Kaige was in a fight & socializing with dogs?

[Daisy and Delilah]

Pistol is doing great Sue. He hurt his back left foot rough housing with his cousin Jake(Golden) but after my son painstakingly kept him off of it as much as possible, he's okay now. As active as he is, it was very very difficult, as you already know The vet said if he didn't stay off of it and let it heal he might have to have surgery. He has turned into a very handsome young man. My son has a ton of pics. I'll get him to give me some of them so you can see how he looks now. Thanks for asking about him.

[new mom to a veiled]

Ahhhh poor Kaige man.......I hope you BOTH are okay. My guys have never been in a fight, so I don't know what to say. Poor, poor baby.......Thanks goodness he wasn't hurt any wosre

[RobiLee]

Oh no! I'm so sorry this happened. It sounds like you handled it right, especially by not babying him afterwards. That had to be so hard to do. I'll bet Kaige is still going to be fine with other dogs. I'm a big fan of Cesar Millan and he says never to baby them that it only encourages the fear. I think that is pretty much true. He also says that dogs don't hold grudges. I'm not so sure about that one.

Gosh, I hate to think of Kaige getting attacked and hurt. I just love that boy. I know how scared and upset you must have been. I'm sending out big hugs for you both.

[slleipnir]

I'd watch him around other dogs to be safe. Just let him sniff any new dogs...Josie use to be really friendly. I took her to the dog park a lot, and she was in a couple (not serious) fights because of other aggressive dogs. I don't know the reason, but Josie is aggressive now.

[bckrazy]

That is SO, so scary!!! I'm really glad Kaige is ok, give him extra hugs and cookies for being such a tough boy.

>_< I really can't believe some one would just let their dog loose in your house. Especially since, I'm sure they've seen hints of erratic behavior from their dog, and with those breeds he could've really done damage to your little Aussie boy.

Gonzo was jumped on by a Black Lab when he was about Kaige's age - and he is still very wary of Black labs (not yellow, or chocolate.. Black ). Like, he'll be playing with a Yellow lab, and Black lab will come over and he'll shrink down and act very scared. He was also attacked by a Rottie last year. He's been much more intimidated when he meets unknown large dogs, but with a slow introduction and after some time he's usually playful. I really think going out of your way to find trustworthy, mellow large dogs to socialize him with would be a good idea! His Brother and Sis are big dogs, too, so that should reinforce that not all big dogs are scary.

[KYS]

Very scary situation. You must have been so shaken up.
I probably would have sent the woman home with her dog after that.
Sending oodles and oodles of hugs to Kaige.

[CathyBogart]

How terrifying!

You do such a wonderful job socializing him that I suspect he'll be okay after a few days of fun play. Fingers crossed that I'm right!

[lv4dogs]

Thanks for all the kind words everyone.
Now here comes the hard part, I only know of a few people that have friendly dogs that we are able to play with, none are that large. I guess we'll be visiting them often hoping that the fact that there is no BIG dog around won't cause a problem later in life.
We'll be hanging out at the park more often too, busier parks that is, hoping for more friendly dogs!

Kaige seems to be doing great, he's acting compleltely fine. He's still a little more clingly & lovey than usual but thats ok, I like it like that. He's usually too wiggly to cuddle with.

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Glad to hear he doesn't appear too traumatised - kiss that lovely head for me

[pitc9]

Ohhh poor baby boy!!!
SO glad to hear he's okay! I sure hope you gave that dog's owner an ear full!!
I think as long as you don't let yourself get nervous next time he's around dogs everything will be fine. He'll feed off of you and if you're nervous, then he'll think "Oh.. is there something I should be afraid of??" But if you just keep your cool, and stay calm he'll be fine.
(sure... easy for me to say )