Anonymous wrote:Who's property

no one's - the little dogs escaped their yard and it happened on the public sidewalk

Absolutely.

This nearly happened to us. Luckily, the other dog parried, which gave them both time to realize they were actually pretty evenly matched (not like yours), so they didn't hurt each other before we could intervene.

This dog, as well as mine and the other dog involved, do not have enough self-control. In such circumstances, it takes a LOT of self-control, but this is what dogs needs to live in close contact with other animals! My dog became so reactive I ended up walking him with a electronic collar. I don't even need to take the remote with me, as soon as it's on, he knows he might get zapped and he behaves.

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know about that. I have a medium sized dog that a small dog came over and bit his nose out of nowhere . My dog did nothing back. Owner came and picked up her dog and apologized.

Would be a little wary and cautious at first, that your dog might do that again

You should have kicked the little dog away before it got to bite yours. How hard you kick it should depend on whether or not you think it will come back. It is better to prevent the whole mess.

That happened to me years ago, except that my dog killed the little one in one swift move. Animal control gave the small dog owners a ticket/fine.

Dogs get in dog fights. That's one of the reasons they wear leashes. He did what one expects a dog to do.

In the immortal words of Chris Rock, "That tiger ain't go crazy; that tiger went tiger!"

I don’t know about that. I have a medium sized dog that a small dog came over and bit his nose out of nowhere . My dog did nothing back. Owner came and picked up her dog and apologized.

Would be a little wary and cautious at first, that your dog might do that again

Who's property

I am not a dog person at all, but little dogs are the worst -- by far (so very far). I'm team OP's big dog.

Team big dog

#teambigdog

Yes, that little dog is vicious. The big dog responded appropriately.

No.

No, I wouldn’t. That seems like a normal response and a reason dogs should be leashed (as yours was).

Nope. It was provoked
Legally big dog not at fault either as it was leashed and the provoking dog was not.

Let's say you're walking your very large dog (NOT even remotely a pit bull, for what it's worth), which has never bitten a person or thing and actually has a history of playing well and at times living with little dogs, on leash down a city street Two little dogs that your big dog and you don't know and have never seen before appear out of nowhere, having got loose after their owner left the gate to their front yard open, and both little dogs come running at your on leash big dog on the sidewalk out of nowhere. Before you even have a chance to react, one of the little dogs jumps right into the face of your dog, which is ten times bigger, and your dog bites and very seriously injures the little dog.

Would you now consider your dog to be a dangerous dog?