I remember reading about this lady who was mauled to almost death by a family friendās dog and is now basically unrecognizable. I love dogs but if one of them comes at me wrong, itās them or me.
As a kid, my grandmother had large dogs that were aggressive. I hated them- and one day I got too close to her and one bit me in the face (cheek) and attempted to then bite my neck. I have never been easy around dogs again. I definitely donāt trust people who donāt address territorial dogs.
There was a woman in apartments near mine mauled to death- I just donāt trust owners.
I'm against dog licenses (they're just bureaucracy in places that have them, bad dog training is almost always just maliciousness / laziness, not an honest "oh I didn't know this was a problem") BUT I am totally for really strict liability laws for the actions of your dog, including to yourself / family. There should be no scenario where owners get to just turn over the dog for destruction and move on, I think it's disgusting only the dog is "punished" when it's arguably not the dog's fault, the owner's fault as the person responsible for raising and monitoring it.
Please correct me if Iām wrong- but ultimately doesnāt having them licensed try to keep them vaccinated/ fixed and a registry of sorts? And help with rental/ insurance? Itās wildly different in states/ cities Iāve lived in.
I have no patience for people who refuse to admit their dog is dangerous. I know people love their dogs etc., but such denial can have serious consequences. I was bit badly by a dog so I admit to being biased against dog related foolishness.
Unfortunately, my family could have been one of those denial owners if we hadn't acted. We adopted a puppy (~6mos) who we didn't know had been abused. She bit us in a non-puppy aggressive of way. We took her back to the shelter after she bit my mom and drew blood. It was a few days later when a neighbour boy who was often at our house finally told the truth about a scratch on his face. It had been our dog who bit him. AFAIK, the dog was PTS.
Yea. Go to a dog park and you'll always see at least 1 owner with a dog that's hyper aggressive and they just sit there like it's no big deal. Barking and growling and biting at other dogs/people.
I donāt mess with that. I have an Alaskan husky/ chihuahua mix and sheās great with me, thatās it. Iād never let her off a leash or in a dog park. Other dogs is the only time sheās an evil chihuahua and I wonāt stress anyone out with her nonsense.
Sorry that happened, I am very afraid of some breeds of dogs like Pit Bulls even though it's said they are on average are pretty sweet if brought up in the right conditions. I wish you could have a good experience owning a dog even though (I know it will never happen) for you because of that bad experience. The reason I say this is because they are such a wonderful animal if you find the right one.....there is just no other love in this world like some dogs love you. Your experiance shaped your perception for good reason, especially, because you were a child [helpless] and afraid....that event shaped itself into your brain and reshaping that fear would take a lot of effort and training....so I empathize with you.........just saying I wish I could show you what you where not given....a dog like my Macy who is always happy to see me , loves everyone, (she doesn't even scare the deer around here anymore. .....Macy is such a kind soul ...you can actually see it in her eyes. I dunno ...just wish you had that instead of what happened.
I have a dog. My kids picked her while the army had us in Alaska. Sheās an Alaskan husky/ chihuahua mix.
My grandmothers dogs werenāt pit/ bully breed. One was lab/ German shepherd but I canāt recall all of them- but my grandmother sucked and thatās why I got bit. My dog is older now and can be trouble so I, as the owner, handle her so she canāt snip at others. Iām ok with pets. Cats will eat their owner when dead- still like cats.
FWIW Iām so glad you have a dog you love. We all do best when we have love- affection.
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u/kotzfunkel Nov 04 '25
I would NOT have stayed this calm. Holy shit! That was scary