Dog Owner Chat V. 5

[Kenjaku]

I will say I can't even look at bulldogs without my chest getting tight. I've only had two experiences with the breed but I was attacked in both; most recent February where I lost an actual part of my body in the aftermath. Bulldogs scare me to death. Sadly it doesn't take much for the human psyche to bend and warp and view something as a threat/annoyance. The same way people say they hate chihuahuas because all the ones they've met are "yappy, evil" dogs. Most of the chis I've met are angels and that's why they're so soft on my heart.

[ᴍᴀᴏᴄɪғᴇʀ]

We all have things we love and things we hate. My dad for example hates staffies, he thinks they're "bull-headed" and manic; I on the other hand love staffies but I despise things like bulldogs/pugs and chihuahuas. Not because they're especially yappy or whatever, I just think they're super ugly dogs lol. But every chi I've met has been super yappy and annoying, so that might play into my dislike, but I don't fault the breed for that, more the owner. There's things people like in dogs and things people don't, and it's easy for us to be biased and hate things.

[chanel]

I do have a disliking for huskies, I work with dogs, and most of them are super stubborn and loud. But, I don't hate them, because there are exceptions, like with all breeds and stereotypes. ^^

same here, i work at a dog day care and the huskies never. stop. screaming. like literally screaming lol. i have yet to meet a husky that is actually well trained and behaved. i also don’t really like any brachycephalic dog breed.

[Catheren]

I have a super serious question and I need some help with it. We have a DA dog on our block and have now had more than 7 physical confrontations with it, with two resulting in minor injuries. We've made reports to the authorities but by the time they arrive the owners have her bundled in a truck and whisked away to somewhere else for about two weeks and nothing has been done. I'm very tired of this game of pretend 'oh we don't have a dog of THAT BREED' and I'm SICK of playing dodge dog every time these irresponsible owners are out for a stroll. I want to walk my dog with the peace of mind and security that it's NOT about to be attacked because someone else is incapable of taking the situation seriously and is even going at lengths to avoid the consequences.

[Crossflare]

Call the police everytime you see the dog out report it everytime so that the next time it attacks someone they can't just whisk it away to safety. You can't do much short of reporting it but you need a paper trail proving that you have indeed seen the dog and that it does indeed belong to them sounds like they are hiding the dog just so they don't get fined they know their dog is aggressive. They just don't care to handle it properly and they may even have had aggressive dog label put on the dog in the past. Do not tell them you are calling the police about the dog ever. That will tip them off give them time to hide it.

You do not want them to be able to hide the dog that way police can see if the dogs aggressive.

Do not mention specific breeds just that theres a person walking an extremely aggressive dog. Be as unbiased as possible when reporting so the neighbors can't deny that they have a dog.

[Catheren]

Do I use 911- and what do I tell the police when they're gone by the time an officer arrives? because I 100% think that's what will happen.

I think that will happen because they do that EVERY time without prompting or threat of police.

To clarify: Every attack after the first has played out like this: We separate the dogs- as each attack has been closer to their home (for obvious reasons) this means walking my dog down the block while they basically open a door and drag dog inside. By the time my dog is at a safe location, they have a car outside their apartment and are loading theirs inside and driving away. I never threatened to do anything this is literally just their standard response to the situation.

[Crossflare]

You cam also see if your states a one party consent state and take video. You tell them exactly how tje dogs behaving amd if they whisked it sway to safety tell them the description of the truck the license plate and how often the dog disappears for. Next time it appears after that call back and you should use the police non emergency line to make the reports.

911 is for serious emergencies such as dog attacks the non emergency police line fur your area will be able to get an officer out for an incident report and you can then use that to continuelly report them from there.

[Catheren]

So there's no one I can contact unless I get attacked AGAIN?

[Crossflare]

Use 911 for the aggressive behavior part. If the dog is back from disappearing call non emergency and tell them that the couple who aggressive dog disappeared is back with the dog.

Unfortunately no there isn't but if you can see if one party consent allows you to record then you can get proof to submit to the cops.

But only if your state has the one party consent law.

It sucks but that's how the law works unfortunately and eventually they will have to produce the dog. You may also be able to sue them if it leads to a bigger or worse confrontation.

[Catheren]

I looks like one-party consent isn't an option for me, but if I'm able I'll probably take a recording anyway. The more proof I have the better.

Thank you very much for the helpful advice!