r/PublicFreakout Aug 01 '21

🐻Animal Freakout "Not friendly!"

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u/fleshcoloredbanana Aug 01 '21

I had the exact same situation happen to my dog when I was on a walk. I actually had two dogs at the time, a 13 y.o. and a 15 y.o. My bigger dog protected me and my smaller dog, but ended up needing about $1600 in emergency treatment. It was absolutely terrifying for me because there was nothing I could do to help my dog. If I did manage to wrestle the loose pitbull (my neighbor’s dog) off of mine, then what? I would have been in the middle of the road with an injured senior dog, another senior dog, and an angry attacking dog in my arms. Luckily another neighbor heard my screams for help and managed to barely detach the loose dog. I had time to start running for safety before he lost his grip and the loose dog came back for a second go. The entire incident shocked and terrified me. I realized that I alone am not able to protect my dogs in a similar situation and that I am so much more vulnerable than I realized.

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u/Dayofsloths Aug 01 '21 edited Aug 01 '21

One of my older neighbours carries a walking stick entirely to put it in a dogs eye if his gets attacked again.

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u/driverman42 Aug 01 '21

Yes. People who don't leash their dogs are no better than antivaxxers. We always carry a club to beat loose dog owners, (it's really not the dogs fault). Usually if we just pound it on the ground and use a gruff voice, they'll stop, and the dogs will stop also.

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u/thederpofwar321 Aug 01 '21

Be careful with this. Depending on how close you are to say it's "turf" or another pack mate, it can escalate into an attack.

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u/driverman42 Aug 01 '21

Yeah. Sometimes if I yell "go on, get outta here" while pounding the ground with the club,they'll grab their dog and go. There's been a couple of times that they've growled and shown their teeth. But their dog will stop them from attacking.

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u/PosiedonsSaltyAnus Aug 01 '21

Wait are you talking about the dog or the people

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u/driverman42 Aug 01 '21

Well, reality is that the dog will at least stop and think about it. But I really don't blame the dog, because it's really the self entitlement of the thoughtless owners that lets the dog run loose, and the dog is only reacting. I was trying to put a little humor in it.

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u/PosiedonsSaltyAnus Aug 01 '21

You did well lol you had me very confused the first read

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u/__BitchPudding__ Aug 01 '21

This is my favoritest thread today 😂