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So, puppy's third day out on walkies, and she gets savaged by a staffy.
Of all things, why a staffy? I've spent a year defending our staffy (Star) against other peoples' prejudices
We'd just left the house, rounded the corner (in that narrow cycle lane where I always complain about dogs loose on the path), saw the staffy, asked the owner if he was friendly: "yeah, yeah he's fine". Next thing I know, staffy has got puppy in its jaws, shaking her like a rat. She's screaming, I'm trying to physically pull the staffy off her (the owner doesn't seem to be doing much ...)
We get them apart and I'm checking pup for injuries, while the owner is saying "he's never done that before" (fair enough, it can happen) but he also denied his dog had bitten mine, despite the blood ! My finger was bleeding too, but I didn't get an apology, he just kept saying "look, he's fine now, he's all calm again"
Having had 3 serious cycle accidents, I know what to do: take name, number and photos. Then whisked pup to vets, where she had her wounds cleaned and antibiotics & painkillers given.
So, so stressful. I keep asking myself what I could have done better, but there was no warning: no body language, no growl, no nothing - it just lunged and grabbed her by the neck. Why? She's smaller than a cat, no threat at all
So, now I'm wondering what to do: I will be contacting the owner to present him with my vet bill (£53), and I fully expect him to laugh and tell me to eff off. I've looked online, and the police won't be interested (unless a human has been bitten).
Not fair, is it?
Of all things, why a staffy? I've spent a year defending our staffy (Star) against other peoples' prejudices
We'd just left the house, rounded the corner (in that narrow cycle lane where I always complain about dogs loose on the path), saw the staffy, asked the owner if he was friendly: "yeah, yeah he's fine". Next thing I know, staffy has got puppy in its jaws, shaking her like a rat. She's screaming, I'm trying to physically pull the staffy off her (the owner doesn't seem to be doing much ...)
We get them apart and I'm checking pup for injuries, while the owner is saying "he's never done that before" (fair enough, it can happen) but he also denied his dog had bitten mine, despite the blood ! My finger was bleeding too, but I didn't get an apology, he just kept saying "look, he's fine now, he's all calm again"
Having had 3 serious cycle accidents, I know what to do: take name, number and photos. Then whisked pup to vets, where she had her wounds cleaned and antibiotics & painkillers given.
So, so stressful. I keep asking myself what I could have done better, but there was no warning: no body language, no growl, no nothing - it just lunged and grabbed her by the neck. Why? She's smaller than a cat, no threat at all
So, now I'm wondering what to do: I will be contacting the owner to present him with my vet bill (£53), and I fully expect him to laugh and tell me to eff off. I've looked online, and the police won't be interested (unless a human has been bitten).
Not fair, is it?
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