Big scare today
New_Boots
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So, today was a beautiful day. Temp around 65, bright and sunny blue skies. We had some running around to do...finished that up. On the way home, I asked if we could take the dog (Great Dane) to the dog park. Of course its a good idea, so we grab the dog and head to the park.
Fast forward an hour into dog play
All is going quite well, everyone is getting along great. My dog had a tennis ball to play with, and he dropped it near another (MUCH smaller) dog. A few other dogs came over to see what was going on, and the smaller dog started barking and snipping at my dogs face...headed for the ball. My dog being about 20x of this dog, barked, growled...the dog was still in his face. So...he did what any dog would do, and grabbed him. Which, no I do not condone, but I do understand.
He did puncture the skin in one spot, but he did not do the "death shake". He could have crushed that little guy if he wanted to. We got them separated, and my dog leashed. He calmly walked away right by my side, didn't even look back at the other dog.
Fast forward a bit more.
Were talking to the other dogs owner in the parking lot. We trade information, and (so we though) are under agreement to handle this like adults. We told her to have her vet check out the dog, and we will foot the bill. I thought that was the right thing to do.
It seems she did not agree, she called the MP's on us. They come over, my dog is being his normal super-social self and just trying for love and pet's. If he wasn't getting petted, he just layed on the floor.
We talk to them about what happened, and say her dog attacked first. They step out, make a call. When they came back in, they say they are not taking the dog. We asked about her dog, since that was our main concern. The MP said when he was at her house, her dog was growling and barking the entire time he was there.
So, end of the day everything worked out. Though, I don't think we will be visiting the dog park any time soon.
Fast forward an hour into dog play
All is going quite well, everyone is getting along great. My dog had a tennis ball to play with, and he dropped it near another (MUCH smaller) dog. A few other dogs came over to see what was going on, and the smaller dog started barking and snipping at my dogs face...headed for the ball. My dog being about 20x of this dog, barked, growled...the dog was still in his face. So...he did what any dog would do, and grabbed him. Which, no I do not condone, but I do understand.
He did puncture the skin in one spot, but he did not do the "death shake". He could have crushed that little guy if he wanted to. We got them separated, and my dog leashed. He calmly walked away right by my side, didn't even look back at the other dog.
Fast forward a bit more.
Were talking to the other dogs owner in the parking lot. We trade information, and (so we though) are under agreement to handle this like adults. We told her to have her vet check out the dog, and we will foot the bill. I thought that was the right thing to do.
It seems she did not agree, she called the MP's on us. They come over, my dog is being his normal super-social self and just trying for love and pet's. If he wasn't getting petted, he just layed on the floor.
We talk to them about what happened, and say her dog attacked first. They step out, make a call. When they came back in, they say they are not taking the dog. We asked about her dog, since that was our main concern. The MP said when he was at her house, her dog was growling and barking the entire time he was there.
So, end of the day everything worked out. Though, I don't think we will be visiting the dog park any time soon.
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"Hello, our dog got out and we were hoping he was there. He's about 60 lbs, blue and white, and should have a black collar on."
"Great big head and won't stop licking the *** out of everyone?"
"That would be him."
"Yeah, he's here. One of the friendliest dogs we've ever had to catch."
That time, we thought maybe we had forgot to latch the gate when we took the trash out that morning. Then, two days later, exact same thing happened. On post, if your dog gets out 3 times, you have to get rid of him, regardless of breed or anything. We knew it was that *** unlatching our gate to try and get us in trouble so we would have to get rid of him. We ended up putting a padlock on the gate.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
It will be interesting to see her reaction if she ever returns to the park.
I have to say that one of the friendliest breeds is the Great Dane. I have found that they are usually bigs clowns and love to play with other dogs and people. One of the cutest things I ever saw, and it was before I had my cell with the video, was this gigundo Great Dane playing with this little puppy. He was prancing around and the puppy was running in and out of the big dog's legs. I guess that's why I love animals.
RIDICULOUS
Some people just bug me!
Funny how quickly people become offended when their dog or dogs get the worst of a situation. To make it even funnier, they have a small female goat that I rescued two days ago and made sure it returned home safely after a neighbors dogs had killed they're whole heard except this one baby.
Go figure!