Since I was four years old I wanted a cat.
And since Mum hated cats I got a young German shepherd instead.
It... surprise... didn´t work well.
They went to school with her, gave a pinch collar and sent me off. Young kids don´t weigh enough.
The dog was walking with me, not the other way round.
Later she had cancer and got really aggressive from the pain.
When I was delivering ads a dog went after me.
Years later a dog without "owner" came snarling at me and the darn door of the house was closing very slowly.
And yesterday we went by the Oker when a woman with her dog came towards us.
It was a young dog and loved my Gurri aka did not let go of me.
The woman screamed and shouted endlessly at the dog but it didn´t help - even when Ingo told the dog off it came running after me.
I do think that dogs should be allowed to roam free - in dog parks where I would not go.
No leash, no obeying, it was awful - even if it was a young dog.
It was pretty cold, so I wore trousers under my trousers and, my. Panic can make you feel as if it was summer - it was all too hot suddenly.
With that dog it was stupid fear, but I would´ve frozen as well if it´d been a dangerous dog.
And that really frightens me.
What do you do in such a situation?
Can you relate? Not obeying > leash in public places or free in dog park.
(And, yes, I am aware that cats can hurt you, too).
Lion of the day.
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I think dogs sense fear, so if you panic they get more aggressive.
I've never really been scared of dogs, if they are barking at me I just turn and don't interact with them.
The dog probably just wanted to play and maybe the shouting and loud voices made it worse, who knows?
That might be, the woman really screamed at the dog non-stop.
Oh, help, you just turn?!
I do believe dogs should be leashed unless (and maybe even not then) they are extremely well trained or it is a dog park. I have to say, it was fun to see some run loose with their owners in Hyde Park, playing. But they also seemed to be staying close and came when they were called. Any dog that is aggressive or a jumper can be really traumatic to someone.
What to do? Good question. Apart from carrying dog treats in your pocket (and who has those) I suppose the best thing is to be still (running makes the animal think you are playing too) or maybe get down low or even hold out a hand like you might have something -- palm up. That's what I'd do but it's just a guess. I'm so sorry you had to experience that.
Oh, I do not like to touch dogs, so a treat is out of the question, I guess. Not running is a good advise, though. But even as I stood the dog kept jumping. We have so many laws, but sadly not one like that for dogs...
Generally speaking I think dogs should be leashed. And I think that's a case where the owner really needs to go through lessons on managing the dog, because that's not just on the dog.
I often tend to say hello to dogs waiting for their humans outside stores and watch their eyes. Some dogs are afraid of strangers, and their body language tells that pretty much straight off.
I so agree with you.
On both, too!
I think if you own a dog you should definitely do some dog training lessons …
All the best Jan
I more than agree!!
Leashed in public places.
Funny that everybody here says so and it´s just not done here...
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