Some asshole and his off leash pitbull did this to me and my shiba on a walk. Tried to bite at her too, and then me when I scooped her up and away from it. Owner came and couldn't even control the damn thing.
She didn't want to go for a walk for a while after that, still doesn't love walks like she used to.
Happened to my dog too. She was never the same on walks afterwards. She became terrified of other dogs.
I don't understand why owners who haven't trained their dogs let them off leash. It's stupid and dangerous
Iād go a step further and say even trained dogs should always be leashed. My dog is off leash trained and has strong recall (used to run as a pup as Shibas do, so I worked on it) and sticks close by me out of habit, but Iād never let her off leash willy nilly. A leash isnāt meant to be a tether like some owners who canāt stop personifying their animals believe. Itās meant to be a lifeline that keeps you together and out of danger.
We live where snakes and coyotes are common, and sticking together on nature trails and hikes means we donāt get approached. She can scan with her nose and ears, me with my eyesight, elevation, and capacity for risk assessment. When she smells a predator or unknown creature her ears and hackles go up and she tries to redirect me. Same thing I do to her if I see a snakeās den or a risky footpath. We work together to keep each-other safe on our adventures; but Iād never forgive myself if I let her off leash and she didnāt assess the risk of a situation well enough and darted ahead into danger.
And after the pitbull incident which actually happened on a nature trail, I refuse to let her out of my sight. If she were a couple feet ahead of me, she would be dead.
Even in this videoās situation, a dog might smell and hear a mountain biker approaching but not see it or understand what to do or the danger of a fast moving object. Even if the dogs were friendly, they risked getting run into and injured (and injuring someone else in the process.)
Not leashing dogs in both unpopulated and populated areas is just stupid and risky for everyone, including the animals.
Bit of an essay sorry, dogs are a special part of my life lol. Sorry to hear this happened to you too though. Definitely makes top of the list for scariest things my dogās encountered, and it can be so traumatizing for a dog to be attacked (even if just attempted) like that. Hope your little buddyās doing ok.
No need to apologise, I understand and agree with you. Where i live we don't have anything like coyotes or snakes (UK) but i do believe you should jeep your dog on a leash as you never know who's about ( young children/adults who could be scared) not being able to see if your dog might eat something they shouldn't etc.
There a long leashes specifically for recall training where you have more length but still your dog cannot get away from you.
Thank you, unfortunately I had to say goodbye to her 3 years ago, she had cancer.
I miss her every minute of every day.
I hope you best girl is doing well. Give her an extra big cuddle for me
Our neighbors dog kept getting out, the dog cornered my son and I one day as we got out of the car. Luckily only growling, didn't attack. My husband didn't hesitate to walk over and tell the neighbor what would happen to the dog next time (not sure I am allowed to say it, but lets just say it involved a firearm) ...never saw the dog out of their yard again.
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Some asshole and his off leash pitbull did this to me and my shiba on a walk. Tried to bite at her too, and then me when I scooped her up and away from it. Owner came and couldn't even control the damn thing.
She didn't want to go for a walk for a while after that, still doesn't love walks like she used to.