Apartment dogs lunging and growling

[Anonymous]

A young couple who live in my apartment have two large breed dogs that look more like German Shepherds than Huskies. This couple cannot control their dogs. The dogs are growling and lunging at my 12 pound 13 year old Havanese dog.

It happened 3x today.

I don't want to, but I will have to talk to the apartment manager tomorrow. I am seriously worried the dogs are going to attack a child.

[Anonymous]

tHeY’rE rEsCuEs

[Anonymous]

You aren't worried about 'a child ' you are worried about your dog. Be honest. For all you know, those dogs might be wonderful with children. Feel free to complain, but don't expect that much will happen as a result. You will be better off just avoiding those dogs. Pick your 12lb dog up and walk away from the (presumably leashed) shepherds. Try to walk your dog at different times when they aren't outside.

[Anonymous]

I just wrote a complaint letter through the resident online portal. I'll have to go into the office today. My grandparents owned German Shepherds. We had two at a time. When I was a child, I grew up around them. I'm not afraid of large dog breeds. However, those dogs lived out in the country on 5 acres of land. They roamed freely most of the time, not even on leashes. I would play with them all the time as a child.

I think that's what is upsetting me so much about these two dogs. There are breed restrictions in this apartment complex, for the sake of the dogs, not just the people. Those are large dogs, and they need to exercise.

We have a large green area. In my letter of complaint to the management, I told them they need to walk their dogs across the street in the large green area, away from the traffic and other people and other dogs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You aren't worried about 'a child ' you are worried about your dog. Be honest. For all you know, those dogs might be wonderful with children. Feel free to complain, but don't expect that much will happen as a result. You will be better off just avoiding those dogs. Pick your 12lb dog up and walk away from the (presumably leashed) shepherds. Try to walk your dog at different times when they aren't outside.

It won't matter if the dogs attack another dog. The dogs will end up being put down because of the stupidity of their human owners.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just wrote a complaint letter through the resident online portal. I'll have to go into the office today. My grandparents owned German Shepherds. We had two at a time. When I was a child, I grew up around them. I'm not afraid of large dog breeds. However, those dogs lived out in the country on 5 acres of land. They roamed freely most of the time, not even on leashes. I would play with them all the time as a child.

I think that's what is upsetting me so much about these two dogs. There are breed restrictions in this apartment complex, for the sake of the dogs, not just the people. Those are large dogs, and they need to exercise.

We have a large green area. In my letter of complaint to the management, I told them they need to walk their dogs across the street in the large green area, away from the traffic and other people and other dogs.

Oh good lord. You really are too delicate to live.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You aren't worried about 'a child ' you are worried about your dog. Be honest. For all you know, those dogs might be wonderful with children. Feel free to complain, but don't expect that much will happen as a result. You will be better off just avoiding those dogs. Pick your 12lb dog up and walk away from the (presumably leashed) shepherds. Try to walk your dog at different times when they aren't outside.

It won't matter if the dogs attack another dog. The dogs will end up being put down because of the stupidity of their human owners.

DP here. Maybe. But in the interim, PP has a point. Don't go looking for trouble.

[Anonymous]

I'm a lifelong dog owner and would absolutely have done the same thing.

One of my German shepherds became reactive after being attacked when he was young, and I had to be very careful with him.

There's a couple in my neighborhood who also had a large German Shepherd. It bit dogs and, most recently, a human when it was allowed off leash in a public park -- it jumped up and bit a guy in the shoulder from the back side. Haven't seen the dog since and I heard that HRA finally got called to assist. Poor dog was most likely a rescue, and certainly did not belong with that young, inexperienced couple.

[Anonymous]

You can’t tell someone else where to walk their dog. And if this is all happening outside, it’s not the building manager’s jurisdiction.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You aren't worried about 'a child ' you are worried about your dog. Be honest. For all you know, those dogs might be wonderful with children. Feel free to complain, but don't expect that much will happen as a result. You will be better off just avoiding those dogs. Pick your 12lb dog up and walk away from the (presumably leashed) shepherds. Try to walk your dog at different times when they aren't outside.

This. Many dogs are reactive on leash with other dogs, but have no problem with humans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can’t tell someone else where to walk their dog. And if this is all happening outside, it’s not the building manager’s jurisdiction.

Yes, I most certainly can. There are breed restrictions in this apartment. German Shepherds are not allowed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can’t tell someone else where to walk their dog. And if this is all happening outside, it’s not the building manager’s jurisdiction.

Yes, I most certainly can. There are breed restrictions in this apartment. German Shepherds are not allowed.

Then just notify the property manager of that and be done with it

[Anonymous]

If they're breaking the breed restrictions, then yeah, report them. If they are off leash, report them. If there are no rules and the dogs are just reactive, then avoid them and carry your dog in the hallways.

Reactivity among dogs in confined spaces is insanely common.

[Anonymous]

They probably think it’s a rodent. Get a bigger dog.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can’t tell someone else where to walk their dog. And if this is all happening outside, it’s not the building manager’s jurisdiction.

Yes, I most certainly can. There are breed restrictions in this apartment. German Shepherds are not allowed.

Okay. Well you didn’t mention this in the first post. Also, you’d have to prove it. So good luck with that.