Dogds Seized, Owner Arrested - Toronto Ontario

[Joao M]

That´s a nice story NYDDB as is the one Teodora reported. Those could happen where I live.
As to the others reported (in press and by Vantage), seems to me there is lack (absence) of common sense. When unleashed dogs have a fight its both owners responsability and they both should be accounted for it. Of course with a a pack of 4 bigs dogs vs one small dog the outcome was expectable.
Now, if the owners of the CC didn´t left the sceene and talked withthe other owned, perhaps the police was no needed and things would somehow be sorted out. In my country, there is a "rule" (not official) usually followed in these situations: if both dogs were unleashed, each owner takes care of his own dog; if only one was unleashed, its owner has to care of all vet (or other) bills. People most times act this way and the police is not called.
In the other story when the police shot that dog - I did not see the video, because it didn´t work so I am basing my comment on what was reported here - it was also absence of common sense by the owner and the police. The owner because she let the dog out during a police investigatios; the policeman because it appears his first instinct was to shoot the dog. Seems like a "light trigger" situation, but perhaps that it is what that policeman was taught to do.

 

[teodora]

I wish that rule could apply here as well but it doesn't: yesterday, at Orewa beach: Jack was on leash with his head collar on, a male puppy medium size (terrier cross something) ran into Jack's face. I told the owner "take him away" while I was holding Jack, I did explain that mine is friendly but he's too big and enthusiastic to play with her pup, and she started chasing her small dog back and forward, after that she started shouting at me "I'M TRYING to get him!!" (her dog, lol!). h well, was I supposed to apologize that she had no control of her terrier, and her dog was just having a blast? ) She finally managed to catch him (Jack was in sit and he seemed interested to see the outcome as well lol) - and the owner, all sweated and grumpy yelled at me "PUT YOURS IN A HARNESS!" I couldn't stop laughing: but he is, lady - and the harness is bloody red, on a black dog lol - did you miss it?

 

[Joao M]

Lol

 

[Elana P]

I know this is an older thread, but I found it very interesting reading.

Over the years, we have had several incidents with dog aggression, dog attacks, etc.

One incident happened many years ago now, when out walking our Doberman boy one late evening. Bobbik, was leashed. A pack of five mixed sized dogs (not sure if owner was anywhere in the vicinity, didn't see him/her) ran towards us and went after Bobbik. Had he been a small dog, he might very well have been killed, or severely injured. As it was, being true to the Dobbies from over 40 years ago, he retaliated with entusiasm. He sent the five yipping and yelping in all direction, without so much as a scratch on him. Then he proceeded to say "Herumfff", and continue on his evening walk, without so much of a hair out of place.

Another two incidents, happened with our Irish Terrier. While on leash and waiting with my elderly Dad for my kids by a school yard, Clancy, was attacked by a rotten Rottie (I like Rotweilers, but this one was rotten) no owner in sight.
Had it not been for a kind lady, who stopped her car and let Dad and Clancy in, I'm not sure what the results would have been.

Next incident, was in an off leash park, and once again Clancy was leashed, and another rotten Rottie, approached and attacked unprovoked (owner approx a city block distance away). With several people attempting to pull the Rottie off the much smaller Clancy, a friend of ours finally grabbed the rotten Rottie by the hind legs and swung him away. Owner arrived on the scene, gave everybody a nasty look, leashed his dog and dragged him away without a word.

Another situation at the enterance of the same off leash park, was with my Danny (now 12), when he was a 7 months old.

Upon just entering the park, Danny was still on leash. A young fella was just putting his two (you guessed it, Rotties) into the car.
The huge female got away from him and came racing towards us. My first thought was , oh hell no, not again. She bulldozed into poor Danny and he went flying, with her on top of him.
The guy came running over yelling: "She's friendly, she just wants to play..." as my poor pup is getting squashed into a doggy pancake and crying.
I yelled at the guy to control his dog, while he's laughing about how his dog is just playing, and telling me to take Danny off leash so that he can run and play with his dog.
Told him again to grab his dog and control her.
Response was: "How can I grab her, she doesn't have her collar on..."
Then lo and behold, his male Rottie, jumps out through the car window and races over to join the 'game'.
Idiot fellow says, "Oh now you're in trouble, you got 'him' mad."

Grabbing my pepper spray out of my pocket, while trying to extricate Danny out from under the 'playing' behemoth, I yelled at the guy again to controll his dogs, or I would pepper spray them...
Response was: "If you f..... pepper spray my dogs, I'll f...... let you have it."

Aiming the pepper spray at him, I told him in no uncertain terms, that I would 'let him have it' if he didn't control his animals.

Finally managing to grab his dogs and drag them away, he continued swearing at me the whole time.

Poor Danny, was bruised, scratched, limping, and shaking, and to this day he hates Rotties on sight.

And then there are the annoying little yappy dogs, who attack their bigger brethern for no reason, and their owners, who yell at you.... head shake....

Elana