why oh why oh why???

[bibathediva]

why oh why do other dog owners always say the same thing to me after there dog has attacked mine

its always" there not normally like that and there only playing" grrrrrrrr

just as we are making a bit of headway with biba another dog comes along and we take 2 steps back again
she had just started to gain abit of confidence back after her last attack ,she even told another dog off last week after it had overstepped the mark ,somethink she had never done before, she normally just runs away,
unfortunately this lady got the full brunt of my tongue this morning
we are on our normal walk and i can see this dog off lead so presume it is OK but call biba to me as i always do as i don't like her just running up to dogs,we walk past each other when this dog just runs over ,legs all stiff ,hackles up and launches itself at bibas neck pining her to the ground and really going for her,bibas yelping and screaming , i try to make distraction noises to get the dog off but the husband of the woman had to pyhsically get it off her,
i tried to start off being polite and saying perhaps they ought to put there dog on a lead if it doesn't like other dogs and thats when the old saying comes in"its not normally like that and its only playing",
then she trys to put the fault on biba by implying shes a wussy dog,so i let rip  and said,tell you what ill run up to you snapping and snarling ,grab you around the neck ,throw you to the floor and start biting your face,see if you start screaming  ,i know i shouldn't have said it but when people are in denial about there dogs aggression it makes me a little cross as its always some other poor dog on the receiving end of that denial.
sorry about the long thread but i feel better now after having a rant

[silke]

Oh no, poor you and poor, poor Biba. I know what it's like, having had a few incidence with other dogs roughing Charlie up  ! The trouble is, you work so hard to try and help them overcome the problems that can develop after something like that, and it only takes another bad experience to mess it all up again. Hope you and Biba are ok - Charlie and I are looking forward to seeing you at Shipley Park.  You are still coming, aren't you?

Lots of hugs,
Silkex

[bibathediva]

hi silke
yes biba is fine no damage done on the outside ,but the owners of aggresive dogs seem to think if theres no blood then theres no damage done
yes we are still coming to the shipley meet ,need to check what date it is incase it has changed,look forward to seeing everyone

[Boof]

That is highly irritating - poor Biba.

[Hurtwood Dogs]

Oh poor you.. it drives me nuts too. Why are people so stupid with animals??? They're not human, they don't behave like us and ANY dog (however, sweet they are normally) might take a dislike to another dog for a variety of reasons. My last dog had a sore ear which we had trouble fixing for a while and whilst he was usually really sweet to other dogs when his ear was sore they'd always come up and sniff it which, obviously he didn't like... I'd have him on the lead the minute I saw another dog and EVERY time 'oh my dog is fine, they'll be fine don't worry' 2 seconds later fangs and growling and the other owner would be surprised. Surely it's manners to always put your dog on a lead when you see another and ASK if it's ok for them to meet and play.... apparently not!

Poor you, hope Biba's not too upset by it all

Hannah x

[*Theresa*]

Poor Biba I hope this doesn't put her back too far 

[phillyknickers]

awwwww, poor Biba - that's just not a nice thing to happen at all  .  I don't know where you walk her, although there's a park near to both of us that I've heard a few bad things happening in at the moment so we've not been there for a long time.  It's a shame when you have to get cross isn't it  .

She needs a romp with Harry - he's a gentle boy who likes to run FAST! They'd have fun together I'm sure 

[bibathediva]

im sure she will bounce back  
just wondering if its a standard phrase cause everytime she been had it gets said to me
also just wondering if biba just has one of those faces that other dogs like to slap  

[bibathediva]

awwwww, poor Biba - that's just not a nice thing to happen at all  .  I don't know where you walk her, although there's a park near to both of us that I've heard a few bad things happening in at the moment so we've not been there for a long time.  It's a shame when you have to get cross isn't it  .

She needs a romp with Harry - he's a gentle boy who likes to run FAST! They'd have fun together I'm sure 

i think i know where you mean 
 thats where she was first attacked by a friendly staffy  that was only playing .....twice
my OH wont take her there anymore

i sure she would love a ROMP  with harry,good job hes been done

[*Theresa*]

also just wondering if biba just has one of those faces that other dogs like to slap  

Sorry but that made me 

[lexi]

also just wondering if biba just has one of those faces that other dogs like to slap  

Our previous blue roan had one! He used to get constantly pounced on by other males.

[laz82]

I have a dog who is very funny with other dogs, some he likes, some he don't, I generally keep him on a lead, but if I take him to the beach or let him over the field by my house, I let him have some time off the lead, but if I see another dog anywhere in sight, I put him on the lead or hold his collar and wait until the dog passes and always say to the other owner, he is funny with dogs, so best not get too close, If I can do it why can't other owners of dogs who can sometimes be aggressive, (whether in play or not). It doesn't take long to put a lead and on and let someone to pass, then he can be let back off the lead again.

Badger gets on with other dogs no problem (we made sure of this, so I don't have to worry so much like I do with Lenny), but we see people over the beach who have dogs off the lead who don't like other dogs and don't do a thing, just attempt to call the dog back, half the time failing to do so.  

[bibathediva]

if i see another dog on a lead then biba always goes on a lead,its only polite
and theres usually a reason why some dogs dont like others and as long as the owners are aware of the problem i havnt a problem with them,its the ones that are in denial that worry me,
i also worry that biba will start to become aggressive if she thinks every dog is out to get her, abit like getting the first punch in

also just wondering if biba just has one of those faces that other dogs like to slap  

Our previous blue roan had one! He used to get constantly pounced on by other males.

i really think she has got one of those faces as its not just females ,out of the 3 times shes been got ,2 have been males

[mary w]

Jak (blue roan) will mingle to a point but stay very close to ben or should I say behind ben. But Ben (Red) has no bother what so ever. He runs to play every time although he does come over a bit too pushy.
My OH always says "oh look fresh ass" ben is so funny and he does get a slap from timt to time from the other dogs.

[silke]

It's strange - when Charlie was little, dogs seemed to have a go at him a lot. It was like they felt they could have a good go at him, without him being able to retaliate.  It's probably nothing like that, but that's what it seemed like.

Silkex