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off leash dogs attacked today

Cathy Moon

Well-known member
Today Colin was walking India and Chocolate and two labrador retrievers attacked them. Chocolate was bitten in the neck area before Colin could stop it from happening. She yelped once when it happened, then yelped again when a neighbor lady tried to comfort her. This happened in our neighborhood at 5:30 this evening. The owners of the dogs were no help in getting the dogs away from our cavaliers; in fact it was one neighbor lady who was brave enough to step in and help Colin.

Other neighbors who witnessed it said this has happened before to people walking dogs.

That's it, we called the police. They sent 3 cruisers over, one was a canine patrol officer. They took Colin's report and then spoke to the owner of one of the labs - the one that bit Chocolate. The dog has all its vaccinations up to date, and the guy was told he has to have his dog on a leash from now on - he told them he went out and bought a leash today after his dog bit ours. [Can you IMAGINE not owning a leash for your dog?!] The other dog owner wasn't home; we're hearing that his labrador frequently gets out of its invisible fence.

We have both checked Chocolate over, and she seems to be fine. I can't find any sore spot or mark. We'll take her to the vet on Monday. The police said we should take her to the vet to be checked.

Isn't this something - so many members have experienced this type of problem. It is SO frightening when it happens.
 
That must have been awfully distressing Cathy. What is it about people who have vicious & dog aggressive dogs, that they allow them to roam fee like that? :x I started up new thread this morning about what to do if you & your dogs are set upon by another dog. This is really starting to play upon my mind.

Anyway, cuddles for you all.
 
Oh, how scary that must have been for you and Colin, Cathy.

I'm so glad everyone is okay and good thing that that owner is now going to have to put his dog on leash. I can't IMAGINE not owning a leash. I'd never think of walking Lucky without one!

Thank goodness for the brave neighbor lady. I hope she wasn't hurt.
 
That is horrible Cathy. You should take her to the vet. When my Annie was attacked I didn't think she had anything but bruising but the vet found puncture marks and gave her antibiotics. Hope Chocolate is doing OK.
 
Oh honey, I am so sorry :( that is just terrifying to think that you can't walk your own dogs on a leash because of other people's ignorance and irresponsibility. I can't believe the police just released the dogs to the owners like that!!! In Florida, they would be put under quarentine and labelled as dangerous (the one thing this state does right). I really hope your babies check out ok on Monday!
 
Oh Cathy I am so glad your precious babies are ok. Good on you for calling the police.
I have experienced an attack with my boys and am sad to say never got over it. Thank goodness the lady helped Colin.

Hopefully this will not instill any lasting and fearful memories in Chocolate.

Big hugs to you all and licks from the boys. :flwr:
 
oh cathy that is terrible i hope chocolate is ok!! i hate that some dog owners do not control there dogs!!
 
Please take her to the vet, my goldie got attacked once and had a puncture wound in his neck, we ended up having to flush it out every day and keep the wound open because of an infection. It eventually healed though.
 
Cathy - I'm so sorry to hear this. Poor little Chocolate must have been so scared. I remember when the same thing happened to my Rudee, I couldn't sleep for weeks afterwards. You should definitely have her checked over by the Vet and send the bill to that guy - even if your insurance covers it, give him a bill.

So many times I hear people say that their dogs wouldn't hurt a fly but just yesterday, my neighbours dogs (two separate owners) both Labs attacked a little terrier being walked on a lead just outside our house. Luckily one of the owners was out talking to my hubby at the time so no damage was done, but these dogs are not allowed out together anymore.

Big :hug: s to you guys....Let us know how Chocolate is.


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Cathy, :flwr:

that is just awful. I hope are ok, you and Colin have had an awful shock with this.....

I would take Chocolate to the vet for a good check over, delayed shock can cause many problems, best to be extra safe.

Alison.
 
same happened to me on the beach,the ownwr watched then walked off.cant understand.so sorry.its heartbreaking because cavs are not capble of fighting back.i hate that man now,i saw him awhile back he turned and walked the other way,i have got good at the dirty look.
 
That's just terrible. I'm so glad Chocolate is OK. And I absolutely agree with your decision about calling the police; you never know when the dog may decide to start attacking people.

You are also right in taking her to the vet to be checked out just to be on the safe side. The owner said the shots are up to date, but who knows; the guy can say anything.
 
I am sooooo soooo sorry that this happened to your family.

I worry about this every day happening here....hubby went out and bought me a can of Halt pepper spray, but it's just not something I want to carry! My dad once had to use it when he was on his bicycle and the wind was blowing towards him and some of the spray came back at him! My "plan" is to try to put myself inbetween my beloved babies and the attacking dog, but I'm really not sure I would be quick enough.

