Today has been very traumatic for George and also for me! While out in the woods running off lead as usual he ran up to a dog which was on lead being walked by a volunteer walker. The dog was a Staffie cross and was from the dog rescue centre nearby. George was just doing his usual hello but he “invaded” this dogs space (I was told later) and the Staffie attacked. He bit George on the face and just held on to his fur. The woman walking the dog just stood there and left it to me to wrestle the two apart. The dog had hold of the thick fur on the side of George’s face and I had to pull so hard to get it off George. What a hold - imagine if it had been a child!
I got George free finally ( Finlay trying to join in and save George - you can imagine the noise) the woman said it was the first time she had walked the dog and didn’t know how it would respond to other dogs! I told her it should have been muzzled!
To add to the trauma another group of volunteer dog walkers then came up and a man started shouting at me that my dog should be on a lead and be muzzled as he had attacked the Staffie! As if George would attack another dog!
I was so upset and angry that I phoned the dog rescue centre to tell them what happened and to say their dog should be muzzled. Oh no - I was in the wrong for having my dog off the lead and uncontrollable! I couldn’t believe it and said we walk in the woods nearly every day and it is full of dogs being walked off lead - all friendly dogs!
Poor George (and me) covered in mud after the wrestling in a very muddy spot. He needs a bath but I couldn’t give him another trauma today. Poor baby! My hands have finally stopped shaking!
What an awfully traumatic day for you both! That stupid woman should not have been walking a dog that she didn't know how to handle. Hugs to you and George.
How scary. Glad George wasn't hurt, it could have been worse had the dog gotten hold of more than his fur. I can only imagine how your heart must have been pounding for some time after it was all over.
Oh my, I’m so sorry, And I’m glad George is okay. The rescue center doesn’t train their volunteers well, it’s obvious. For her to just stand there is terrible.
So sorry for your traumatic time today. Hope you and George are feeling better now. I think we're the better judges of how our dogs react to others when off the lead. Daisy certainly wouldn't want any confrontation with other dogs, she's very timid, especially with bigger dogs
Wow- no public relations from that rescue group. That's awful. And what are they thinking giving a "rookie" dog walker a dog like that? I'm glad to hear that George is ok and not hurt physically but wow- that's going to bother him and you for a long time! Seems like this should go out on public media somehow to call them out on their poor handling of the situation.
Oh how terrifying. It brings back nightmare memories of. When Black Pearl and her friend Abby were attacked by a pit bull...he was off leash! And they on surprisingly. I still get afraid when we come upon unfamiliar dogs. The pit bull was a rescue too. I hope you both recover from the trauma soon
