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In reply to the discussion: 4-Year-Old Girl Attacked by Dog at Carlsbad Restaurant [View all]Hassin Bin Sober
(26,327 posts)3. I never allow kids faces anywhere near my dog's face.
Too much risk. Too much potential lasting damage.
My dog will be 15 in the spring and has never bitten anyone until recently she snapped at my mother in law. Didn't break skin through the sweater. Just scared her. The MIL was watching her for us and tried to clean her feet after being outside in the rain.
Our girl has never liked her hind paws touched by strangers. To make matters worse she just had her nails clipped and the back dew claw split -- it was a bloody painful mess.
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Thankfully, it wasn't a Pit bull. Owners like this (of the dog, not the child) anger the hell out of
grossproffit
Sep 2017
#48
When I was about three, we went to a party at the home of my parent's friends
Docreed2003
Sep 2017
#79
I'll bet you are probably right. We had friens who owned a large femake German Shepard..
CentralMass
Sep 2017
#81
Thanks for reminding me of a Collie I once had who delighted in "herding" kids.
Impeach Trump
Sep 2017
#60
My dog is better behaved in the restaurants we eat at than most children there.
TeamPooka
Sep 2017
#10
I wonder if it was related to a food trigger.Dogs can get territorial around food.
CentralMass
Sep 2017
#72
Sorry- dogs do not belong in restaurants or grocery stores, no matter how special their owners are.
NBachers
Sep 2017
#15
I know, we really need to get over our hang up about children getting bit in the face
elehhhhna
Sep 2017
#59
absolutely agree - it's really pretty sad to see folks who have to take their dogs to
DrDan
Sep 2017
#16
In my city, the emotionally ill owner doesn't have to have any ID for the dog in public places.
CottonBear
Sep 2017
#31
Nope. There are a bunch of scam on-line websites that will "register" dogs and then send out...
Expecting Rain
Sep 2017
#45