Daenerys Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Absolute idiot tied up his massive dog right at the entrance to the chemist I get my meds from, while he went in, meaning anyone who wanted to go in after him had to walk past it. I've had a phobia of dogs since I was attacked by one as a child, but I've worked on it a lot and made a lot of progress, plus my other half was with me, so I figured I'd be ok. Cue this enormous dog lunging at me, barking and snapping. Being the brave, calm and collected woman I am, I promptly ran to the other end of the shop and cowered like a little girl. "He wouldn't have hurt you, love, he just hates women - a woman mistreated him a while back". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddy Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 i never understood the thought process of leaving an animal unsupervised, tied up, outside a shop. what prevents some snot-nosed kid from taking a pocket knife a releasing the dog from it's bounds? and would the same person who'd leave their dog tied-up and unsupervised do the same w/a child? i really see no difference. and i'm sure the shop keepers would prefer to see the kids kept outside. hee hee... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null0trooper Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Cue this enormous dog lunging at me, barking and snapping. ... "He wouldn't have hurt you, love, he just hates women - a woman mistreated him a while back". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choosing_the_blue_pills Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 i never understood the thought process of leaving an animal unsupervised, tied up, outside a shop. what prevents some snot-nosed kid from taking a pocket knife a releasing the dog from it's bounds? and would the same person who'd leave their dog tied-up and unsupervised do the same w/a child? i really see no difference. and i'm sure the shop keepers would prefer to see the kids kept outside. hee hee... In some shopping centres they have these stuff away places for kids, looked just like a cage but with a lot of toys inside. So I guess it is the same. I think it was supervised by someone though. If I had a dog I would be afraid to leave it unsupervised, but I guess that the shop keepers demand it, or so I think anyway. And if I had a kid, I would not leave he/she alone amongst total strangers in a shopping center, unless the kid really wanted to be in that supervised cage. And I would probably think twice anyway. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix_Rising Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 "He wouldn't have hurt you, love, he just hates women - a woman mistreated him a while back" Then why in the world would you tie him up outside a store where he will come into contact with LOTS of women? I'm sorry this happened to you; that really is a perfect example of a fuckwad pet owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vapourware Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Sorry to hear you had a bad experience with the dog. I agree that the owner should have been more responsible. The dog should've stayed home or have been tied up well away from the entrance. It's bad for people walking past, and it's bad for the dog because it heightens their anxiety. My dog gets very excitable whenever he meets new people (he's just a bundle of nervous energy) and I would never let him near kids in case he knocks them over. Some owners forget that when they have a pet, they are responsible for a pet's behaviour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
withing Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 That really sucks. I would have given that person a piece of my mind. How were *you* supposed to know that a strange dog who's lunging at you "wouldn't bite?" Asshole. And I've seen people leave strollers outside with their babies and with their dogs - not an adult in sight. I have no idea why - maybe the dog is supposed to guard the baby... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rude Girl Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Just reading about that dog gives me the shudders. Ugh. I probably would have cried like a child (also afraid of dogs, also from an attack when I was bitty). I've got a friend who always adopts shelter dogs, some of whom had been in horrific situations (the one prior to the current puppum had his front two teeth mashed upward toward his lips) but they're always sweet and at worst a little spastic, afraid of sudden noises and such. Because he trains them well and makes them feel safe enough to calm the hell down. In fact, I think the only thing he can't train them for is staying off the damn furniture It is possible, pet owners. Just keep at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stickler Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 If I had a dog that I thought even vaguely might possibly bite someone, or even act like it, I wouldn't take him/her anywhere. If I lived in the city and had to walk the dog off my property, that dog'd be muzzled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldCoin Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I am so sorry that you had a bad experience with dogs and then had to go thru something like that and i hope that it has not set you back in your therapy. That man was a little bit on the stupider side of the scale and should have known better. Maybe you can see the bright side of the situation and that you managed to walk past the dog and get inside the pharmacy and not run straight away in the opposite direction, your reaction may not have been perfect but i think you did a pretty good job. we have a puppy, just under a year old and he is only a little dog. We still wont leave him outside unattended when we take him out because he is a bundle of energy and he loves to play and jump. We are trying very hard to make him calm down, but a lot of people say it stops when they reach about 2. We know this about our dog therefore we take percussion, like when little people come around to visit he stays outside because he would jump. The one thing we can not train him to do is also stay off the furniture, he loves the couches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scatty Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 What an idiot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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