Today at the dog park, everyone was talking about how a couple days ago a small dog was killed by a Siberian Husky at the same park.
Apparently an owner of a 5lb dog went into the large dog section. The small dog provoked a Husky and the Husky retaliated. Not sure what exactly happened, but the small dog ended up dying. After I heard this story I was dumbfounded. I couldnt believe out of all the dogs in the park (GSD, Rotties, Dobermans, Pits, Mastiffs..) a Husky killed a dog.
I noticed several letters posted on the bulletin board of the park entrance by the small dog's owner warning about DANGEROUS HUSKIES. There were also post-it notes to the bulletin board from other small dog owners saying how their dogs were also injured in the large dog section. They also added their opinion that it was their right to be in both parks if they want to. The dog park has two segregated areas, one section for small dogs and one section for large dogs (at least 25lbs+). I in no way condone aggressive behavior for any dog, but it seems to be the problem is people not obeying park rules. This seems to be common at several dog parks I've been to. The owners of the small dogs insist on bringing their 5lb dogs to play with the big boys. I once tried deterring a maltese owner from entering the Large Dog area, but the owner insisted that her dog can play with all sorts of dogs. I told her that not all large dogs are fond of small dogs. She just ignored my warning and came on in. After a few minutes her dog was trampled and she was blaming the large dog owners!
Whats everyone's input on this on this matter? I'm sad that the small dog died, but this issue is a bit irritating since I believe it could have been prevented.
Apparently an owner of a 5lb dog went into the large dog section. The small dog provoked a Husky and the Husky retaliated. Not sure what exactly happened, but the small dog ended up dying. After I heard this story I was dumbfounded. I couldnt believe out of all the dogs in the park (GSD, Rotties, Dobermans, Pits, Mastiffs..) a Husky killed a dog.
I noticed several letters posted on the bulletin board of the park entrance by the small dog's owner warning about DANGEROUS HUSKIES. There were also post-it notes to the bulletin board from other small dog owners saying how their dogs were also injured in the large dog section. They also added their opinion that it was their right to be in both parks if they want to. The dog park has two segregated areas, one section for small dogs and one section for large dogs (at least 25lbs+). I in no way condone aggressive behavior for any dog, but it seems to be the problem is people not obeying park rules. This seems to be common at several dog parks I've been to. The owners of the small dogs insist on bringing their 5lb dogs to play with the big boys. I once tried deterring a maltese owner from entering the Large Dog area, but the owner insisted that her dog can play with all sorts of dogs. I told her that not all large dogs are fond of small dogs. She just ignored my warning and came on in. After a few minutes her dog was trampled and she was blaming the large dog owners!
Whats everyone's input on this on this matter? I'm sad that the small dog died, but this issue is a bit irritating since I believe it could have been prevented.