What Should I Have Said...Dog Attack

[Anonymous]

Kick- signed owner of a happy small dog mom to 10 month old. Kid comes first.

[Anonymous]

I love dogs. I totally get dog owners whose world revolves around their dogs. They completely lose sight if appropriate boundaries and behavior. Their dogs should NEVER tough you uninvited. I never cared because I LOVE dogs. But now ive got a son who's severely allergic to them. One tough of skin on fur and his eyes and face swell up like a blimp. He's done for the day and we have to go home, he's so miserable.

In your shoes, I'd ask the owner to please keep their dogs away. I now do it often, and tell people my son's extremely allergic.

[Anonymous]

Got I hate my iPhone. Excuse spelling errors please.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP - here. Thanks for your helpful replies. Yes, dogs were off the leash and while they didn't actully bite me, they did make contact w/ my shoe. Regardless of the specific details, I'm just looking for something to say to the owners to show that I don't appreciate this behavior.

You are an idiot. There are leash laws, tell her to walk them on a leash and if they ever come after you agaim, ypu will report it to ani

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP - here. Thanks for your helpful replies. Yes, dogs were off the leash and while they didn't actully bite me, they did make contact w/ my shoe. Regardless of the specific details, I'm just looking for something to say to the owners to show that I don't appreciate this behavior.

You are an idiot. There are leash laws, tell her to walk them on a leash and if they ever come after you agaim, ypu will report it to ani

DAMN IPHONE. You can report her. got I love dogs but there is no excuse for ever letting tj

[Anonymous]

Off-leash dogs can be really threatening - a passerby has no idea if the dog is friendly or not. If an off-leash dog bit me, I'd have no problem reporting the dog to animal control and hoping it was put down. Because if a dog is so poorly trained (or un-trained) as to bite someone minding her own business on a public street or sidewalk, that dog is a risk. What if he bit an elderly person or a small child?

I'm not afraid of dogs, but I am afraid of being bitten. The other day a very large neighborhood dog came running out of a yard because the gate was broken, came within a few feet of us and started barking. I froze and my daughter completely freaked out and started crying. The owner was apologetic, but I was furious. If your gate is broken, don't let the dog outside off-leash until it's fixed. End of story.

[Anonymous]

Can someone point to the actual DC leash law somewhere on the dc.gov website (if indeed that's where it would be)?

[Anonymous]

My teenage son constantly ignores the fact that our younger dog likes to slip out the screen door if the main door isn't shut. I have two neighbors who are afraid of dogs, and I completely sympathize - even though neither of my goofball dogs would bite anyone.

Sometime dogs get out, even when the owners are super aware. If I were the OP I would educate myself on dog behavior a little, and carry some pepper spray in my pocket. I mean, there are a lot of things that I am afraid of and I know that I cannot rely on other people to control the universe absolutely all the time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If some dog comes running at me, unleashed, and gets in my space in an aggressive manner it will get kicked (esp if I am holding a baby). Keep your dogs away from people! Why do we have to deal with them?

Is there possibly one dog owner in this city that isn't aware of the leash laws? No. So if they are already inconsiderate enough to allow their dogs to roam around, they are the ones putting everyone's safety (random people and dogs) in jeopardy. Reminding some asshat that "We have leash laws for a reason" is only going to get you attitude back from said asshat.

This post is really quite frightening.

Essentially, you are saying that you feel you have the right to abuse any animal that you feel is in your "space" simply because of the existence of leash laws. Leash laws allow law enforcement to fine animal owners. They do not give you the right to commit acts of animal cruelty. And your question as to why we have to "deal with animals" is really quite astonishing, almost sociopathic.

I'm a dog lover, but I agree with the first PP. If a dog comes running up to me, and I have a baby with me, I am going to kick it in the head.

[Anonymous]

Um, why don't you just say, "Dogs need to be on a leash in DC?" I don't think you need to come up with some great witty/snarky/caustic statement.

[Anonymous]

Kicking any dog is an engraved invitation to be attacked. Stand st

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kicking any dog is an engraved invitation to be attacked. Stand st[/quote

Stand still and do not look directly into dog's eye.

[Anonymous]

Sorry, OP, but you describe is not an attack and you would have no reason to kick or otherwise injure the dogs in your encounter.

What you need to do is simple. Tell the owner you are afraid of dogs and that you need help feeling safe from them.

Any serious dog lover will stand in and take whatever measures to help you feel safe.

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If some dog comes running at me, unleashed, and gets in my space in an aggressive manner it will get kicked (esp if I am holding a baby). Keep your dogs away from people! Why do we have to deal with them?

Is there possibly one dog owner in this city that isn't aware of the leash laws? No. So if they are already inconsiderate enough to allow their dogs to roam around, they are the ones putting everyone's safety (random people and dogs) in jeopardy. Reminding some asshat that "We have leash laws for a reason" is only going to get you attitude back from said asshat.

THIS! We have a few of these asshats in the neighborhood. My husband and I have had words with two of them, the only thing that garners a response is to threaten to kick their dogs if the dogs in any way threaten us or our children. Asking them to respect the leash law had no effect. Instead, we were met with indifference. People with small dogs seem to be the worst offenders. When we told the owners to collect their dogs or risk having them kicked, they quickly responded. I wouldn't hesitate to harm an animal that threatened me or my child.