Ugly morning... still angry

[Relayer]

Originally Posted by Kayla's Dad

Sounds like you handle it well and good for you and Jake for "getting back in the saddle" so soon. Sounds like he'll bounce back with your management. He looks great too.

If this was a private park and you and others had or saw the ongoing issues with this dog - did people complain about this dog and owners before this? How was it handled? Sounds like this was an incident waiting to happen.

Thanks, I think that because most of the owners have such good dogs and manners, they can be too generous giving others the benefit of doubt and a second chance. This incident was witnessed and was clearly and totally aggressive. Joe will not be back. One of the witnesses is a nurse who has two great labs and she was looking at me shaking her head in disgust.

[Mac's Mom]

Relayer - Mac loves to go to the dog park too. The only time we ever had a problem is when my friend brought her 6 year old mix (?) to the park with me & Mac.

Her dog was aggressively barking at all of the other dogs. I felt really uncomfortable. People were getting really annoyed. When we left I asked her if he's been like that before. She said that he always acts like that at dog parks. I couldn't believe she continues to submit the other dogs to her dog's agression. I've never gone with her again.

[selzer]

Max is just at the stage where he is losing his puppy license. Also good socialization experiences are very good, bad ones are very bad. But much depends on you and your reaction to this. I would try to block it out of my mind completely and try not to let it affect anything. Continue to get Max out there and play. Continue to train around other dogs, etc.

I am not a fan of dog parks, but if that is a good outlet for you, I would not take a break from it. I would leave the instant you see this other dog there. First time, shame on you, second time, shame on me.

Good luck with the puppy. I think he should be fine.

[codmaster]

Originally Posted by Relayer

Thanks everybody! Well, we just returned from the park again. He was so bummed out that I figured he better get back on the horse and ride. Didn't want him to be afraid. There were 6 aussies there and he played with them for an hour with no problems. He was unusually shy for the first 15 minutes or so, but then jumped right in and had a blast.

Here's Max, for those asked about him. He's 4 1/2 months.

What a little cutie! That also explains why you jumped in to protect him.

I think if a dog jumped on our dog Baron, I would have a very hard job getting in front of him in any case. Not quick enough!

[robinhuerta]

Not a fan of dog parks either....primarily because of such things happening.
Also...dogs are pack animals...and at the dog parks, the "pack" constantly changes...so does the "order"(for so many reasons).
Again, just my opinion....I know alot of people who enjoy them.

[Samba]

Dogs are not simply aggressive or not individuals either. Play can escalate and any dog that is not one who always rolls over can get the push or the nip that sends the play to another frame of mind.

[doggiedad]

there's a dog at the dog park
i go to that's aggressive with my dog.
whenever this dog shows up i leave.
when i get to the dog park if that dog
is there i don't go in.

there's a place in the woods near my house
where my dog plays. a bunch of people show
up with there dogs. there's an ankle nipper
there that went after my dog twice.

the owner of the nipper and i exchanged
phone numbers. we call each other when
we're heading to that part of the woods.
by calling each other we never have to
run into each other and our dogs are safe.

[Relayer]

Well, thanks for all of the well wishes and advice. We did go back, because I refuse to let a traumatic incident effect him for life. He was hesitant at first, but went back to his old friendly self very soon. I will not leave if that dog shows up again. Rather, I will insist that he leave and if they won't take him out, I'll go over to the vet's office that owns the park (right in front of the park) and have him removed. That will work, but if it doesn't, I'll shoot that dog in front of God and any witnesses if he touches Max ever again!! This is Florida and I have a license to carry. When Max grows up, he'd die to protect me... I'll protect him, period! Stupid idiotic ignorant owners!!! Ughhhhhhh!!

[Samba]

I had a five month old get attacked in class. The owner was not ignorant or stupid. She was in fact an experienced and capable instructor. Her dog had not done such a thing before. I guess we would call it not aggressive. It all went badly for my pup. It does not take bad dogs or bad owners for situations to go all wrong in these kind of play deals.

[Relayer]

Originally Posted by Samba

I had a five month old get attacked in class. The owner was not ignorant or stupid. She was in fact an experienced and capable instructor. Her dog had not done such a thing before. I guess we would call it not aggressive. It all went badly for my pup. It does not take bad dogs or bad owners for situations to go all wrong in these kind of play deals.

No doubt, but Joe has a reputation and even shows up with an E-collar sometimes.. there's your sign!!!