Just had a nasty scare.

My heart is pounding after reading this What a terrible situation! I am scared stiff of dogs and I would have frozen stiff on the spot (I think). I can quite understand yuor concern about the children playing further up the road and a good job that the police soon got there. Do those cotton pickers pass regularly? Could the police wait for them next time if it is their regular ruote because sooner or later some harm will be done by those dogs. To answer your question, no I have never been in that situation as far as I know but something must have scared me when I was younger which I now no longer recall because I am petrified when I see a dog

hi mstickle that even had my heart pounding just picturing it. I once had to walk past this house that had a huge German Rottweiler chained with such a long chain he could come right out on to the sidewalk. I always walked out in the street til I got past him and his reach. finally one day he got loose and I just froze. I could not move but the owner come out and took him inside .the next day the same chain and the huge dog sitting on the sidewalk snarling at me. I stood there and got mad, I ran at that dog waving my arms and screaming at him, he cowered and crawled along till he got to their front door. the woman come out and yelled at me, and I told her just where to go with that and hurried to catch my bus to work.After that I never had anymore trouble with that dog, in fact he finally let me pet him and I found out he had been abused before these people bought him and was having a hard time learning to trust p eople again.so I got to bringing him dog bones and other dog treats. so we did become friends.

Oh my gosh this must of been terribly frightening for the both of you! Poor Roxy. How is she now? Nice to have such a good copper dopper too btw. How are you feeling now? The behavior of those dogs was totally uncalled for. One thing that drives me nuts is irresponsible dog owners! Roxy and I sometimes run into dogs like that when we are out walking never mind approached at our own fence line! I would of been hugely annoyed. I think for Roxy, she may be frightened to go to that location again for awhile, especially since she is just new (since last Christmas, right?) I would take her back to where she was when the incident first occurred and make it a fun spot for her so she doesn't associate that part of the yard as a scary one. We should never have to be scared to be in our own home, inside or out, even for a dog. Surely this was a commercial company, was it not? I would be tempted to report them to animal control just in case it happens again. By the sounds of it MsTickle, both you and Roxy are lucky it didn't turn into a blood shed should those dogs of cleared the fence! Your fright was felt here. I feel for you and Roxy too. I hope that she is okay. Take care, both of you.

I do not remember ever experiencing anything like that. I have seen packs of wild or escaped dogs running loose in the country. No one will go after them, but farmers will shoot them if they get after their chickens or their livestock. I imagine you were very scared. I understand people sometimes needing guard dogs, but they should be secured when traveling.

First off, I am so glad you and Roxy are okay. I hope the police find those dogs and make sure they do not hurt anyone. I have had situations that were scary but not one like what you described.

dogs,i've usually had no problem telling to "git",but i did have a coyote in my yard in arizona that was windowshopping my cat.as the complex had some stray cats around,i decided to shoo him away. he went 6ft and stopped,staring at me defiantly.now that pissed me off,and i grabbed a big stick. the front tenants were laughing at me for months about the "crazy lady chasing the coyote down the driveway"

That had to have been terrifying. I am so glad that it wasn't a disaster, it easily could have been. Poor Roxey. I'm afraid of dogs running loose, you never know what they are liable to do. I'm not afraid of dogs that people have and I go visit. I have had dogs charge up to me barking wildly like that, it scares the daylights out of you. I have also been chased by dogs while riding a bike. I have some petunias that survived the winter and are blooming, they look so pretty.

I am glad that Roxy and you did not get hurt I am mad at the owners as they should have got the Dogs and got them under Control I can well imagine how scared you where, well I know how scared you where, 3 years ago I had a boxer Dog jumping up on me trying to get Gissi who I had picked up The Owner eventually got him, I had a right go at her It frightened me very much as Gissi was getting mad at the Dog because he thought the Dog was attacking me, so Gissi was trying to get the Boxer it was awful Hope you have got over your Fright and Roxy to

Wow what a scary situation to be in. I am so glad that you and your dogs safely escaped any harm. Thank goodness I have never experienced anything like that...I would probably have had a heart attack

Jeez that's really scary hun. I have always been quite wary of dogs since I was a young child. A neighbour had 6 poodles which yapped and snapped at everyone who got close. As kids we always played in the street and when those poodles were in the garden we all stayed well clear of them, they were aggressive in a pack.

