Dog Attacks My Wife
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I'm not getting into too many details, but in light of the Rottweiler thread that many recently participated in... I'll let all know that to think the cops- as they are doing their duty- should endure a bite before they defend themselves with deadly force are out to lunch.
My wife is a mail carrier and was attacked, this week, on a sidewalk by someone's animal. It grabbed the back of her leg behind her knee and when it was finished... she needed emergency care. Stitches, tetanus shot, and antibiotics because the animal was filthy. I dressed her wound today: she's likely got to go back because the wound is seeping more than what I would consider typical.
It was a cocker spaniel with floppy ears and a big bow that sprang out from behind a shrub wall. Go figure? I was out of town when it occurred and I assumed the typical culprit as the assailant (pit bull, Rottweiler, etc.). I had no idea a cocker spaniel could inflict so much damage, but I shouldn't be surprised given the dog is a 30 pound mammal with large jaws.
My son was attacked by a German Shepherd when he was 5 or 6. Now my wife. Control your fucking dogs, morons. And if you can't control them... then stop defending their poor behaviour when you are not personally affected. If you feel you love dogs so much that you would endure a bite before defending yourself with lethal force well good on you... just don't cuss out the other human being for not feeling the same level of endearment.
The next dog that approaches any member of my family in a remotely threatening fashion will have its lower jaw pushed through its upper jaw courtesy of my right foot.
My wife is a mail carrier and was attacked, this week, on a sidewalk by someone's animal. It grabbed the back of her leg behind her knee and when it was finished... she needed emergency care. Stitches, tetanus shot, and antibiotics because the animal was filthy. I dressed her wound today: she's likely got to go back because the wound is seeping more than what I would consider typical.
It was a cocker spaniel with floppy ears and a big bow that sprang out from behind a shrub wall. Go figure? I was out of town when it occurred and I assumed the typical culprit as the assailant (pit bull, Rottweiler, etc.). I had no idea a cocker spaniel could inflict so much damage, but I shouldn't be surprised given the dog is a 30 pound mammal with large jaws.
My son was attacked by a German Shepherd when he was 5 or 6. Now my wife. Control your fucking dogs, morons. And if you can't control them... then stop defending their poor behaviour when you are not personally affected. If you feel you love dogs so much that you would endure a bite before defending yourself with lethal force well good on you... just don't cuss out the other human being for not feeling the same level of endearment.
The next dog that approaches any member of my family in a remotely threatening fashion will have its lower jaw pushed through its upper jaw courtesy of my right foot.
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Was the dog just out there unleashed or free to jump on whomever?
I adore dogs - always have, always will (despite having been bitten by a fucking poodle when I was little). But damn those owners who either never had a clue of their propensity to do harm, or have somehow lost sight of the responsibility that comes with such possession.
Good thoughts to your wife...and I hope the owner of that dog steps up as they should.
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Leashes should be mandatory. I don't know if that wouldn't have helped a mail carrier or not but at the very least it would contain them somewhat. That's half the battle.
The point to me contributing this was to add to what I was arguing in the other thread when I stated the officers acted as they thought they should given the fact that they were confronted by a menacing dog. I felt that some dog lovers were completely unreasonable with their expectations of the officers to do everything in their power before shooting the advancing dog dead- risking a visit to the hospital in the process.
I feel this way even more now that I look at my wife awkwardly walk around the house- unable to bend her knee because such movement will not allow the healing to occur (stressing the stitches).
I grow weary of some dog owners that think dogs biting humans is just something we should all be prepared to live with. I remember one time on this forum one poster thinking it was kind of 'cute' that her dogs had a thing for the paperboy: obviously forgetting that the paperboy was a unique, younger human being that didn't feel the same way and most assuredly didn't view the dogs in a similar manner.
Love my dog like you have no idea and i love animals almost to a fault but if one is attacking my family I would have to show no mercy. Sucks to even say that but your family is way more important. It's the owners fault when that stuff happens though. The animal is either going by instinct or bad lessons from their owner.
your wife is wearing shorts huh? that only makes the bite worse as the mut has no pant material between its mouth & your wife's flesh. at least with pants on the dog could get a mouth fulla material ripping & twisting on that
maybe she was wearing long pants but i am thinking shorts as it is summer & hot
im sorry she is going through this. is she going to hault their mail until they control their cur?
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Agree with you in general as well -- some people are fucking morons when it comes to their dogs (this is coming from a dog lover). Was out walking our fluffy white 12lb dog with my pregnant wife when we came across a very large boxer that we knew from the neighborhood. Really friendly/nonviolent dog, but a bit of a spaz, i.e., no discipline at all. Dog proceeds to jump up and put both its front paws on my wife's very large pregnant belly. Okay, that happens sometimes when dogs are excited, not the end of the world...but what does the owner do? Laugh and drop the dog's leash like jumping on pregnant women is all in a day's fun. If my dog had done that (assuming she wasn't a 12lb munchkin), I would have been mortified, embarrassed, and yanked her off immediately. Some people...smh.
my family's first dog was a beagle. most vicious beast I have ever had in close proximity. it was gone in 10 days. our second dog was a spaniel cross (it was a stray so no one knew what it was crossed with), and was the most loveable thing you'd ever meet. unless it got hold of a bone and you tried to take it away. then it's disposition devolved.
kinda like me when you try to take away my beer.
thirty-that fucking sucks. thoughts to you and your wife. and I agree-if a dog (or any animal) ever threatens either of my kids or my wife I will not hesitate to snap its neck.
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yeah, that made me double take as well.
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Yeah. Big floppy ears, a bow type thing in its hair, and a nasty disposition.