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.
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.