As one who likes to walk and most times has a dog with me, I have had some scares like that. The worse was when I was a kid and walking my dog and this German Shepherd attacked her and even got my arm before it was over. (It wasn't bad, just a puncture wound that took 2 stitches.) Today, when I walk my neighbors dog, a German short hair, who is old, there is this little dog that last year would come out of its yard and bark, trying to attack my neighbors dog. I would tell the little dog in a firm tone to go home, and though it didn't go home, but it didn't attack either, just kept barking. Then this year when the dog came at us, I was surprised and didn't tell it to go home before it ran into the older dogs leg. (My neighbor says her dog has this growth on her leg). So when this happened and I angrily told the dog to go home, it did, but I noticed my neighbors dog limping. I told my neighbor this and if she wanted to complain, that I will back her up. But she didn't. so then I ran into this older gentleman who also walks his dogs and he said he knows the dog I was talking about and said to be alert and when the dog comes out us again, to spread my arms out and tell it to go home and it will. I haven't tried it yet, but I will, next time. I really do think if you are going to allow your dog to run around,that it should be trained to stay in it's own yard or at least leave other people and their pets alone. So if I were you, I'd make a complaint, or tell the local cropper that if those dogs come at yo9u or your dog again, you will make a complaint, and then follow through if it does happen again..

Hey MsTickle! I am just really happy to hear that your babies are ok! I would have hated to hear that those nasty dogs would have gotten a hold of your Roxy or Lucy! I think that it is really terrible that those kinds of dogs are allowed to run free and terrorize other dogs! I am so glad that you were able to call and get that taken care of even if it was no longer a threat to your dogs! I hate that people don't care about other dogs when they're taking care of whatever business they have! I hope from now on that you will be able to keep your dogs safe from these animals!

Yes, that is a scary situation and I'm so glad that your fence protected you and Lucy. I have had many scary situations with dogs myself. I remember one instance when living in Florida. I was walking back from a buffet type restaurant. I only lived about a quarter of a mile away so it was a short and pleasant walk. All of a sudden I saw two large dogs come racing toward me, both barking wildly. Immediately, I stood still and yelled very loudly and forcefully, "Stop!", all the while maintaining eye contact with one of the dogs. Because there were two dogs I could not, of course, maintain eye contact with both dogs. Just one of them. They immediately stopped in there tracks and both walked toward me in an obedient manner. Without any fear I resumed walking. Then an interesting thing happened. The dog with whom I had maintained eye contact followed me like an obediant pet and was very friendly. In fact, at one point I had even turned around to talk nicely to it and even petted it. The other dog, with whom I did not maintain eye contact had crossed the street still eyeing me suspiciously. Here are the reasons for each dogs peculiar behavior: First, it's important to know and remember that dogs are pack animals. One main reason why those dogs were barking and running toward me like that is that I was considered a part of another pack. Therefore, not to be trusted. By immediately not showing fear and forcefully commanding them to stop I was showing them my dominance over them. My actions had made me an immediate dominant force of the pack. The dog that I had maintained eye contact with immediately knew his/her place in the pack and followed me like an obedient subserviant member of the pack. S/he was subserviant, yet, confident in his/her place in the pack. My actions had assured him/her of his/her place in the hierarchy of the pack and therefore, I had gained his/her trust. The other dog's actions were also logical. Because I was not able to maintain eye contact with that dog s/he crossed the street and was cowaring and eyeing me in a suspicious manner because s/he was still unsure of hisher position in the pack. When you are unsure of your place in any given situation (whether human or animal) you are insecure. What's really interesting is that I've had a number of instances like this with dogs, yet, (thankfully), I'm not afraid of them. I love dogs, but, I do have a soft spot in my heart for cats though! LOL! Another thing that is good to know as a dog owner. Because they are pack animals it is very wise to remember that they look upon you as the pack leader and each member of the family has their own specific hierarchy in the pack. You (as a good pack leader) must let the dog know early on that you are the dominant member of the pack. Dogs that misbehave a lot or are not obedient to you haven't learned this lesson and they must be taught. I don't mean by beating them, punishing them or abusing them in any way. If you watch the pack leader in a wolfpack you will notice that, for the most part, the pack leader will remind the other members of the pack of their dominance, but, the pack leader never does it in an abusive manner. It is mainly done in a simple matter of fact way. Any out and out fighting that you may see in a pack usually stems from mating issues (which isn't very often because the alpha male and alpha female are mates) or a male/female might fight for the right to be the alpha male/female and this may happen only because it may very well be time for a new alpha male or female. But, disputes aren't very often and only seem to happen when a change is needed in the pack. Well, enough of my ranting. I'm glad you and Lucy survived your ordeal and that those dogs never return to cause anymore trouble for you or your family. Have a great day! Purrs, Catwoman=^..^= & Mija