Redwing Posted September 20, 2008 Author Share Posted September 20, 2008 I don't think anyone here is seriously saying that a dog on a lead is not to be trusted and would attack a child I think they are indicating that this particular dog which attacked with no warning may be volatile and could be dangerous - after all walking past it on the pavement with my dog on a lead would be just as much risk. If this guy has a dog that is likely to attack straight off (rather than growl, bark, cower as a warning) even if he keeps him on the shortest lead ever and everyone else kept their dogs on leads it will only be a matter of time before that dog got the opportunity to strike. This is not a witch hunt against all dogs on leads/dogs off leads, we all do things differently and I took the decision to let my dog off the lead believing that he would be ok as he is well trained, things went wrong and I am happy to learn from that Hopefully our new long lead will be the answer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma Tarpey Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 Poor Alfie, what a great shame hopefully he has bounced back and it hasn't affected him too much. Thanks it hasn't seemed to that much only he doesn't like dogs sniffing around that area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 Hopefully he'll get his confidence back soon (though not all it it maybe ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