'Walk softly and carry a big stick'....??????? (That old saying just keeps paying in my head.) I'm not sure that would help either. I am at a loss at what to do about this very real problem.

I am truly sorry this happened to you and I pray that Chocolate is ok.
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Cathy,

I'm sorry this has happened to you. I hope the furbabies are okay and don't have any lasting ill effects.

Big hugs to you all
 
So, so sorry to hear about this Cathy. I love dogs but people are sooo lazy and these dogs end up being bored all day and not socialized and this happens. I walk the dogs and as soon as I see another dog, especially abig dog, I start to get nervous. I start to plan and think what the heck would I do if it attacked? It becomes impossible to react when walking more than one now. I can't stand it that there are such irresponsible dog owners!
How awfully traumatic for your babies---big hugs to Chocolate!
YOu now end up feeling unsafe in your OWN neighborhood! This is NOT right!

Nancy
Teddy and sweet, little Katydid
 
Horrifying! I can't believe it, as we've been talking about this only this past week too. Colin must have been horrified. I hope Chocolate is fine. These people that let their dogs roam freely are infringing on OUR RIGHTS and our personal safety as well as that of our pets. It's more than laziness it's supreme arrogance, a lack of consideration and compassion for others. Society always punishes the attacking dog, not the owners. I think when someone's dog gets out and harms an individual, another animal, or destroys property the owner should be sentenced to serve time working at dog shelters and picking poop up in public parks, in addition to a stiff fine.

Please let us know after your visit to the vet if Chocolate is okay.
 
Gosh that is scary; I am glad you took the action you did. I sure hope the dogs all check out OK at the vet and have no lasting consequences.

This kind of incident raises a related issue that is very sad -- the fact that LABS, which are one of the friendliest breeds, EXACTLY like cavaliers, have thru backyard breeding, puppy mills, and poor socialisation by owners, become dogs that are frequently cited in attacks on other dogs and on people! The lab is supposed to be the perfect family dog but you can see where its popularity has gotten it.

This is the AKC breed standard and you can see how closely it matches the cavalier :) :

Temperament
True Labrador Retriever temperament is as much a hallmark of the breed as the "otter" tail. The ideal disposition is one of a kindly, outgoing, tractable nature; eager to please and non-aggressive towards man or animal. The Labrador has much that appeals to people; his gentle ways, intelligence and adaptability make him an ideal dog. Aggressiveness towards humans or other animals, or any evidence of shyness in an adult should be severely penalized.

People breed their family dog thinking it would be nice to have puppies, they cross them with some other lab they think LOOKS nice and healthy. Or people want a cheap puppy that looks like the puppy in an advertisement or on TV and they go to a BYB or mass bred pet shop puppies. And this is exactly what happens over time -- a decline in the breed to the point that these would not even remotely match the breed personality and temperament. It is bad enough when genetic diseases are introduced but for families I think far worse that temperament declines to the point where this lovable breed turns dangerous. :( The same is happening to our own breed, with overly shy and aggressive cavaliers resulting from indiscriminate breeding due to their growing popularity. One of the reasons it is so, so im[ortant to go to someone who understand breeding, lines, preserving looks and temperament and health when breeding... it would be very hard for a well bred labrador to behave like this even without great socialising as the good temperament has until recently been so strong in the breed, as it is with cavaliers-- but may not always be.
 
Cathy, I'm so sorry to look in this morning and read about what happened! The fact that the guy didn't own a leash tells you about all you need to know about him. How is that possible? How is it possible to believe that his dog's shots are up-to-date--what pet owner takes their dog to the vet without a leash??? I guess it's possible, but it doesn't really pass the smell test.

So I had the same reaction as Bruce--I wouldn't believe a word the guy said without seeing his vet bills as documentation.

And I was also going to point out what has happened to labs--they've become so popular as the "perfect" family dog, that people buy them from unscrupulous breeders AND THEN they don't think they need to train them or socialize them properly, as if the dog is just miraculously going to fit the stereotype. I know of one family that bought a lab for their little girl and then parked it in the backyard, where it barked all day for my friend to listen to, ignored by the family who was really too busy to care for it. (Or I should say, were too selfish and irresponsible to make time to care for it, because lots of busy people manage to raise good, happy dogs.)

I hope that your Chocolate checks out A-OK tomorrow and that this never happens again. But I wouldn't hold my breath--irresponsible owners like that usually relapse (and worse, improperly take the incident out on the dog).
 
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