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I was at a dog park. There was a retriever of some sort there (brown with gray and brown spots). The dog never responded when his owner called him. Baron (my GSD) was getting to know a beautiful female Akita. They were sniffing each other and then the retriever came over and started sniffing. No big deal. I decided to let Baron off his leash since they seemed to be getting along well. Not 30 seconds after I let Baron off his leash, the retriever attacks him. Baron had never been in the situation and immediately became submissive and rolled onto his back, the retriever got his leg pretty good. I grabbed the dog by his neck and pulled him off pretty aggressively. He was jerkin his jaws back and forth really trying to hurt Baron. I pretty much lifted the dog by his neck and threw him to the ground where he tumbled. Baron was yelping horribly. I went to tend to Baron and the dog came back for more, I punched him in the nose pretty hard. He snorted/sneezed because of it. All the while, the dogs owner was making his way over to try and control his dog... which ended up running from him anyway.
The owner was a reall a-hole. He was nonchalant about it. Very uncooperative. I didn't know what I could do in that situation, what my rights were, so after telling the guy he needs to keep control of his dog, I decided to leave and go to the vet. Baron had two wounds that I could see. One was bleeding quite a bit. He was slightly limping, but wasn't hurting too bad. On the way out of the park, he wanted to go say hi to a rottweiler... so I guess that's a good sign that he wasn't scared of dogs.
Now, I have a question. I couldn't tell if the other dog was neutered or not, but I'm assuming the retriever got aggressive because of the female akitas presence and wanted to show that he was the dominant male. If Baron was neutered would this have happened? He's not neutered, I'm debating whether or not I should. I hear it keeps them healthier, so I'm going to do some research into it. This is my first step, getting your guys' opinions. I want him to keep a certain amount of aggressiveness about him. I want him to be protective of his home and myself if the situation arises. Will neutering him affect that?
It's been 3 days since he was bit and he's jumping around and what not like a normal puppy... he just has a sizeable hole in his leg. lol. Doesn't affect him much, if at all.
Thanks for taking the time to read this long post and for any advice/suggestions you may give.
Take care.
The owner was a reall a-hole. He was nonchalant about it. Very uncooperative. I didn't know what I could do in that situation, what my rights were, so after telling the guy he needs to keep control of his dog, I decided to leave and go to the vet. Baron had two wounds that I could see. One was bleeding quite a bit. He was slightly limping, but wasn't hurting too bad. On the way out of the park, he wanted to go say hi to a rottweiler... so I guess that's a good sign that he wasn't scared of dogs.
Now, I have a question. I couldn't tell if the other dog was neutered or not, but I'm assuming the retriever got aggressive because of the female akitas presence and wanted to show that he was the dominant male. If Baron was neutered would this have happened? He's not neutered, I'm debating whether or not I should. I hear it keeps them healthier, so I'm going to do some research into it. This is my first step, getting your guys' opinions. I want him to keep a certain amount of aggressiveness about him. I want him to be protective of his home and myself if the situation arises. Will neutering him affect that?
It's been 3 days since he was bit and he's jumping around and what not like a normal puppy... he just has a sizeable hole in his leg. lol. Doesn't affect him much, if at all.
Thanks for taking the time to read this long post and for any advice/suggestions you may give.
Take care.