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dixiegrrrrl

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7. I was taught you never put your face close to a strange dog.

Reply to tblue37 (Reply #6)

Sat Aug 18, 2018, 01:56 PM

Aug 2018

Esp. not to lean over its head.

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Husky bit Colorado woman's face and handler fled, video shows. Victim needed surgery. [View all] dalton99a Aug 2018 OP

Totally irresponsible behavior on part of dog owner.. whathehell Aug 2018 #1

Not entirely. Drahthaardogs Aug 2018 #8

It's up to the owner to say "no djg21 Aug 2018 #43

Entirely.. whathehell Aug 2018 #54

Dog hugger has some blame here too. Drahthaardogs Aug 2018 #57

That's a very harsh and judgemental response in my view... whathehell Aug 2018 #58

As far as the dog is concerned, that's exactly what she did. Drahthaardogs Aug 2018 #60

Dogs are domesticated animals -- not "wildlife" caged in zoos whathehell Aug 2018 #63

Yes. elfin Aug 2018 #28

i'd wager this isnt the first bite. mopinko Aug 2018 #2

You're probably right spinbaby Aug 2018 #11

every dog gets one bite. mopinko Aug 2018 #22

Any dog, any time. Even happy, well-adjusted dogs have a limit. This one was clearly feeling WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2018 #3

i agree it is sad all around. Ms. Toad Aug 2018 #5

She hugged that dog. Drahthaardogs Aug 2018 #9

I'm not addressing the (inappropriate) human behavior Ms. Toad Aug 2018 #10

Sh grabbed it's head with both hands, it bit Drahthaardogs Aug 2018 #17

It looked to me like the dog approached her at face level. She responded, pnwmom Aug 2018 #13

I agree - the dog seemed to be wandering from erson to person Ms. Toad Aug 2018 #16

True, one shouldn't. But this dog appeared to stick his face in the woman's face, pnwmom Aug 2018 #18

I said nothing about who should be held responsible. Ms. Toad Aug 2018 #24

She stupidly wrapped both hands around that dogs head Drahthaardogs Aug 2018 #19

The woman who was attacked was sitting. And he didn't seem skeptical of her -- he approached her pnwmom Aug 2018 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author Jake Stern Aug 2018 #4

If the victim looked straight into the dog's eyes while letting him, he might have felt threatened tblue37 Aug 2018 #6

I was taught you never put your face close to a strange dog. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2018 #7

Lots of victim blaming here. The fact is that someone had her dog in a public place pnwmom Aug 2018 #12

That's pretty much it. Captain Stern Aug 2018 #20

She did EVERYTHING wrong. Drahthaardogs Aug 2018 #30

No, she didn't. Captain Stern Aug 2018 #38

Really? Do tell what she did right. Drahthaardogs Aug 2018 #39

Your expectations are unreasonable. Captain Stern Aug 2018 #41

No They are fucking common sense Drahthaardogs Aug 2018 #42

No, those things aren't 'common sense'. Captain Stern Aug 2018 #45

The dog disagreed. Drahthaardogs Aug 2018 #46

But the woman wasn't handling dogs. She was just sitting at a restaurant. Captain Stern Aug 2018 #48

Don't mess with things you don't understand Drahthaardogs Aug 2018 #49

No, I'm not a millennial. Captain Stern Aug 2018 #50

That's NOT what happened. Drahthaardogs Aug 2018 #51

What if the victim has special needs? ecstatic Aug 2018 #61

Lol, what if the sky falls???? Drahthaardogs Aug 2018 #62

Then don't bring your dog to places djg21 Aug 2018 #44

How about people NOT hugging strange dogs? Drahthaardogs Aug 2018 #47

Exactly n/t TubbersUK Aug 2018 #26

Victim blaming???? Drahthaardogs Aug 2018 #29

. Iggo Aug 2018 #31

She was sitting there, watching other people do much worse than she did without any reaction pnwmom Aug 2018 #32

You don't even know what you are seeing. I train dogs professionally. Drahthaardogs Aug 2018 #35

The owner was irresponsible for RUNNING AWAY after her dog attavked whathehell Aug 2018 #55

Whose debating what happened AFTER? Drahthaardogs Aug 2018 #56

We are. whathehell Aug 2018 #59

Yeah, dogs at restaurants is not a great idea. milestogo Aug 2018 #15

There is a restaurant here in Boulder that banned dogs from its patio recently ProudLib72 Aug 2018 #21

they would be in chi. and yeah, dogs are banned from restaurants here. mopinko Aug 2018 #23

Huskies are very wolf like dogs gyroscope Aug 2018 #25

But it is the responsibility of the dog owner to know his dog's limits -- not to expect strangers pnwmom Aug 2018 #33

Absolutely gyroscope Aug 2018 #37

The only dog I know that bit someone in the face was that same breed. pnwmom Aug 2018 #40

That is the owner's fault. leftyladyfrommo Aug 2018 #27

I agree. n/t pnwmom Aug 2018 #34

Absolutely. (n/t) Iggo Aug 2018 #36

Two weeks ago, I was bitten on my upper thigh - basically near my ass - by a dog. phylny Aug 2018 #52

Found the coward Jake Stern Aug 2018 #53