Don’t ask me why I’m scared of dogs, especially big ones. I know there are gentle dogs and dogs that never hurt you physically, but how can I tell? Some people got killed by dogs that they thought were so adorable…or they got bitten so badly that they could’ve died from the attack…like this girl: Kayleigh Thornton.
She was at a friend’s house who owned a dog that weighed about 13 stone (82.6kg or 182 pounds). When she was about to leave the dog jumped on her and bit her right arm and left leg. One of her friends who came by to pick her up couldn’t get the dog away from her even though he weighed more than the dog by 4 stone. A neighbour heard her scream came over with a kitchen knife. He had to stab the dog about 6-7 times before it let go of her. She got to the hospital in time and went through 14 hours of surgery and was given 14 pints of blood.
A few weeks after the attack, the dog’s owner called her in the hospital to tell her a news that ended their friendship (sounds like that to me). He said he couldn’t get over his dog’s death and would give it a funeral. Later on she found out the dog had bitten four other people but the owner didn’t do anything about it…”wasn’t muzzled”.
She’s right about this: if you can’t physically control a dog you shouldn’t keep it. If you do you need to be responsible.
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This reminded me of the time when a friend of my mom brought her small dog to our house. I was upstairs in my room reading a book. Everything was so calmed until I saw the dog coming into my room. I was startled and so was she. I didn’t really know what made her bark and didn’t know what to do. Just looking at her open mouth and sharp teeth gave me the shiver. I wished someone would come up to take her away…it seemed like eternity with that bark of hers. She was a few feet away from where I sat but fear filled up my head when I thought how slow I would be to get away in any case she decided to bite me. Well, thankfully, all she did was barking until her owner told her to be quiet and took her downstairs.
I get startled whenever a pet comes close to me…but I don’t freak out or anything…I guess that’s good because I’m working at this place where one of my coworkers has a dog in her office. At first I was scared (didn’t show it) but after a few days I began to feel more at ease whenever we’re beside one another….maybe someday I’ll even pet her…the thing is she’s really sweet. She even has a favourite spot in the office :p
June 25, 2007 at 6:48 pm |
your story has strengthened my fear of dogs. I am always wary of dogs even if they are so cute and adorable. You never know when they stop liking you and wanna have a bite!! The owners of the dog won’t agree but they are still animals only and having a 82kg dog for a pet is the last thing i would do. Its even hard to imagine that big a dog !!!
June 26, 2007 at 5:15 pm |
lol…i know what you mean. some big dogs are really cute but they are harder to control physically. i mean the guy weighed 17 stone and he still couldn’t overpower the dog.
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