Brennan Got Attacked Today.

[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

[*LabLoverKEB*]

I'm so sorry to hear about this, Bri! But I am so relieved that Brennan is okay and unharmed. Some people just shouldn't e dog owners ... Let alone take their dogs to dog parks!

[Sowa]

I'm sorry this happened to you, but I'm glad Brennan is ok! Stupid lady shouldn't have a dog

[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.

[Roxyluvsme13]

Thank you everyone. Brennan's few marks are healing really well and he's fine . Probably going to take him on another walk next weekend with the same group of people. It's nice to meet other Pit Bull owners who can teach me things!

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.

Oh gosh, that's horrible . Those kinds of owners are what makes Pit Bulls look bad and why everyone thinks they're horrible dogs. I hope the dog has an easy recovery and isn't too traumatized from the event.

And yes, that's the responsible thing to do. And you know you can control Frankie too without any worries. This lady just shouldn't have been walking that dog at all. There were even dog aggressive Pit Bulls in our group like I said, but their owners were controlling them and knew they could like responsible owners. Some people just don't need to own dogs *sigh*

[K9soul]

The lady didn't even apologize or anything for her stupid piece of s*** dog.

I am sorry Brennan got bit, but your wording made me sad to read. The dog isn't a stupid piece of____, and I have been caught off guard by something seemingly out of character by my dogs before too, and it's especially possible in a group of dogs not familiar with each other. You said she asked if he was okay, so she did seem to show concern. She may have been shaken herself and not reacted as collected as she should have. Often things that seem out of no where to us had some tension or some unseen provocative factor that is not evident to us. (A side glance, a body posture, a past experience with a similar dog, etc.)

Anyone who takes their dogs frequently around other dogs is taking a bit of risk that you may be in situation, present day or years from now, when your dog or another person's dog does something completely unexpected before humans can react.

It's understandable to be protective. Dogs are like our kids, but we must also always remember they are dogs with their own communication system and dog behaviors that are not always discernible by us.

[Roxyluvsme13]

I am sorry Brennan got bit, but your wording made me sad to read. The dog isn't a stupid piece of____, and I have been caught off guard by something seemingly out of character by my dogs before too, and it's especially possible in a group of dogs not familiar with each other. You said she asked if he was okay, so she did seem to show concern. She may have been shaken herself and not reacted as collected as she should have. Often things that seem out of no where to us had some tension or some unseen provocative factor that is not evident to us. (A side glance, a body posture, a past experience with a similar dog, etc.)

Anyone who takes their dogs frequently around other dogs is taking a bit of risk that you may be in situation, present day or years from now, when your dog or another person's dog does something completely unexpected before humans can react.

It's understandable to be protective. Dogs are like our kids, but we must also always remember they are dogs with their own communication system and dog behaviors that are not always discernible by us.

I was pretty angry when I wrote this, so that explains my wording.

I just felt that the lady wasn't concerned enough. She didn't give me time to look Brennan over too well before asking if he was okay, and she didn't seem too concerned by the fact that her dog just bit my dog and could have caused a lot of damage. The dog would have made two of Brennan and probably could have ripped his face off if it had tried hard enough.

I also felt that she should have had better control of her dog. Because it was clear that the dog was walking her before Brennan got attacked. If I couldn't control my dog in a public setting like that, then I wouldn't bring my dog.

I know there are unknown signals and anything could have set the dog off, but I feel the fact that the lady couldn't control her dog was just really stupid and careless on her part to walk it in a public area.