I had a terrible experience today. I let my doodle and Bully out to run in the yard (my bully is two). The yard is totally fenced and the dogs are completely contained. It has a 6 foot chain link fence and two large car gates. They bark and growl when other dogs go by. My bully is much calmer than my doodle and he just kind of follows her on her rampages around the perimeter of the property.
Today a woman had her tiny little dog on an extended leash. He was a cute little thing and very spunky. I heard the commotion and went outside just in time to see the little guy get under my fence. My bully grabbed him by the neck, shook him and broke his neck. It took 5 seconds.
It was absolutely heart breaking. The woman was in shock. She wanted to take him to the vet for help but it was useless. He was just hanging off his leash. I got a towel for her little baby and drove her to the vet for cremation. She didn't blame me, she blamed herself but my heart goes out to her.
I know I can't blame my bully as the dog did come onto his property, but I'm concerned about taking him on walks now. There are a lot of dogs on leash in my neighbourhood so I always run into someone and he's always fine. He's always been well behaved and is very mellow on the leash. And he doesn't seem to have a problem with people. He ridiculously friendly, slobber and all. I don't take him to off leash dog parks as my breeder said it was not a good idea once he becomes full grown.
Is this dog aggression normal?
Today a woman had her tiny little dog on an extended leash. He was a cute little thing and very spunky. I heard the commotion and went outside just in time to see the little guy get under my fence. My bully grabbed him by the neck, shook him and broke his neck. It took 5 seconds.
It was absolutely heart breaking. The woman was in shock. She wanted to take him to the vet for help but it was useless. He was just hanging off his leash. I got a towel for her little baby and drove her to the vet for cremation. She didn't blame me, she blamed herself but my heart goes out to her.
I know I can't blame my bully as the dog did come onto his property, but I'm concerned about taking him on walks now. There are a lot of dogs on leash in my neighbourhood so I always run into someone and he's always fine. He's always been well behaved and is very mellow on the leash. And he doesn't seem to have a problem with people. He ridiculously friendly, slobber and all. I don't take him to off leash dog parks as my breeder said it was not a good idea once he becomes full grown.
Is this dog aggression normal?