another way back to my car so I wouldn't have to see them again.
We've come across other dogs that weren't so friendly, but the owners had control of them. That is why this upsets me so much. Like I said.......it wasn't the dogs fault. Its not his fault his owner is a complete IDIOT!!!:mad: He was actually a beautiful dog (with the exception of the cropped ears).
Ok, I feel even better after getting this off my chest to people I know will totally understand me. :)