05-08-2014, 03:38 PM
Happens all the time here in Brooklyn.
Actually, I was taking care of a pit bull recently that is very sweet with people but will destroy other dogs. I had to walk the dog. I had it on a choke chain and was walking it late at night. I saw this man off in the distance walking a bulldog off leash. I stopped and waited fro them to leave the park and I proceed to walk towards the exit. Next thing I know is this bulldog is staring at us through a fence and comes trotting back into the park off leash. I just turn around and try to walk away. The dog was pretty far away so I thought the owner has a chance to call his dog and leash him up, but no, he decides to not call his dog and the bulldog runs up to sniff the pit bulls face. Guess how this turned out? The bulldog gets a hole chomped in it and me and the owner of the other dog have to risk losing digits trying to get a lean mean pit bull to release its jaws and not do the death shake.
People are ridiculous with their ideas of what is the right thing to do with their dog. They think, " oh my dog is nice and behaved. Let him run free and have his way with other people and their pets." This is Brooklyn in a neighborhood that used to be riddled with packs of stray dogs. Was I in the wrong? Or was this person in lala land thinking nothing would happen if they let their dog run free? Most of the time your dog will be fine but one day you will feel sorry and realize you were responsible for that dogs safety. Dogs don't always make the best decisions. It's not their forté. Be responsible for your dog for the sake of its own safety and the safety of others.
Actually, I was taking care of a pit bull recently that is very sweet with people but will destroy other dogs. I had to walk the dog. I had it on a choke chain and was walking it late at night. I saw this man off in the distance walking a bulldog off leash. I stopped and waited fro them to leave the park and I proceed to walk towards the exit. Next thing I know is this bulldog is staring at us through a fence and comes trotting back into the park off leash. I just turn around and try to walk away. The dog was pretty far away so I thought the owner has a chance to call his dog and leash him up, but no, he decides to not call his dog and the bulldog runs up to sniff the pit bulls face. Guess how this turned out? The bulldog gets a hole chomped in it and me and the owner of the other dog have to risk losing digits trying to get a lean mean pit bull to release its jaws and not do the death shake.
People are ridiculous with their ideas of what is the right thing to do with their dog. They think, " oh my dog is nice and behaved. Let him run free and have his way with other people and their pets." This is Brooklyn in a neighborhood that used to be riddled with packs of stray dogs. Was I in the wrong? Or was this person in lala land thinking nothing would happen if they let their dog run free? Most of the time your dog will be fine but one day you will feel sorry and realize you were responsible for that dogs safety. Dogs don't always make the best decisions. It's not their forté. Be responsible for your dog for the sake of its own safety and the safety of others.