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Oh, tsutcli, that is just terrifying! So glad you weren't bitten. And, yes, people at the beach do get hateful when I tell them as nicely as possible that their dogs need to be leashed or their children shouldn't be playing in the dunes or digging deep holes.

Now that I think about it, about 10 years ago I got bitten by a neighbor's dog while I was out for my daily run. Just to be safe, animal control quarantined the dog for I've-forgotten-how-long. I didn't mean to be a jerk, but I didn't want to risk my health.

Last week our provost and his wife were taking their daily walk with their two leashed dogs. An unleashed pit bull attacked one of the dogs. Luckily a police officer was driving by, and because they couldn't get the pit bull to stop the attack, the policeman shot the pit bull. The provost's dog almost died and was in the hospital for a week. He still has weeks of recovery ahead of him. Believe it or not, the same thing happened again Wednesday night when they were walking with their other dog. Thankfully the pit bull left and there were just minir injuries. I emailed him and suggested that they start walking with some type of protection. He agreed.

Remember when Miss Kitty was walking Molly on a leash and another dog attacked Molly? Then Miss Kitty got injured because the leash got tangled up in a bench and Miss Kitty got injured. (I think I have my facts correct.)

From now on when I'm walking with or without Pepper, I'll have mace or a golf club.
 

Will B

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Jan 5, 2006
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Please note that dogs are supposed to be on a leash. Many people ignore this requirement. I love dogs and, except on one occasion at the Eastern Lake outflow, I have never been afraid of dogs.

But the story about the Denver news anchor scared the heck out of me. From now on me+Pepper+walking on the beach -->carrying a golf club. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TABUKagZ5mA

There's no reason that clip should scare you. That news anchor did everything wrong that could be done around a strange dog and had no idea how to read its body language. Rule number one...never ever get into the face of an unfamiliar dog. That is a sign of aggression on your part, and the dog will react in kind.

Unfortunately, that was a horrible learning experience for the woman. The dog was just being a dog. Too many people anthropomorphize animals...dogs especially...and, then, don't understand when a dog behaves or reacts like a dog should or would.

As far as everything else goes, dogs need to be on leashes at the beach period. It's even worse when you have a dog on a leash and are approached by one off of a leash. Oddly, the safest thing to do in that situation is to let yours off so it doesn't feel restrained or at a disadvantage.
 

tsutcli

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Oh and BTW, we had several Pit Bull attacks in our neighborhood by two different Pit Bull's. Both unleashed and the one Pit was responsible for three other attacks in the neighborhood but the pet owner of the Pit stepped forward and paid all the vet bills. However, the fourth time the Pit almost killed another leashed dog in our neighborhood but the other three incidents were not documented so nothing was going to be done. Owner of the attacked dog went back and got signed documentation from the other victims and got that Pit taken away finally. And, AND let me tell you both Pit Bull's were on the beach unleashed on several occasions before those attacks!!!!!!! It's an old complaint that I have stated for many, many years but our county needs to patrol that beach and at odd hours when these pet owners do not expect it. It is an accident waiting to happen down there and it will, oh yes it will. And don't let anyone fool you, we do have the funds for year round patrols that should be done several times every day!!!!!!!!!! It's just not fair to all of us who do abide by the rules and the leash law is a law in this county!!!
 

Dawn

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Why is it that most regular pit bill owners thinks their pit bull is not a killer?
 
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