Scary!!!!!!!

[scarlettosully]

Glad to hear about you folks meeting big dogs while out and about. I've been going to training classes and the leader said to not worry about meeting dogs while out walking, but Scarlett is so friendly and would go right up to a dog.....do you usually cross the street to avoid them or what??? I'm happy to know others worry about this too.

[Rae Rae]

Originally Posted by scarlettosully

Glad to hear about you folks meeting big dogs while out and about. I've been going to training classes and the leader said to not worry about meeting dogs while out walking, but Scarlett is so friendly and would go right up to a dog.....do you usually cross the street to avoid them or what??? I'm happy to know others worry about this too.

I only allow Rocky to meet a larger dog if I KNOW the dog is friendly and going to be O.K with him. It's really not worth taking a chance and risking him getting attacked, but on the other side, you don't want your baby to fear larger dogs. If a strange, larger dog approaches us, I pick him up. I don't cross the street if a larger dog is just standing there and is on a leash or anything.

[Tinker'sMommy]

Scary I dont normally walk Tinkerbell but around our block, I am afraid of BIG dogs too .

[PANAMA69]

I never walk alone either, my hubby is always with me, (he is a big-tall man) and fearless too, we are always on the look out for big-mean dogs, my husband always pick Pheobe up, I also have mace with me all the time. We have a very nice park , the park have a rule that all dog most be on a leash, but one day a lady was walking her 3 dogs with her with out a leash and one of her dogs (pit-mix) was coming after us, she was calling and calling him and he will not obey her, she got very mad at the dog and finally he obey her and she took off. Several people complaint to the park adm, and they told her that ,they are going to take her yearly pass away if that keep happening.Thank God.

[BubblPopElectrc]

I live in the city. And one late night, I was walking Britney. As we were passing this large dog, he managed to slip out of his collar. I was looking and got Britney up pretty quickly. Needless to say, I told the owner a few unkind words.. esp. after he told me "It's OK!"

[lolabella]

Originally Posted by scarlettosully

Glad to hear about you folks meeting big dogs while out and about. I've been going to training classes and the leader said to not worry about meeting dogs while out walking, but Scarlett is so friendly and would go right up to a dog.....do you usually cross the street to avoid them or what??? I'm happy to know others worry about this too.

Well, it's okay to meet big dogs that are well trained and, more importantly, on a short leash. Also, I check with the owner first. I try to let Mia meet as many dogs as possible, but I also stand close to make sure the situation isn't getting out of hand. Mia has met some very sweet older big dogs, they sniffed and played a little and I am glad she has. But if the neighbor is walking his Rottweiler without a leash, I am picking Mia up AND crossing the street.

[JESSY_RN2B]

Originally Posted by dcbroom

I was walking Chewy to the car after work, and this big dog starting walking slowly up to us. I scooped Chewy up in my arms, and the dog growled, showed his teeth and started charging at me. There was a guy there (not the owner), that saw what was going on and he yelled at the dog and started going towards it so the dog turned away. Anyway, really got my heart going!! Has this happened to anyone else? I always pick up Chewy when there is a big dog that I am not familiar with, but do you guys have any other suggestions to prevent something like this in the future?

How scarey!! I can only imagine. I am glad it hasn't happened to us because my boy may be small but he is a pistol. He would have growled back and we would have been in trouble

So glad you both are okay!!

[RascalLucy]

My husband and I were walking our two dogs, Lucy our yorkie, and Daisy our Lab. We were at Irvine Regional Park for a walk. All of a sudden we hear screaming and around the corner comes a charging Pit Bull. I snatched my Lucy up and held her in my arms that were crossed over my chest. The Pit Bull ran by me (even though I was Bracing myself for an attack) and attacked our Lab. Daisy held her own, she is 70 lbs., then the Pit Bull went into more really rough play than a full attack. I was screaming, but the park is so big and full of trees that sound does not carry. No one heard me or came to help.The Pit Bull owner yelled obscenities at us!!! Can you believe? I would have had my say too, but he was NUTS!!! Both the dog and his owner were out of control. We stay where there are people in the park. We don't walk on that trail anymore.

[Pipersmommy]

Originally Posted by chachi

I carry some mace with me when I walk mine because Our neiighborhood has some big dogs that roam

I do the same with Mace, I carry it on my keychain. I had 2 dogs chase me right into my car. I had my cell & called the police. They came & called animal control. They found the owner & wrote him a ticket for his dogs being loose.