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In reply to the discussion: Our 30 lb. poodle mix just survived an attack on a hiking trail [View all]pnwmom
(108,954 posts)146. Thank you, Cha.
She's sleeping now, with most of the hair shaved off one side, a bunch of ugly black stitches, and the ends of a drainage tube sticking out from both sides of the stitches. But she should be okay, eventually.
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I believe in leashes. ALL the time, unless you're in deep country or a fenced-in yard.
Demoiselle
Jun 2013
#3
my border collie was immediately responsive to my call and very non-aggressive.
hollysmom
Jun 2013
#42
Border collies are known for that -- probably because they were bred for that kind of control.
pnwmom
Jun 2013
#48
I noticed that people didn't understand that my dog was actually safer being off leash,
pnwmom
Jun 2013
#71
Wow, that's scary and I hope you reported this to whatever authorities are in charge
Cleita
Jun 2013
#11
Unfortunately, this was in a forest where there's no easy access to people in charge.
pnwmom
Jun 2013
#12
You still need to report it. If you live in CA, there is a state law that dogs are not to be off
Cleita
Jun 2013
#13
The wounded dog who was attacked was off the leash too--that'd be turning themselves in. nt
MADem
Jun 2013
#77
No, they wouldn't "both" get a lecture. Only the names of one party are known, here.
MADem
Jun 2013
#133
Whatever. I'm happy in my county, the so-called authorities do work with both sides of
Cleita
Jul 2013
#141
They can't work with both sides when one side has a dog that bit the other one, and they ran off.
MADem
Jul 2013
#142
Dog can't bite what he can't see. A million postmen and meter readers swear by it.
MADem
Jul 2013
#147
I know--its a pity your dog got hurt at all. I think you need some pepper spray in your hiking kit.
MADem
Jun 2013
#132
Yes, I think all this has convinced me. It might not have helped in a situation
pnwmom
Jun 2013
#134
She was walking with my son off-leash. But we have had another dog attacked while
pnwmom
Jun 2013
#18
Smaller dogs who are friendly but without restraint (leash) can be easy prey to a large
bike man
Jun 2013
#22
I don't know how bad the bite is. Vets are getting more and more expensive around here,
pnwmom
Jun 2013
#37
I carry Halt!, a pepper spray for dogs, on my bicycle rides. Meter readers and
bike man
Jun 2013
#58
Halt! for dogs is not as harmful to dogs as "people" mace. But that is NOT the only option.
bike man
Jun 2013
#104
"pit bull...are hard-wired toward agression. You will never convince me otherwise"."like a pit bull"
uppityperson
Jul 2013
#139
Our dogs are thirty pound fuzz balls, and no one ever seems intimidated by them.
pnwmom
Jun 2013
#119
I know. He wasn't alone, at least. He was with a girlfriend, who could have called for help.
pnwmom
Jun 2013
#100
Hope she does ok. Why was YOUR dog off leash? Don't let your dog off leash.
uppityperson
Jun 2013
#34
Because she's a dog and the only place she gets to act like one is on a trail in the woods.
pnwmom
Jun 2013
#46
Yes, that would be a danger. But our dogs stick close to us. My husband trained them well
pnwmom
Jun 2013
#75
Yet you and others continue to write don't have dogs off leash. Even you. Even your dog. Not just
uppityperson
Jun 2013
#73
Ironically, if she had been on-leash, the pit bull would have had continued access to her
pnwmom
Jun 2013
#70
I'm thinking about that now. The disadvantage, of course, is that it would be hard
pnwmom
Jun 2013
#99
Halt! is carried by meter readers, mail carriers, and me on my bicycle. It is not as harmful
bike man
Jun 2013
#111
Well, in this case, my dog probably would have been bitten again if she had been on leash.
pnwmom
Jun 2013
#98
Thanks, DR. Yes, I'm sure my son had quite an adrenaline rush from the experience
pnwmom
Jun 2013
#105
One thing I forgot is that there is a pepper gel spray that I am looking at
DeschutesRiver
Jun 2013
#110
Thank you! The wound looks terrible now -- four or five inches long, with drains
pnwmom
Jun 2013
#124
I have a 13 lb Jack Russell mix who at 13 has never met a challenge she was afraid of....
Rowdyboy
Jul 2013
#138
My son was too busy chasing after our dog, and the one that was still chasing her.
pnwmom
Jul 2013
#150