any interesting dog encounters?

[maxxkatt]

I have a 35 lb GSP (German Shorthaired Pointer). She is the best dog I have ever had, but a trait they have is being protective of her "family". She goes everywhere with me. When my wife runs into a store, the dog and I wait in the truck with the window down so she can watch the door and wait for my wife. She is fine with people walking around the truck, but it gets real when someone approaches the truck. Despite telling them not to, I have had 2 people try to reach in and pet her. Both times I had to pull her back. She is a cute dog, but goes from 0 to Jerry Springer real fast. Owners need to know their dog, and there is no way I would let her run off leash in a public area. I know what would happen, and I would expect people to defend themselves.

GSP - beautiful dog. Anyone stupid enough to reach in to a car or truck window deserves to be bitten just as a lesson to not ever do that again. I love hunting dogs, they are real dogs.

 

[GroundSweeper]

I've had dogs come up many a time, never a negative encounter so far, knock on wood. I've had weird homeless people yell at and threaten me before...

 

[DbblTap]

I have had dogs think I was their turn around post come flying at me and around me back to their owner then do it a dozen times until they lay down next to where I am MD and watch. I just laughed at that point. Dogs love the beach.

I have had more problems with humans then dogs and I am well ready to deal with each.

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[K&T]

“ don’t worry, he’s friendly” Crunch !!! Inner thigh !!!


Not an animal person. No offense

My husband had a job as a service clerk and he worked around people and their dogs in cars all the time....the one that left a SCAR and trip to the doctor had an owner who so famously said " Oh he wont bite." We let the insurance company sue and got $500.

 

[KOB]

I have had dogs think I was their turn around post come flying at me and around me back to their owner then do it a dozen times until they lay down next to where I am MD and watch. I just laughed at that point. Dogs love the beach.

I have had more problems with humans then dogs and I am well ready to deal with each.

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So true ! Rarely ever have I had an issue with dogs. It's the stalking booger - eaters that are more of a problem.

 

[dirtykneese]

About 2 years ago I was attached. Just a medium size dog. Black and white with long hair. Walking toward me in a park. No owner anyplace. I had my digging knife in left hand. Detector in right hand. The dig stopped a few feet in front of me. I was talking to it . Than all of a sudden he jumped on me. Had a good hold of my stomach. I pushed my knife up into his neck and cut as hard as I could. It than got my detector hand. I was bleeding real good. So was the dog. It died. I sat down on a slide and was shaking like a leaf. I did not know what to do. I called the police and told them a dog just attached me and I killed it. There was 2 police cars their in no time. I was still sitting and bleeding. I told them what happened. They wanted EMS to come. I said I could drive to the hospital. Could not find who owned the dog. No caller. They took the dog someplace to have it tested for rabies. I went to the hospital. They cleaned me up. Got 10 stitches. And a few shots. About 3 days later one of the cops come to my house to tell me that the dig did not have any bad things wrong. We talked about what I did. I felt bad for the dig. The cop said that he would have done the same thing I did. I did not go detecting for a month after that.

 

[K&T]

Good for you. Glad it wasnt worse for you. I wasn't metal detecting but I had a friend who had a dog that was wagging its tail at me when I bent over to pet it and as soon as I petted it (with tail wagging) it lunged and tried to bite me in the face. The only thing that kept me safe was my glasses . I would have killed that dog if I'd had something to do it. As it were I punched it in the head and it backed off. I severely dislike dogs.

 

[KOB]

Good for you. Glad it wasnt worse for you. I wasn't metal detecting but I had a friend who had a dog that was wagging its tail at me when I bent over to pet it and as soon as I petted it (with tail wagging) it lunged and tried to bite me in the face. The only thing that kept me safe was my glasses . I would have killed that dog if I'd had something to do it. As it were I punched it in the head and it backed off. I severely dislike dogs.

Wow... what a story. Are you still friends with the dog owner ? A friendly , happy , dog that you try to pet and it just turns on you. Never know. I can see why you could never like , or trust a dog ever again. Similar thing happened to an old roommate. She had to have major surgery on her nose and mouth. Permanent scars on her face for life. All trying to pet a friendly dog.

 

[Foragist]

I walk this guy regularly; on-leash, bag in pocket. When we approach people, I often say "Get 'em Boy!" Sometimes he runs up to them for some attention, but usually he just ignores them. Never bit an ankle in his life, or even acted like he wanted to. Barks at a stranger at the door, but then looks to me to see if it's OK, or if he should keep barking. I wish all dogs were as well-mannered as Bugster.

 

[Silversmith45]

I walk this guy regularly; on-leash, bag in pocket. When we approach people, I often say "Get 'em Boy!" Sometimes he runs up to them for some attention, but usually he just ignores them. Never bit an ankle in his life, or even acted like he wanted to. Barks at a stranger at the door, but then looks to me to see if it's OK, or if he should keep barking. I wish all dogs were as well-mannered as Bugster.

Since I lived in the country I was given a German Shepard whose former owner had to get rid of him because he had put two people in the hospital. I used to see him walking the dog and everytime someone approached he would say "Sic him!" It took me a while before I could even get close enough to him to feed him. I had to push his bowl to him with a long stick. After about a month he finally realized that I wasn't going to abuse him like his past owner had. He turned out to be the best dog that I have ever had.

 

[Silversmith45]

I've had dogs come up many a time, never a negative encounter so far, knock on wood. I've had weird homeless people yell at and threaten me before...

