Is it irresponsible for pet owners to drive with their pets unrestrained. Yep.
Here's the safe way to transport Fido, courtesy of the Toronto Star.
Here's the safe way to transport Fido, courtesy of the Toronto Star.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Nellie's recovery
Turns out the German shepherd being "walked" off leash along our street bit our Wheaten terrier three times. The vet bill was $200 and I hold out little hope the other dog owner will pay it. We don't know the young man and he does not live on our street.
We're lucky my son was not bitten - in addition to the obvious, it would've meant finding the German shepherd to verify he had up-to-date rabies shots.
Lucky for us, Nellie is not trying to take off her bandage, which needs to stay in place for five days.
Animal control says dog owners should treat encounters like traffic accidents, exchanging contact information for followup.
This particular biting dog is not identified, but the location of the incident, circumstances and description of the dog (a classic coloured-German shepherd or mix) are on record. Hopefully nothing will happen again involving this dog, but if it does it should be Strike 2.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Our Wheaten bitten by off-leash German shepherd
What's the price of dog owners who overestimate the control they have over their dogs? In my case, maybe hundreds of dollars.
Yesterday, a 20-something man who doesn't live on our street "walked" his off-leash German shepherd through the neighbourhood.
Unfortunately for us, my teen son was coming home from a walk with our Wheaten terrier when the free-running German shepherd was coming down the street, far away from its owner.
Usually dog-to-dog confrontations are just a lot of barking, but in this case the shepherd managed to bite our Wheaten on her underbelly near her groin.
Eventually, the owner caught up with his dog and controlled it. He was confronted by a neighbour working in her yard. The response from the shepherd owner was laced with profanity.
If I ever see this dog in the neighbourhood, further discussion awaits.
Meanwhile, I hope he now knows enough to keep it on a leash.
Unfortunately for us, my teen son was coming home from a walk with our Wheaten terrier when the free-running German shepherd was coming down the street, far away from its owner.
Usually dog-to-dog confrontations are just a lot of barking, but in this case the shepherd managed to bite our Wheaten on her underbelly near her groin.
Eventually, the owner caught up with his dog and controlled it. He was confronted by a neighbour working in her yard. The response from the shepherd owner was laced with profanity.
If I ever see this dog in the neighbourhood, further discussion awaits.
Meanwhile, I hope he now knows enough to keep it on a leash.
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