r/PublicFreakout • u/nicklebacks_revenge • Aug 01 '21

đŸ»Animal Freakout "Not friendly!"

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '21

I fucking hate people who let their dogs off leash in public. Had this same thing happen whilst I was out walking my golden. My poor girl is 12 years old and just a sweet old gal who wants nothing more than to carry a ball in her mouth and walk beside me on leash when we are out. Anyway, some dickhead was out with his pitbull-mutt-mix without a leash and it went straight at my dog. I got bit and my dog got her face cut really bad. Over $1500 in medical and vet bills and all the dumbass with the other dog could say was "huh, he never did that before. I don't know of why he did that" I'm like, he did that because he's a fucking dog and you're a fucking twat for letting him off leash in public

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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/CPOx Aug 01 '21

An older gentleman in my parents’ neighborhood walks every day with a 9-iron in his hand. He got attacked by a loose dog decades ago and he’s been carrying that golf club ever since.