Cheetah7

I fully agree with you. My neighbour down the road has had his staffy savaged by a pit bull, he whacked the dog on the head with a skateboard and the dog STILL carried on.

I told the owner of the doberman that attacked me that I would kill his dog if it ever came near me again.

What shocked me was a friend in the UK said 'Oh poor dog' - I hate that attitude, this was not nervous aggression, it was just pure aggression and poor dog my butt.

I have never in my career as a vet nurse seen such poor display of animal control. There was a guy in the vet who had a little a bitch of about 8 years old who had just had puppies FFS! - he proudly told me that as soon as she can, she is going to get pregnant again as he had homes lined up.

The attitude to de-sexing is backward - anyone would think it was the owners reproductive organs that were being removed, and my favourite of all, knowing that you have a dog that isn't good with other dogs yet STILL think it is OK to let it off the lead.

In our Regional Park, dogs are not allowed off the lead but the owners are thick enough to think it is better to pay the fines rather than keep their dogs under control and on the leash.

Very very backward attitude and I am so limited to where I can take my own dog as the bastard with these two dobermans frequents all the parks. If I see him again though I will report him.

pumpkin blossom

Thanks very much everyone. I will find out the address of this dog and report it. It wasn't actually on a walk, it just bolted through an open gate.

I did not want to really say at the beginning of the post because of the 'poor dog' attitude some people have, but hubbie was punching it in the face, kicking it, he broke our dogs ball thrower hitting the other dog with it, squeezed it's neck trying to get it to let go and nothing. Him and the owner were together trying to prize it's jaws open, luckily it went to get a better grip and they managed to get her out.
Hubbie did not want to hurt the dog, but it had ours around the throat, which is never good. He says the next thing he would have done would be to gouge at it's eyes, although he didn't want to.
There was that one in Liverpool not long ago which killed a kiddie and that was holding on for 20 minutes I think they said, so I count ourselves very lucky she only had to endure that for 2 minutes.

I am off to the vets in an hour (the soonest appointment they had, only spent an hour at work, then came home), as she is acting very odd today, not moving at all, crying if she does, and not even having a drink of milk (her favourite). Hopefully they can give her some pain killers if nothing else. If they want to look at the wound I think she will have to be sedated.

So then we will have the joy of seeing if this bloke actually pays up for the vets bills (which he did say he would, but it is amazing how people change their mind when there is a bill).

Thanks again everyone

spartacus

Definately report it, and I think I'd be having a word with the local police. Also have a word with the body corporate of the block where the owner lives regarding whether dogs are allowed to be kept in apartments. Irresponsible owners and dangerous dogs don't make for a good combination.

rosscov1970

I really hope you get a positive result from the relevant authorities. This stretch of the beach is popular with so many young families, and the grassy areas are always filled with people picnicing, babies crawling on blankets, toddlers playing ball. As I mentioned before this is the little stretch where we always go for a swim/walk/cycle. I will be especially vigilant now, in that particular area and have warned my girls to also be aware.
Hope everything goes well for you at the vets and the guy coughs up for the bill. I doubt it'll be cheap.

flodsfive

Good luck at the vets, hope your dog is OK.

Our labrador was attacked by a small dog about a year before we left England. not as severe as your attack but enough to shake her up. After that she became a bit assertive towards other small dogs. I say assertive because she never attacked but she did growl. we were mortified because she appeared really vicious.
We went to the vets in the end for advice and they said it was quite common after attack. Thus, we had a long period of on lead walks and meeting as many nice small dogs as possible to make her feel confident again. She fine now again the final cure was being next door to small dogs in quarantine.

I would def report.people need to be more responsible and accountable.

DunRoaminTheUK

Weren't you tempted to keep strangling it? I've always understood that if you are attacked by a dog and you manage to maneuver into a position of advantage then pulling it's legs apart and splitting it's rib-cage will guarantee its demise?

This is a serious comment BTW.

Jerseygirl

How would she do that with a doberman stood over her with one hand on it's neck? Dobermans are extremely fast and agile...not to mention powerful. But I do believe you are correct.

DunRoaminTheUK

I guess that's where the potential 'position of advantage' would come into effect.

spartacus

I think I too would have 'ad it'!

DunRoaminTheUK

I'm a dog-lover (in the legal sense) but I've often thought that if a dog ever attacked me then unless it manages to get the better of me (in a legal sense) I would just keep punching the living sh*te of it and trying to get it into a position where I could simply pull its legs wide apart (in the legal sense).

Jerseygirl

If you have the presence of mind and the time to get into that position. I used to have dobermans...I would not want to tangle with one under any circumstances. The more you fight them off the more frantic they become.

spartacus

As am I . . .

DunRoaminTheUK

I'd see it as a challenge (really).

spartacus

Spartacus scratches Doberman puppy off Xmas wish list . . . .

spartacus

Go on my son!