I was going to detect an area but I saw that two homeless were camped there. They had a Pit Bull on a chain that didn't look very friendly.

 

[Ice Scratcher]

With my work, I have lots of stories I'd love to share, it just takes so long to write anything with this phone..

On sketchy places, I'll put my boot in front of the door as I'm knocking, in case a nutty dog tries to bust through the door.. The only time I've been bitten was when I was waiting for a homeowner to answer the door. The crazy dog got ahead of them, busted through the door, bit my upper leg, looked at me, and decided it was a really bad mistake it had made. I didn't do anything and it ran off scared. I wear really heavy double fronted logging pants and was fine. Funniest part was, an even nuttier homeowner answered the door, and this old bat says "don't worry about that dog, he doesn't bite" after the damn dog already bit me and then ran off scared..lol..

For every stupid dog, there is a stupid owner..

I've had people astonished that I made it into their yard, and to their door.. I have some great invisible fence stories too.. "What did you do to my dog? He usually doesn't let anyone in? I'm surprised you didn't get bit!?"

Lol I tell them I did nothing to their dog, and they have a great dog!

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[Surf Master]

Pepper spray

Will do the job, had 2 Rotts , they were friendly, Pitts are a bit un- predictable , not all , one bit his owner up the street, now i have a CBR , he is very friendly , but protective of the house , and property , i suggest pepper spray , as if you were to injure my pet with a shovel , there would be two meat wagon's called , sad to say , living from the past in baltimore- the neighbor across the street used to walk the dogs Pitts- without a leash on a public street, even in the park , off the leash is prohibited , but happen's , pepper spray , call the cops if needed, because the owner is braking the law, and is responsable for his pet, even when i walk my dog on a leash , i am looking for those people letting there pets run at large , the only time i let my dog off the leash is to go swimming , he is a water dog, and friendly unless another dog breaks bad, i don't let him around Pitts period. Earl

 

[K&T]

Wow... what a story. Are you still friends with the dog owner ? A friendly , happy , dog that you try to pet and it just turns on you. Never know. I can see why you could never like , or trust a dog ever again. Similar thing happened to an old roommate. She had to have major surgery on her nose and mouth. Permanent scars on her face for life. All trying to pet a friendly dog.

No not friends but not because of the dog. Poor girl.

 

[K&T]

I walk this guy regularly; on-leash, bag in pocket. When we approach people, I often say "Get 'em Boy!" Sometimes he runs up to them for some attention, but usually he just ignores them. Never bit an ankle in his life, or even acted like he wanted to. Barks at a stranger at the door, but then looks to me to see if it's OK, or if he should keep barking. I wish all dogs were as well-mannered as Bugster.

Aaawwwww! He's ADORABLE! I wish they were too.

 

[K&T]

I was going to detect an area but I saw that two homeless were camped there. They had a Pit Bull on a chain that didn't look very friendly.

They keep them to protect themselves from other bums that would take whatever they could including their lives.
Lots of them here. I've seen for years how they live.its not pretty.

 

[K&T]

Will do the job, had 2 Rotts , they were friendly, Pitts are a bit un- predictable , not all , one bit his owner up the street, now i have a CBR , he is very friendly , but protective of the house , and property , i suggest pepper spray , as if you were to injure my pet with a shovel , there would be two meat wagon's called , sad to say , living from the past in baltimore- the neighbor across the street used to walk the dogs Pitts- without a leash on a public street, even in the park , off the leash is prohibited , but happen's , pepper spray , call the cops if needed, because the owner is braking the law, and is responsable for his pet, even when i walk my dog on a leash , i am looking for those people letting there pets run at large , the only time i let my dog off the leash is to go swimming , he is a water dog, and friendly unless another dog breaks bad, i don't let him around Pitts period. Earl

My dad had a German Shepherd Lab mix in the yard on his own leash minding his own business with a when a guy with a pitbull in the back of his pickup truck going past ..leapt out of the truck and attacked my dad's dog for no good reason. He was out there punching that dog in the head trying to get him to break his grip on his dog's throat .I think all pits should be euthanized and dont care who doesn't like it. If you try to cross into Canada with a pitbull they WILL euthanize it . Look it up.

 

[K&T]

My dad had a German Shepherd Lab mix in the yard on his own leash minding his own business with a when a guy with a pitbull in the back of his pickup truck going past ..leapt out of the truck and attacked my dad's dog for no good reason. He was out there punching that dog in the head trying to get him to break his grip on his dog's throat .I think all pits should be euthanized and dont care who doesn't like it. If you try to cross into Canada with a pitbull they WILL euthanize it . Look it up.

 

[DbblTap]

My dad had a German Shepherd Lab mix in the yard on his own leash minding his own business with a when a guy with a pitbull in the back of his pickup truck going past ..leapt out of the truck and attacked my dad's dog for no good reason. He was out there punching that dog in the head trying to get him to break his grip on his dog's throat .I think all pits should be euthanized and dont care who doesn't like it. If you try to cross into Canada with a pitbull they WILL euthanize it . Look it up.

Sorry to hear this. If this ever happened to any of my dogs, when I was done with their dog, they would be next.

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[amc rulz]

I walk this guy regularly; on-leash, bag in pocket. When we approach people, I often say "Get 'em Boy!" Sometimes he runs up to them for some attention, but usually he just ignores them. Never bit an ankle in his life, or even acted like he wanted to. Barks at a stranger at the door, but then looks to me to see if it's OK, or if he should keep barking. I wish all dogs were as well-mannered as Bugster.

They look like fruit-eating bats!