Saw a dog attack my grandchild!

[Saluki]

I was reluctantly reminded of this thread twice on today's short ride.

Up ahead, a large dog on a lead attempted to attack a postie's van.

The owner kept control, but I could see he was struggling.

What happened next was almost inevitable, the dog went for me as I cycled past.

The owner kept hold of the lead, but there was a nervous moment as I saw him stumble forward and nearly dragged over by the power of the dog.

Next canines in to bat were a Rottweiler and a Rhodesian Ridgeback, the latter being the size of a small horse.

Both were on leads and both looked well-behaved.

However as I approached, both dogs were let off their leads as the path was becoming more rural.

Again, the dogs were trotting to and fro, looking innocuous enough.

Call me a wuss, but I decided against cycling past them and nipped onto the road.

My 2 year old dog is not keen on cyclists. He is a small lurcher and can't pull me over as he is too light but I keep a headcollar type collar on him for extra control. He will bark at cyclists but he has been run into/over by 3 bikes in the last 10 months. One a 10 year child, two were adults, all on a wide bit of shared trail.
I do keep a sharp eye out for dogs when riding though, I've been attacked by collies a couple of times so very wary about them. Rotties not to much. In my experience, most of them are puddled and lovely dogs. I might have given that Ridgeback a swerve as well. I'm not keen on them as I've had a couple of unpleasant incidents with them in the past.

 

[pubrunner]

I might have given that Ridgeback a swerve as well. I'm not keen on them . . .

Burglars, felons, thieves, rogues, vagabonds, footpads, wrongdoers, door-to-door salesmen and jehovah's witnesses aren't keen on them either.

 

[PaulB]

Burglars, felons, thieves, rogues, vagabonds, footpads, wrongdoers, door-to-door salesmen and jehovah's witnesses aren't keen on them either.

Funnily enough, I'm in the Jehovah's Witness Protection Programme! And all for being a Jehovah's Bystander (I saw what happened but didn't want to get involved).

 

[PaulB]

More disappointment today shows this situation is a long way from being resolved!

My wife was going to work in her clinic when she saw our B-i-L get on the same travelator she was on and he completely blanked her! We've known him for 32 years and we're always in each other's houses but he blanked her! She's a senior nurse manager (modern Matron) so can handle herself under all sorts of conditions and is certainly not the sort for that kind of childish behaviour so gave him every opportunity to acknowledge her presence but no, he pretended she wasn't there. She was so stunned by this, she called me straight away to tell me and she NEVER calls me from work so this was a big deal for her.

So they still have this child-attacking dog living with them and they have another grand-child with them quite often and he's there with them all day every Wednesday. This is a baby of ten months old and despite them knowing what this dog has done, they treat it like it was a one-off regrettable mistake!

 

[jefmcg]

You've nothing to lose then, but the other baby has.

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/what-you-can-do/report-abuse/

 

[cd365]

They know that they are in the wrong so find it easier to ignore things; especially your wife. If their dog does attack their grandson I don't know how they could live with themselves afterwards. I couldn't. In their shoes I would have had the dog put down (speaking as a granddad to a 13 month old and the owner of a labrador)

 

[Reynard]

Ouch... That is so not good.