Current Events > Chinese city bans dog walking after dog owner beats up girl for kicking his dog.

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Gheb posted...

marc55 posted...

and the dog didnt bite her so it wasnt agressive

People are supposed to wait for the strange, circling animal to actually bite before they can protect themselves or their children?

it didnt bite her in response to being kicked so it wasnt aggressive

and ive seen people afraid of dogs when walked with a leash so it wouldnt surprise to know the dog was being friendly but because she was scared of the dog she scared the kid too

is normal, if a kid sees a parent reacting like that to a dog they will be afraid of the dog later

i ve seen it happen more than once

kid playing with a neighbour dog the father chases the dog away kicking it or throwing stones at it .....after that the kid is afraid of playing outside because the dog it out there and now it terrifies him
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But none of that matters. When a strange dog approaches a person, especially a non-dog person, they don't know that your dog is super friendly and does great with people. They aren't going to make that assumption only to be proven wrong and get bit. Especially if their children are there.

If a strange dog approaches me I immediately get defensive. If a strange dog actually jumps on me I kick or punch it away. I don't like dogs that I know are friendly jumping all over me. So I'm definitely not taking chances with strange ones.

That's why leash laws are important. They are there for the protection of the dog just as much as they are for the people around.
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