Dog attack - part 2

I had to get New Years Eve tickets today from out local ‘dog friendly’ pub. Tommy doesn’t go there very much because we only normally go there at the weekends when they have bands on. It gets very noisy. Anyway, off we went today and I stopped for a half with someone I know. We got chatting about Tommy and I mentioned that he was very good with other dogs, but now after the ‘grab the head’ incident is a bit more wary of dominant ones. I explained the incident and a lady said ‘oh really. Was he being walked by a man with dreadlocks?’ ‘Yes’ I said. ‘I saw him a few weeks ago with him walking past the café on the corner. The dog picked up a small white dog then and shock it violently. The poor mite was bleeding by the time the dog dropped it. I ran to the hairdressers and got a towel for it’. ‘Jes! What did the guy walking the dog do’. ‘Oh nothing. Just disappeared into the flats’. ‘What about the owner of the dog’. ‘She took him to the vets as far as I know. I gave her my number in case she reported it to the police but I haven’t heard anything.’ I haven’t reported it either. Maybe I should.

Food choices

Since getting Tommy, I have been trying on a few different foods before I settle on one that ‘might’ be suitable. I have researched foods, and have been feeding him Wainwrights or James Wellbeloved. Both the sensitive ones due to Tommy’s skin. He has now stopped eating these, and I feel I could get a better quality food. I got a sample of the Arden Grange sensitive range. I heard of Arden Grange from the Terrier site, it’s a very good quality food that helps keep the weight on whilst the nervous dogs are in kennels. I’ve found a supplier, and have ordered a very large bag which should be here in a couple of weeks. Lets hope it helps Tommy’s skin too.

Dog attack

Another day off work saw me over Priory Park. This used to be my favourite park when I had Khan, but I’ve only been over there a couple of times with Tommy. We were walking round (as you do) stopped to talk to a couple of people and the ducks. Tommy was very interested, but unlike last time, didn’t jump in to say hello.

Tommy can be a tease. When he see’s another dog on lead he’ll go and sniff just like he would any other dog, and then he’ll play bow and want to play. He’ll dart away from the dog and then run back. It’s almost like he’s saying ‘I’m off lead and can run around ha ha’. As we walked round the corner by the Priory we saw another dog, being walked by a man (carry a can of lager), his wife/girlfriend and their little girl. Tommy done his normal say hello and then play bowed. The other dog picked Tommy up by the head! Tommy yelped in a way that I’ve never heard before. I was so scared. The dog dropped Tommy who came towards me, ears back, tails wagging lowly and belly almost on the floor as it to say, ‘what did I do wrong?’. The man that was walking the other dog didn’t seem to be distressed at all. No apology, no nothing.

There was a cut above his eye on his brown patch and a puncture under his chin. I am so lucky there is not more damage.

I am gutted that I have let this happen. From now on (for what its worth) I’ll put Tommy back on his lead if I see another dog approaching on lead rather than run the risk. I know it’s a bit late for that, but another harsh lesson has been learnt by me.

I don’t want to mention what breed of dog this was, as I feel the breed has enough bad press. I will say it wasn’t a staffies though…