Brennan Got Attacked Today.

[Freedom]

I don't care what breed you own, it's always the other dog you have to watch as well as your own, because you have to assume THAT owner doesn't have a clue.

Glad Brennan and you are both alright. Whew! I'm not sure I could have remained calm, I suspect I would have given her a piece of my mind, lol.

[Roxyluvsme13]

I don't care what breed you own, it's always the other dog you have to watch as well as your own, because you have to assume THAT owner doesn't have a clue.

Glad Brennan and you are both alright. Whew! I'm not sure I could have remained calm, I suspect I would have given her a piece of my mind, lol.

Yep, that's true!

I'm not sure how I remained calm, honestly. The group of people I was with said I handled things well, and one of them said she usually would have went off, but we were having a good day and we were all having fun and that we didn't want to be the stereotypical Pit Bull owner and start having a freak out.

I'm still mad though. If that dog lunged at Brennan, they should have KNOWN that their dog had the tendency to be dog aggressive, and WHY IN THE HECK would you walk it in a public area when you can't control it? Brennan didn't even do anything, I think he just looked at the dog

[Alysser]

Bri, trails and parks are always risky. You have plenty of irresponsible people who bring their ill-trained or uncontrollable dogs and a few happy ones like Brennan and you get a bad situation. I never understood how you can even contemplate bringing an uncontrollable or aggressive dog to a park or something. I mean, if you can control an dog-aggressive dog fine, but a human aggressive one is a huge liability and I have seen it believe it or not.

One of my biggest pet peeves is when someone has a dog not under control off-leash and the dog comes running up to everyone. Sure it's friendly but that's not to say my dog is! I know Mikey would be one of those and he's NEVER off leash.

I'm sorry you had that experience but just be glad Brennan's okay and everything! It could've been worse!

[Roxyluvsme13]

Bri, trails and parks are always risky. You have plenty of irresponsible people who bring their ill-trained or uncontrollable dogs and a few happy ones like Brennan and you get a bad situation. I never understood how you can even contemplate bringing an uncontrollable or aggressive dog to a park or something. I mean, if you can control an dog-aggressive dog fine, but a human aggressive one is a huge liability and I have seen it believe it or not.

One of my biggest pet peeves is when someone has a dog not under control off-leash and the dog comes running up to everyone. Sure it's friendly but that's not to say my dog is! I know Mikey would be one of those and he's NEVER off leash.

I'm sorry you had that experience but just be glad Brennan's okay and everything! It could've been worse!

Oh, I know that. And I'd been monitoring Brennan very closely because I didn't know how he was going to react. You see, there were dog aggressive dogs in our little walking group, but the owners knew this about their dog and were watching them and keeping them away from other dogs like a responsible owner. It can be managed, but SOME PEOPLE...

I never let Brennan run up to strange dogs for that reason. I don't want his face to get bit off. But I wasn't even letting him towards this dog and all of a sudden BAM this dog LUNGED at him and is in his face, biting him out of NOWHERE. I was so mad. If Brennan had got hurt badly, I would've had to hurt someone.

And yes, that's how I'm looking at things. It could have been a lot worse. Though I'm freaking out and worrying about him like I should be, I just have to think that he's okay and that it's nothing serious. My sweet boy proved to me today that he is a very good boy and I'm so proud of him for that.

[Taz_Zoee]

Poor Brennan. So glad he wasn't seriously hurt.

This is why I don't take Zoee to the dog park. She is not aggressive, but the way she acts.....nobody else would know she's not going to tear their dog apart. She raises the hair on her back, which is a sure sign of aggression. But she's never attacked another dog in her life. She's actually a big wimp. But I'd rather not take any chances so she doesn't get to go to the park anymore. And she is not a boxer/mastiff and physically I can control her. But when she acts like that I freak out emotionally.

[luvofallhorses]

Wow, glad Brennan is OK! Sounds like the other dog is VERY poorly controlled. I hate when people own strong breeds that they cannot control in public or even at home. Give Brennan a kiss for me.

[Roxyluvsme13]

Poor Brennan. So glad he wasn't seriously hurt.

This is why I don't take Zoee to the dog park. She is not aggressive, but the way she acts.....nobody else would know she's not going to tear their dog apart. She raises the hair on her back, which is a sure sign of aggression. But she's never attacked another dog in her life. She's actually a big wimp. But I'd rather not take any chances so she doesn't get to go to the park anymore. And she is not a boxer/mastiff and physically I can control her. But when she acts like that I freak out emotionally.

Aww, Zoee . At least you are responsible with her and know her! These people clearly didn't know a darn thing about their dog and that really upsets me. Brennan is a wimp too, I think haha. The one time he actually went to a dog park was okay until another dog came into the open area with him, so he's not allowed to go back there either. This was just at a regular park though. What if the dog had attacked a child instead of Brennan? That thought scares me because there were children everywhere :/.

Wow, glad Brennan is OK! Sounds like the other dog is VERY poorly controlled. I hate when people own strong breeds that they cannot control in public or even at home. Give Brennan a kiss for me.

Yep, my thoughts exactly. I should have had a few choice words for these people probably. I will do that

[Sowa]

nobody else would know she's not going to tear their dog apart. She raises the hair on her back, which is a sure sign of aggression. But she's never attacked another dog in her life.

It's actually not a sure sign of aggression. It could just be excitement. Clover does it every time she meets/plays with a dog (even my other dog Zeke) - she's just excited.

[beeniesmom]

I'm so sorry your Brennan got bit. I cringed as I read the title of this thread. A few days ago I read on another dog forum (specific to boston terriers) about one of the bostons getting mauled, almost to death by a pittie. The owner knew his dog was dog aggressive but kept him off leash. The pictures of my friends dog were horrific to look at and it's a miracle her dog survived it. My dog Frankie is a little dog aggressive so I always take him on walks with proper stong harness and leash. We always avoid dog parks and other people with dogs. The lady should have at least apologized. Glad Brennan wasn't hurt too badly.