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Cheetah · **Dog Park Fight -** 03-25-2008, 07:45 PM

I was at the dog park today with Shippo, and while I was there, a fight broke out. There was this TINY chihuahua... smallest I've ever seen, and this pack of rat terriers entered the park... I was standing in the middle of the park watching Shippo play with a lab puppy, when one of the rat terriers just started wailing on this little chihuahua... he was gonna kill it, he meant business... there was lots of screaming, they couldn't catch the chi, it kept running, which only provoked the rat terrier more.

There was nothing I could do, except call Shippo to me and keep him there, while the fight ran its course. The owner of the rat terrier finally caught him... alpha-rolled him, whacked him on the side, and pinned him to the ground for like 2 minutes... everyone was watching. I was just like "wow..."

And then, after their dog attacked another dog, they STAYED IN THE PARK! The dog attacked somebody else's dog... coincidentally, the chi owner's other dog... a dog that was BIGGER than the rat terrier! He was just hanging onto this dog's face, tearing away... His owner grabbed him and rolled/pinned him, AGAIN (since it worked so well the first time lol). I could understand the first time, because it was a very intense fight, and it was the heat of the moment, and sometimes we do things without thinking when we're trying to keep our dogs from killing another dog... the second time though, the guy could've been expecting it a little more...

Anyway, I decided to leave after that... the dog started running around, tormenting all the other dogs, and we were outta there. Then something else happened!

When we were exiting the park, a lady walked by with a shar pei that was straining at the end of its leash... Shippo and I just walked by... until she said "hey I have a fluffy too!" I whirled around, my eyes lit up, and I was like "OMG really?!" So we talked about fluffies... I told her I'd be at the park at the same time tomorrow, so she should bring her corgi. Shippo's finally gonna get to meet another corgi for the first time since he left his litter... and a fluffy to boot!

And that was my day at the dog park...

Michael Romanos · 08:54 PM

a few dogs will fight. It entirely defeats the purpose, but owners should not let their dogs off leash in dog parks if their dogs are known to start or pick a fight or react viciously to any hint of intimidation or adversity.
I was walking Taylor and Connie yesterday in a quiet new housing area and a dog off leash was sitting nearby. One of his owner's called to him in seeing me and the Corgis and both Taylor and Connie gave the dog a wide berth and looked anxiously behind them. Obviously the dog was not of a steady nature. Corgis like Taylor and Connie know which dogs to avoid and not to make close contact with.

MyPemCharlie · 03-25-2008, 08:14 PM

Well, I'm happy you met another fluffy owner (on the bright side).

The idiot should have at least put his dog on a leash if he didn't leave after the first attack. I would hope someone would have asked the guy to leave, and called the city park people if he refused. It's a shame when one dummy with an aggressive dog can stay and cause people like you with social a dog go home sooner than you wanted.

Michael Romanos · 03-25-2008, 08:26 PM

In Upper Hutt city where I live, there are no dog parks but dogs have access off-leash to all parks and reserves so long as they are under control on leash or off leash.

Cheetah · 03-25-2008, 08:34 PM

Lucky you. Here in Denver, idiot owners have ruined it for the rest of us by letting their off-leash dogs attack people and other dogs... so leash laws prevail everywhere except dog parks.

Peggy · 03-25-2008, 08:54 PM

I agree that the person with the rat terrier should have left after the first incident. Better yet he should not be bringing his dog to dog parks. I'd bet he knew what his dog is capable of and IMO, he should not be letting him loose anywhere.

Some dogs just do not get along with other dogs and those dogs should be kept on leash or only let loose in their own yards where there are no other dogs.

Are there any rules for this park? Someone to report him to if he should come again?

Peggy

Michael Romanos · 03-25-2008, 09:05 PM

It is probably true that apart from full fencing and gating, a dog park is not the best place to take a small dog ie a risky business, because all the owners want to let their dogs off-leash in them. Owners of dogs can be the most stroppy, obstinant and ignorant of people.

Cheetah · 03-25-2008, 09:12 PM

There are rules against aggressive dogs, but like any dog park, idiots bring them in anyway. >X.x;<

Peggy · 03-25-2008, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cheetah

There are rules against aggressive dogs, but like any dog park, idiots bring them in anyway. >X.x;<

About what I figured. Just wondered if it was regulated by anyone that could ban him and his dog(s) from the park.

Peggy

MyPemCharlie · 03-25-2008, 10:17 PM

Most dog parks are regulated by peer pressure. There are City Park Police here where someone could call the non-emergency 311 for city services to complain. I would expect them to be so understaffed that they would take forever or not show up. I'd also bet though that if you told someone with an aggressive dog that you were calling the Park Police and pulled out your cell phone and started dialing, they would probably leave.

Chip's Mom · 03-26-2008, 05:24 AM

Cheetah - I would have been scared to death as I am sure you were for those little dogs. Dog fights scare me to death. I am glad everything turned out ok and you get to meet a fluff

MattC · 03-26-2008, 07:03 AM

I saw some pretty nasty fights in dog parks last year. There are some parks I just don't go to anymore. Last Saturday I took Nick to a large dog park and there was a dog (could have been portuguese water dog) who had his number. Nick is pretty submissive so he just rolled on his back and let the other dog sniff him. However the other dog wouldn't let him get up and kept snapping at him. The owner of the other dog was right there and he kept saying don't worry he wont bite him. But you could tell Nick's patience was wearing thin. It looked like Nick was right about to take a piece out of the other dog when I stepped in and grabbed the other dog to give Nick some room. After that everything was fine and the dogs went their own ways. At first I felt that I shouldn't have touched the other guys dog but a lady who saw the whole thing said I did the right thing. I told her "I didn't want to do it but my dog was getting ready to bite" her response was "he was put in a situation that gave him no option to bite.

I guess the point of this story is that if I wasn't paying attention my dog wouldn't have been banished from the park that day.

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