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Post by Chocolate Lover on Aug 21, 2014 13:26:14 GMT -5
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Post by Peace Of Mind on Aug 21, 2014 13:32:26 GMT -5
He just texted my husband and told him he was pissed at me because I didn't talk to him, and because I ripped him a new asshole (his words) when we talked about it. Anyone else see a slight problem with that statement? Yes. He was already a huge asshole and didn't need your help in ripping it bigger.
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Post by thyme4change on Aug 21, 2014 13:38:35 GMT -5
I'm done. He is already going around the neighborhood telling people I'm a jerk. So, whatever. People will believe what they want to believe. Maybe now is the moment I can convince my husband that we could sell our house and move to another neighborhood where the houses are twice the size, but not twice the price. I can stop complaining about having to go outside to do laundry.
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Post by thyme4change on Aug 21, 2014 13:51:28 GMT -5
I'm surprised he's blaming it all on you. With seven separate incidents that you know of (I'd be shocked if there weren't more) it's not about your complaint. Your neighbors are silently applauding you. I think I was in a list of people he is blaming. And I'm sure there are people who agree with me. But there are also people who got his side of the story and nothing else, and they aren't as understanding. I'm sure he is leaving off crucial details.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Aug 22, 2014 8:04:28 GMT -5
The whole story will come out. It's not something you can hide. If you really want to be a jerk you can contact your local news outlets and ask/suggest they run stories on how a dog can silently terrorize a neighborhood and how longs it takes for something to be done.
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Post by thyme4change on Aug 22, 2014 8:10:55 GMT -5
LOL. I don't think I will go to that level. My husband and I had a good talk last night. He is pretty rattled by the whole thing. But he pointed out that this guy is the constant character in a series of fights and neighborhood drama with a whole series of people who have no other juicy stories. I guess it was just a matter of time. He doesn't do well with people who are as stubborn as him. I don't dig my heels in often, but when I feel that shrugging something off will put my family at risk, I can be immovable. This was the first time he saw that side of me. He is just pissed because I have legal backing to say that I was right. He hates to be proven wrong.
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Post by zibazinski on Aug 22, 2014 8:30:48 GMT -5
Most people do but damn, his dog was biting people. That's pretty black and white.
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Post by thyme4change on Aug 22, 2014 8:50:49 GMT -5
Not to him. His dog was just misunderstood. He didn't mean to hurt anyone.
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Post by CarolinaKat on Aug 22, 2014 10:34:15 GMT -5
I've been bitten once. It was the week we had rescued my dad's dog. She was starving; we could see her bones. I brushed by her tail as she was eating and she turned around and bit the crap out of me. Didn't break the skin though. Then she tried to hide from me. For the next several days if she wanted to eat, the food bowl was sitting between my feet. That was 7-8 years ago now. There was a lot of training in the beginning to get her to a happy dog in a calm mental state. It was worth if. I now can take a piece of food out of her mouth. The kids in the family have crawled all over her, poked her in the eye, pulled her ears, one tried to force-feed her a seashell (we had to stop that). She takes it all in stride. She's very maternal with Mom's idiot puppy and is a great dog.
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Post by thyme4change on Aug 24, 2014 14:33:04 GMT -5
The dog is home. They had a hearing and there was not a strong enough case to define the dog as vicious, so it was returned to the owner. So, now we wait for that dog to weasel out and attack again. I hope they fixed the fence.
When we had our tense discussion, the owner told me they were going to keep the biting dog away from their other dog so the other one wouldn't learn any bad behavior. Sounded fishy to me, given the size and set-up of their house and backyard. The dogs were together when we saw them last night.
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Post by zibazinski on Aug 24, 2014 15:19:52 GMT -5
Good lord! How many people have to get bitten? I'm not sue happy but I'd sue them and the party responsible for letting them "off" if anything further happens. Every time I saw that dog outside the fence and off a leash, I'd call the cops.
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Post by thyme4change on Aug 24, 2014 16:57:00 GMT -5
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Post by zibazinski on Aug 25, 2014 6:10:22 GMT -5
Grumble, libertarian or not, I'd carry a gun and, whoops, missed the dog and got the owner, my bad!! Just "winged" him, of course.
