What should you do if your dog is attacked?

teriwtt
Fri, 11 Oct 2013 23:21:32 +0000

I recently read that if two dogs are fighting, the way to pull them off each other is to approach them from behind and grab their hind legs and lift them up and pull them backwards.



I was actually at a meeting last night where, someone shared an aside, that their dog had been attacked earlier in the week. A Rottweiler had blown through someone’s front screen door and attacked the pup. An unfortunate consequence was the woman walking the dog, was also thrown down to the sidewalk on her hip… the hip she’d just had replaced less than three months ago. She almost could not get up. The dog attacked had a couple of small puncture wounds, but otherwise will be OK. The owners of the attack dog were apologetic, and offered to pay all medical/vet fees. The dog walker had to go to the doctor’s office the next day and make sure no damage was done to the recovering hip.

Anyway, after the story was told, I chimed in, “Did you know that if two dogs are attacking each other, you should grab your dog by their two hind legs?” You should have seen the looks I got from everyone. You’d think they’d just seen Einstein walk through the doors! Sorry I didn’t cite you guys! Hope you don’t hold it against me!