Scary Incident

[mumtoshelley]

Gla to hear your dog protected you,.

question why hasn't anyone said that this doberman should be onlead why is alright for some members to say they have there dog offlead on trails etc and some other members can targeted for doing the same thing? The only time my Shelley is onlead is when we go to the oval then let offlead as its allowed then put back onlead the way home, Yet i get told i'm breaking the law.

[Flashsmum]

Good on your boy! Glad that you're both okay!

[dee lee]

Gla to hear your dog protected you,.

question why hasn't anyone said that this doberman should be onlead why is alright for some members to say they have there dog offlead on trails etc and some other members can targeted for doing the same thing? The only time my Shelley is onlead is when we go to the oval then let offlead as its allowed then put back onlead the way home, Yet i get told i'm breaking the law.

When there are discussions and complaints about offlead dogs, the issue is with dogs OFFlead in ONlead areas. For the most part, on the street.

I am presuming that the OP's dog was in an OFFlead area, therefore not a problem and not illegal.

I dont know if you are breaking the law- unless you are letting your dog off in an ONlead area?

Edited April 6, 2011 by dee lee

[Leelaa17]

You're in SA, aren't you Jacqui? Which bike track was this?

I always feel safe walking with Akira in the dark - my neighbour reckons no one would ever attack me because I look like I can't control her.

LOL!!!

I think he saw us walking one morning when Akira tried to take after a cat and I was desperately trying to stop her from killing it and dragging me through the dirt in the process.

Thats so not likely!

My dog is not wholly reliable on being able to pick out the bad guys and besides is an absolute tart for pats.

She went through a phase of being quite protective of me (I have since worked hard to train her out of it), but chose the least threatening people to target with her big scary bark. Those poor fat, old people trying to quietly walk to work through the park.

The one time we came across a couple of young hoods early in the morning... she just smiled and wagged her tail at them!

(Luckily they weren't interested in me- they had just stolen a woman's bag ).

I've always just hoped that in a tricky situation, her size would be enough to deter someone and make them pick an easier target.

I'm not ruling out that she may try to protect me if someone did try and grab me, but I'm not counting on it.

HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!

Edited April 6, 2011 by Leelaa17

[mumtoshelley]

Shelley is only offlead at the channel for swimming,oval and out bush near the river, All places where she is allowed offlead.

[Leelaa17]

omg. mumtoshelley. - the reason no one brought it up is because she almost got attacked. no one knows what wouldve happened to her if her dog HAD been on lead and was not able to go and stand in front of the men with its hackles up. The whole issue of this story ISNT with the onlead offlead issue. Its the fact that the poor woman had the fright of her life.

if u want to talk about offlead onlead stuff then start a new thread.

Edited April 6, 2011 by Leelaa17

[Sooky]

omg. mumtoshelley. - the reason no one brought it up is because she almost got attacked. no one knows what wouldve happened to her if her dog HAD been on lead and was not able to go and stand in front of the men with its hackles up. The whole issue of this story ISNT with the onlead offlead issue. Its the fact that the poor woman had the fright of her life.

if u want to talk about offlead onlead stuff then start a new thread.

Well said

[Dory the Doted One]

It used to give me the Poopies when people would say I was turning my rottie into a wuss by letting him socialise with everyone and anyone.

My philosophy was...How can he know the difference between a good person and a bad person if he meets no persons. Being

a rottie I never seemed to have had need to test my theory, although he did seem to be a good judge of people at times. He

never was overtly aggressive or growly, but he would step in between people he wasn't comfortable about, and even some

I was comfortable about.

It didn't concern me, as my dog was never purchased for protection or safety. I just loved rotties.

Now Dory is different. *sigh* I know I'd be protecting her in a scary situation.

[tikira]

I too am very happy to hear your dog protected you without going too far- it is exactly how it should be. Congratulations on such a well balanced dog.

I join with the others in urging you to call the police, they have the knack of helping you remeber more than you think. Also sleep with a notebook and pen for a while, as your memory may release more details.

I would like to hope my Jack Russell and Border Collie would protect me, they certainly come between my hubby and myself when he gets too close

Di

[Gracie Monsta]

In metro SA most council districts are OFF LEASH under effective control, only areas designated/sign posted ON LEASH require your dog to be so.

Different rules apply to each state so dont be so quick to judge people by your own state laws.

Well done Poochy

[Erny]

You're in SA, aren't you Jacqui? Which bike track was this?

I'd like to know this too, because very recently in my immediate neighbourhood there has been a report of sexual assault by a man wearing a turban and robe. In fact, I believe I have seen this man myself, in the not so distant past, along one of my walks. This is in Victoria.

What a rotten day. Well, when you think about it ...... no it wasn't.

Edited April 6, 2011 by Erny

[jacqui835]

You're in SA, aren't you Jacqui? Which bike track was this?

I'd like to know this too, because very recently in my immediate neighbourhood there has been a report of sexual assault by a man wearing a turban and robe. In fact, I believe I have seen this man myself, in the not so distant past, along one of my walks. This is in Victoria.

What a rotten day. Well, when you think about it ...... no it wasn't.

It was in Linear Park. Unfortunately I don't quite know what suburb I was in, but I do know that it took me somewhere between 5 and 10 mins to reach a main road at 25km/hr.

It doesn't say anywhere that your dog has to be on a lead, merely that it needs to be under effective control. Lots of people walk quite aggressive dogs in that section, always on a lead, and that's fine, because my dog will just go around them, even if they're barking and pulling on the lead. I think it's just if you can control your dog and don't have to worry about their reaction to other dogs/people, you can have them off-lead. At night, we almost always have the path to ourselves.

I felt really good about poochy last night, but tonight, Dan and I just went for a walk together with the dog on the main streets because I was too scared. I miss my routine, and I'm sure the dog does too but I think it's going to be a while until I build up the confidence to ride through the park in the dark again :p I might start taking him along the other bike track closer to us - it's a good and a bad point at the same time in that it's close to roads the whole time because I guess there won't be any dangerous people but dogs and roads are never a good mix...

Edited April 6, 2011 by jacqui835

[Akay]

Thanks for posting the pictures. He's lovely :p

I would be scared too and not want to ride either. It's terrible when you can't do something you enjoy through fear of being attacked. I love to walk through the bush, but it's something I wouldn't do by myself.