[nagdu] what do you consider an attack?

[melissa R green]

this is an interesting thread of discussion.
My girl is adopted an offense/defense strategy.  She has had dogs growl and 
lunge at her .
She hasn't been enjured thank goodness.
the other day though, we were walking in a building on campus and a dog came 
out of nowhere growling and barking and running towards us.
the owner just sat there and snapped her fingers and said bad dog come.
he was very close to her face and growling.  I just kept talking to my girl 
and she went right past the dog.  He just got more mad and kept coming after 
us.
We got out side and I asked if the dog was a service dog.  I found out that 
yes he was and that he wasn't on a leash.
So I complained.
I don't believe that anything will be done.
I am just glad that we were safe and that there were two of my classmates 
there that helped me defuse the situation.
With all of this said, I have a question, what are the laws concerning 
service dogs?
are they supposed to be on leash?
Blessings,
Sincerely,
Melissa and Pj
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2013 7:25 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] what do you consider an attack?


For me a dog attack is when another dog makes physical contact with my dog
intending to do harm.

Just yesterday I had a dog run out of a yard to come see Monty.  The dog
just wanted to sniff and get acquainted.  I do not consider this any sort of
an attack.  Now the owner on the other hand...well what can I say, some
people shouldn't have dogs. On that same walk there was a dog barking and
growling in the back of a pick up truck.  That one made me a bit nervous.
He didn't jump out of the truck though so all was well.

Today I encountered a jogger with her dog.  The dog desperately wanted to
come see Monty, pulling on the leash and making pitiful noises, but the
owner got him back on track without breaking her stride.  On my way home
from work there is a house with three Chihuahua.  Two are always out on long
leads, but the third is allowed to roam free.  Every time I go past there he
has to follow me and Monty growling and barking.  He's a very unhappy little
dog, but he never comes into actual physical contact.

I encounter dogs on leash or roaming free just about daily, especially now
that it's nice out.  Monty is usually fine, although every now and then he
shows an interest in another dog.  He seems to like the big dogs that are
bouncy.  Little dogs he completely ignores.

We have had numerous dog encounters, but I can't think of any time Monty has
been attacked.  Belle though, she was like a nasty dog magnet.  Perhaps it's
the confidence?  I suppose other dogs notice the difference in body language
of a confident dog over an anxious one.  Dogs act differently around Monty.

Julie



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