Comments on: My Dog Was Attacked By Another Dog Now He’s Scared

By: Melinda

Melinda — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 07:51:52 +0000

Thank you for your article. My dog was attacked today completely unexpectedly and no warning whatsoever. But i found comfort in rescuing this because I too was not able to get their information.

By: Lucy Little

Lucy Little — Sat, 25 Dec 2021 17:19:32 +0000

My 5 month corgi pup was attacked today, on Christmas Day, by an Alsatian (German Shepard) I’m now so worried about his future with other dogs

By: Idalynn

Idalynn — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 14:42:10 +0000

My chiwawa lab was attacked yestetday by a huge husky ,luckliy there was no damage to my dog but he was tossed around like a rag doll so im very surprised hes not more hurt but hes so scared to even put his head out the window in the car 🙁 what can i do to make him feel safe again. He also hasnt ate

By: c

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 01:19:58 +0000

In reply to Jennifer. Hows ruby doing? my almost five month old puppy now is almost fully recovered from his attack that happened late april he was attacked by a much bigger dog he ended up with wounds on his belly and a broken leg in two spots its been a long recovery wanting to start resocialize soon. just looking to get some insight or ideas ive never had to deal with this with any dog ive had so anything helps he is a little anxious now around new people it seems.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 16:11:35 +0000

My 1 yr old pug, Ruby was sitting in a baby stroller as we walked a dog friendly dining and shopping district near our home. A huge boxer mix jumped and lunged at her, grabbing her by her shoulder and neck. He ripped her out of her stroller by his mouth and was shaking her! It happened while we were waiting on a corner to cross the street. The aggressive dog was on a lead and had been sitting as we approached. No growls or barks from my dog or the attacking dog occurred. It happened out of nowhere in a second! I fought off the attacking dog and took my baby into my arms only to realize the immense damage caused in just a few seconds of contact. My baby has had her shots. The attacking dog and owner are believed to be a homeless pair that are known by shop owners as both being aggressive. I did demand the owners name and contact information and I did file a report with animal control. The man gave me a bad phone number and name but he’s known in that area by a first name and is very familiar to other locals. Hopefully they will be held accountable. I had to get my dog to the vet and treated immediately. She has many wounds and may need surgery if some don’t heal properly and drain effectively. My great concerns other than my dogs safety and healing is fear for small children, babies in strollers and other dogs. Obviously. My sweet pug will not give kisses, sleep in bed with me or even desire to be held now! She hides under the bed and in my closet. Her attack was 2 days ago. I know she’s hurting and traumatized. I want to comfort, console and be with her but I don’t want to force it. I’m sure some of this is the instinctual nature of dogs. But she’s my baby. Should her personality return when she feels better? Is this shock? What should I do? Any advice is much appreciated.

By: Joanne

Joanne — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 09:35:14 +0000

Hi, my 7 month old pup was attacked by 2 dogs this morning whilst we were on our morning walk.
They had escaped a garden, as I found out after the attack.
I’m afraid I did not remain calm at all, they were coming at my poor dog Tia from both sides and I was just screaming for help whilst trying to get to safety in a nearby garden.
Thankfully there was no major damage to Tia but I’ll be keeping a close eye on her today as she seemed, understandably, a little in shock when we got home.
I could see one of the dogs ahead of me, it was walking beside 2 people and I assumed it was with them. As I got closer the dog tailed off from the 2 people which is when it turned, saw Tia and just flew at her. The 2nd dog came out of nowhere and joined in the attack.
I feel so guilty as I just wish that as soon as I could see that dog was not on a leash, whether it was with an owner or not, I should have turned and walked the other way. I will certainly be doing that from now on.

By: B

Sat, 15 Aug 2020 23:09:18 +0000

In reply to Nitieka. Nitieka, sorry to hear about your Rotti. Unfortunately my 13 mo. old male Rott was just attacked by a bull terrier. So this means that I am going to proceed with extreme caution going forward with his training. In my experience with Rottweilers it happens quite a bit. Other dogs just don't seem to like rottweilers, and you can never really trust strange dogs. I will not get my dog fixed at this point. He is still too young. I've had this happen before with another Rottweiler, and for the most part that dog did recover and was good and playful with other dogs. He never did regain his distrust of yellow labs though. I just had to be extra careful with him. My next call will be with my trainer. Good luck and thank you for sharing.

By: Colby

Colby — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 19:12:52 +0000

In reply to ~Amelie. I'm sorry to hear about your Labradoodle. We didn't contact animal services when Stetson was attacked, but if we had to do it again we would report an incident to animal services just in case the dog has a history attacking other dogs. When we were re-socializing Stetson we started with slow introductions with dogs he knew really well. However, if you're having issues you might look into getting a local professional dog trainer or animal behaviorist to work with you and your dog.

By: ~Amelie

~Amelie — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 21:47:35 +0000

Our year old Labradoodle,Lisa, was attacked today by an off leash bull dog type dog. The dogs owner jumped on top of her dog, but he wouldn’t stop. I finally pulled Lisa out from under him. We got the owners name, phone and car license, she said she’d pay for g Amy expenses. We took Lisa to Dog Urgent Care. She seems to be alright, the vet gave us antibiotics in case of puncture wounds, pain pills and probiotics. I sent the owner a picture of the invoice, but I haven’t heard back from her. Should I contact Animal Services?
Then we went to another park where I’ve taken Lisa before. There was an 8 year old Chow that wanted to visit. But Lisa, who has always loved other dogs, barked and barked and then shied away when the Chow stepped toward her. How do we resocialize her?

By: Dawn

Dawn — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 16:59:50 +0000

Thank you for the post. My 7-month old LabX, Rhea, was attacked yesterday by a neighbors large dog as my husband was leaving my parents driveway. My dog is so very submissive that she crouches to tiny dogs and will show her belly upon initial greeting. Not sure if this Rottweiler was truly “coming to play” as owner claims but their other two dogs in that house were put down for having bitten people. I am going to purchase the spray suggested. Rhea was unscathed and my husband instinctually did the actions you recommended. She had wet herself and was pretty scared when we got her inside. I am concerned with resulting anxiety with a dog that is already so submissive. Yes, she has been clingy but I am pleased to report after cleaning her up and relaxing, she shifted right back into her allotted “pack assignment” within my parents group of three tiny dogs with minimal change. She is showing extra sensitivity for acceptance to the one she deems alpha. I worry that as owner I should be doing things to improve her confidence. (Side note: Rhea could be Stetsons twin sister, the resemblance is very strong). Thanks again.