I thought of Teri today. I took Daisy and Maggie to the dog park. There was a 6 month old mix, about 3/4 Daisy's size. At first they were playing, but then the dog started humping Daisy. He became her shadow, and I was getting irritated because she couldn't really play with any of the dogs, with him either licking her back end or humping. Daisy would hop up on my lap to get away from him, of course the owner is doing nothing. At one point I pulled the dog off of Daisy, as he had a good hold of her and she couldn't shake him.
The dog was short and furry, but I got a good look and asked the owner if he was fixed. She said "No, he's only 6 months old." I said, well, you're not supposed to bring unfixed dogs into the park. She repeated that he was only 6 months old, like that made it OK. I didn't say anything, and then she said "I'll take him to the little dog side if it's a problem." Well DUH lady - it is OBVIOUSLY a problem...it's against the park rules, AND your dog is pretty much assaulting mine. He had his whole thing out and was seriously trying. She did go over to the other side, where there were no other dogs, but I was so mad! Just because your dog is a puppy, doesn't mean it's OK!
Next up, I see a big Husky mix with a toy. Another dog comes near, and the Husky growls, and it is not a good sounding growl. I thought "oh, that's trouble." Not 10 minutes later, I hear a dog fight. (I couldn't see because they were on the other side of the bathroom building.) The fight was loud, and you could hear owners yelling. Next I see a woman with a mid sized dog storming out of the park -- the Husky mix had apparently attacked her dog for no reason, no toy or anything, the big dog just went after him. She was *really* mad, and said the owner took his time reacting to his dog attacking, like it was no big deal.
WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE IDIOTS?!!!! /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/pimp.gif
On the up side, after the humper left, Daisy had a GREAT time with a couple of Westies and a couple of Whippets. They ran like crazy! I've never met a Whippet in person - what sweet dogs! I seriously wanted to take the female home with me...
The dog was short and furry, but I got a good look and asked the owner if he was fixed. She said "No, he's only 6 months old." I said, well, you're not supposed to bring unfixed dogs into the park. She repeated that he was only 6 months old, like that made it OK. I didn't say anything, and then she said "I'll take him to the little dog side if it's a problem." Well DUH lady - it is OBVIOUSLY a problem...it's against the park rules, AND your dog is pretty much assaulting mine. He had his whole thing out and was seriously trying. She did go over to the other side, where there were no other dogs, but I was so mad! Just because your dog is a puppy, doesn't mean it's OK!
Next up, I see a big Husky mix with a toy. Another dog comes near, and the Husky growls, and it is not a good sounding growl. I thought "oh, that's trouble." Not 10 minutes later, I hear a dog fight. (I couldn't see because they were on the other side of the bathroom building.) The fight was loud, and you could hear owners yelling. Next I see a woman with a mid sized dog storming out of the park -- the Husky mix had apparently attacked her dog for no reason, no toy or anything, the big dog just went after him. She was *really* mad, and said the owner took his time reacting to his dog attacking, like it was no big deal.
WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE IDIOTS?!!!! /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/pimp.gif
On the up side, after the humper left, Daisy had a GREAT time with a couple of Westies and a couple of Whippets. They ran like crazy! I've never met a Whippet in person - what sweet dogs! I seriously wanted to take the female home with me...