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I think my dogs might have killed another dog
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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 299839" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>GoingNorth mentioned the 'leash aggression' ... that's a very big thing, for many reasons. Even dogs that are friendly and peaceable at home can turn into a holy terror when you have them out on a leash. Many dogs are nervous on a leash, their movements are restricted and they can't react the way they usually would. If they are restricted and another dog is running free and gets right in their face, you just don't know how they will react. They may be trying to protect the small circle of turf that the leash allows them, or they may be trying to protect their owner from the 'intruder'. Or a smaller dog might react aggressively out of fear because they know they're restricted and cannot run away the way they usually would. And the last thing you want to do is get in the middle of a dog fight!</p><p> </p><p>I would kill to have a fenced yard but I don't. Fortunately my two hyper little Bostons get enough exercise just bouncing off the walls at home, because for us, long walks are out! Makes me so mad, but there seems to always be at least one rowdy neighborhood dog running around loose at all times and I just don't want to chance it. Bostons are goofy, funny, friendly little guys but they can be real scrappers under the right conditions - and they seem to have no idea they are that little! If threatened, they will take on a dog that is ten times their size, and don't even seem to notice that they're getting hurt. So no walks for us, even around the block. Even if I were to muzzle mine (and most muzzles don't fit on smooshy Boston faces) that big neighbor dog is NOT muzzled! Makes me want to stick a note on their collars that says 'KEEP ME AT HOME!" I do take my very sociable Ms. Katy to some neighborhood events because she loves people and the attention she gets, but if there are other dogs there, they are always leashed too. She's been to art festivals, community get-togethers and street dances, and she is my standing date for the annual Christmas parade - her favorite! I just hope she never notices that a girl one block over has a Great Dane!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 299839, member: 1883"] GoingNorth mentioned the 'leash aggression' ... that's a very big thing, for many reasons. Even dogs that are friendly and peaceable at home can turn into a holy terror when you have them out on a leash. Many dogs are nervous on a leash, their movements are restricted and they can't react the way they usually would. If they are restricted and another dog is running free and gets right in their face, you just don't know how they will react. They may be trying to protect the small circle of turf that the leash allows them, or they may be trying to protect their owner from the 'intruder'. Or a smaller dog might react aggressively out of fear because they know they're restricted and cannot run away the way they usually would. And the last thing you want to do is get in the middle of a dog fight! I would kill to have a fenced yard but I don't. Fortunately my two hyper little Bostons get enough exercise just bouncing off the walls at home, because for us, long walks are out! Makes me so mad, but there seems to always be at least one rowdy neighborhood dog running around loose at all times and I just don't want to chance it. Bostons are goofy, funny, friendly little guys but they can be real scrappers under the right conditions - and they seem to have no idea they are that little! If threatened, they will take on a dog that is ten times their size, and don't even seem to notice that they're getting hurt. So no walks for us, even around the block. Even if I were to muzzle mine (and most muzzles don't fit on smooshy Boston faces) that big neighbor dog is NOT muzzled! Makes me want to stick a note on their collars that says 'KEEP ME AT HOME!" I do take my very sociable Ms. Katy to some neighborhood events because she loves people and the attention she gets, but if there are other dogs there, they are always leashed too. She's been to art festivals, community get-togethers and street dances, and she is my standing date for the annual Christmas parade - her favorite! I just hope she never notices that a girl one block over has a Great Dane! [/QUOTE]
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