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Post by thyme4change on Aug 25, 2014 8:55:03 GMT -5
Ha! I understand the sentiment. I'm just keeping my eyes out to see if he gets loose again.
Odd side story - we were walking past their house the other day and the woman was outside, and we said hi, and the three of us had a very pleasant conversation about nothing in particular. She doesn't appear to be pissed off at us at all - or she is, but doesn't feel it is worth it to fight with us. She said "You should come over later and say hi to our daughter." (Daughter lives out of town, but was visiting for the weekend, I guess.) So...weird.
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Post by 973beachbum on Aug 25, 2014 9:31:23 GMT -5
But the reality is that kids will encounter dogs at some point in time. Regardless of where and they need to be taught how to approach, if they are going to do so. You are responsible for your childs curiosity. Not the rest of the world. And as a dog owner you are 100% responsible for what your dog does. I have owned many dogs and would never have tolerated a dog that I thought could hurt someone regardless of why. People have a right to be out in public. So if anyone is scared their dog doesn't deal well with strangers/children they need to keep their dog home period. I have been a dog owner for years and volunteered at a local shelter but if it is a contest, kids are going to win over dogs every time.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Aug 25, 2014 9:38:23 GMT -5
I thought briefly of this thread yesterday. We'd spent the day doing stuff as a family and had an early supper. While DH was paying the bill, I took the kids out to the bridge next to the restaurant. A couple walked past with their dog. My kids wanted to pet him. I asked if it was ok, owner asked the dog and I reminded my 4.5 year old "how do we meet dogs?" so he'd stick his hand down for the dog to sniff. Dog wanted nothing to do with us, which is fine. Cabe got a touch on the dog's back which had me starting the whole " dogs don't always want to be touched and you have to respect that" stuff.
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Post by Abby Normal on Aug 25, 2014 10:57:48 GMT -5
But the reality is that kids will encounter dogs at some point in time. Regardless of where and they need to be taught how to approach, if they are going to do so. You are responsible for your childs curiosity. Not the rest of the world. And as a dog owner you are 100% responsible for what your dog does. I have owned many dogs and would never have tolerated a dog that I thought could hurt someone regardless of why. People have a right to be out in public. So if anyone is scared their dog doesn't deal well with strangers/children they need to keep their dog home period. I have been a dog owner for years and volunteered at a local shelter but if it is a contest, kids are going to win over dogs every time. I couldn't agree more. But as a parent you are 100% responsible for your kid. Just this weekend I saw a near disaster. I was at a garden show. Gentleman was sitting with his very old golden retriever. He is sitting on a bench with the dog on laying on the ground next to him. Toddler runs up behind the dog and jumps on it. Dog and owner are both startled. Parent was about 10 feet behind the kid. The dog, who I'm guessing was losing it's hearing, didn't hear the child approach. Should the dog have been there, probably not. Should the parent have allowed the child to run up and jump on a dog- definitely not. Luckily, the dog jumping up and out of the way, knocking the child to the ground, but it didn't bite. The reality is that children are going to encounter dogs and the need to taught some caution.
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Post by zibazinski on Aug 25, 2014 13:29:05 GMT -5
I hope the parent chewed that kid a new one and apologized profusely. You don't go and just jump on anyone. Damn lucky dog didnt bite him. Damn lucky owner didnt bite him!!
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Post by Abby Normal on Aug 25, 2014 15:40:41 GMT -5
of course not. Parent was too concerned because kid was crying because the dog knocked her over when it jumped up. It was " ohhh are you ok? The doggie didn't mean to hurt you" Pissed me right off. I do go over and say something to the owner after the kid left the area.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Aug 25, 2014 15:46:55 GMT -5
But I thought it wasn't my job as a parent to make sure my kid knows to behave around dogs? If the owner didn't want his dog to become a jungle gym then he should have kept that dog home.
Any dog can bite at any time for any reason. Our trainer said it is very unwise to assume that a dog will never bite. You should never assume you know how a dog will behave, you should always talk to the owner.
Especially when it comes to kids because kids don't don't always grasp how to "pet/play nice" and fail to recognize the warning signs that a dog is getting upset.
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