Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Michael Romanos
Well, I could tell you off for over panicking and almost choking your Corgi Shippo and scaring the life out of him that two big charging dogs would not have achieved. But you though it was a sink or swim situation. I have on quite a few occasions picked up a Corgi in the proper manner to keep him/her clear of other menacing dogs or dogs that have actually attacked or were in the throws of attacking.
|
I was on the sidewalk, and these dogs were careening towards us at GREAT speeds. I did not have time to bend down, get Shippo to stop squirming nervously (he was already becoming scared because he saw them too), and lift him up.
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Michael Romanos
But my suggestion to you for the future, is to try and calm down the situation and not aggravate it and take a moment longer to size up the situation.
|
Once again, I did not have a "moment longer."
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Michael Romanos
Most breeds of dogs - apart from Boxers, Bull Terriers, Staffies, Pit Bulls, Bull Mastiffs and a few others of that ilk won't readily respond to humans once they are on the attack, but most other breeds will take note of the other dog's handler or their own - so actual full blown confrontations can be avoided.
|
Every breed has the potential to attack and not let up. I've seen a Golden Retriever attack a dog, while the owner of the dog could not call it off, and then the dog redirected its attack to the owner when the owner (stupidly) tried to phyically pull the dog away. I choose not to assume, by the breed of the dog, how aggressive it's going to be when it reaches my dog those 3 seconds later.
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Michael Romanos
And the vast majority of dogs when both parties are off-leash will just say hello to one another no matter their rushed approach to each other.
|
When a dog is hurtling toward me and my dog, I'm not about to play guessing games as to whether the dog wants to meet my dog or tear into him.
Anyway, had I had even a few seconds more, I COULD have bent down and grabbed Shippo up, but you don't understand how close they were, and how fast they were coming.
Shippo is barely 9 months old. He's still just a puppy. Being attacked by another dog at this age could blow ALL of the socialization I've done out of the water and make him afraid of dogs. Not to mention the fact that being attacked by another dog could seriously injure or KILL him if it's bad enough. I'm not willing to risk it, and like I said before, I DIDN'T want to pull him up like that, but it was my only choice, and thankfully, he was unfazed. This weekend I'm going to the store to buy some Direct Stop so I don't EVER have to do that again.
*Hopes she hasn't made a new enemy on the forum already*