My dog 'attack' story!

[RICHARD]

Yeah, report it mate. Animals like that should not have access to the street.

IT's was kinda hard to do while I had a loaded nappie following me until I got home.

No one takes you seriously when you smell.

[wombat2u2004]

it's was kinda hard to do while i had a loaded nappie following me until i got home.

no one takes you seriously when you smell.

hah !!!! :d:d

[Catherinedana]

Very frightnening. I'm glad you kept your wits, however smelly a situation it became after that. Most folks would run - I think that 's the natural reaction. This definately needs to be reported since the dog appears to have been allowed to run loose when the owners of the home are not even there to handle him!! Baaaaaad. . . I bet you're not the only one.

In the meantime, take another route to the mini mart of buy a bigger bottle of Pepsi (I'm a Coke gal myself!)

[Marigold2]

So glad you are ok. Please do report it. A child walking would not be so smart and calm as you, they would surly run.

[king2005]

Sounds like the dog might have escaped & is scared.. If the dog was really angry it would have done more then what it did.. It sounded like it wasn't sure what to do.

Something similar happened to a neighbour's dog back home. They were new & everyone knew the Rottie was semi protective, but not a wild beast. THey also knew the dog was always in teh house or in the fenced yard. One day the dog was in the front yard, barking & snapping at people who tried to come near the property or the sidewalk. Neighbours also saw the dog trying to get back into the house from the window he fell from (it wasn't high at all). The police showed up & made a no-walking barrier. The neighbours made it VERY clear the dog was just scared & DO NOT HURT HIM. The police noticed this too & didn't harm him, when the dog came barking up to people the police shouted at him to go home & he would run further into the yard keeping away.. poor thing was soooo scared & confused. Luckly he got back through the window & the police boarded him in.

After that several neighbours visited the new neighbour to let them know what happened & they were worried not so nice police would show up next time & just kill the poor dog. So the neighbours got to know the dog & became his friend, so if something happened again, they could just call him over & lock him up in their yard, or inside their home so he would be safe.

I'm hoping this is a similar case & the poor dog was scared & confused after escaping from its home.

[RICHARD]

Picked up the phone and did it.

And I have sworn off pepsi, too.

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I understand the idea that the dog may have been scared, but I was a little concerned about getting mauled.

I am kinda amazed that I stood my ground and kept cool. My main 'scare' was the dog grabbing my arms or hands and not being able to defend myself.
I'd give him a leg and would have tried to throttle him while he was busy.

[lvpets2002]

This is why when I go walking I carry a Bigg Stick.. I have had the same thing happen to me too..

[king2005]

Picked up the phone and did it.

And I have sworn off pepsi, too.

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I understand the idea that the dog may have been scared, but I was a little concerned about getting mauled.

I am kinda amazed that I stood my ground and kept cool. My main 'scare' was the dog grabbing my arms or hands and not being able to defend myself.
I'd give him a leg and would have tried to throttle him while he was busy.

I totally understand! When I was attacked by the 2 Goldens I fed them my feet as I had hiker boots on.. didn't take them long to get me on the ground, but O kept them on my feet.. when 1 would let go I'd kick the other right in the face., which would cause him to let go so I could kick the other one in the face.. its sucked pretty bad but I can't out with no marks, just slobbery boots