Guest Anonymous Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 Well I was out walking my two year old Amstaff Chloe tonight when a stray German Shephard came out of the forest preserve near my house. This thing was MEAN, it instantly started growling at me and showing no interest in Chloe at all. She would not let that dog near me. I slowly started making my way back towards my house, everytime this dog lunged at me Chloe jumped between us and kept it off me. I got home but couldn't get in my house because this German Shephard was blocking the doorway. I called 911 and it took the police 35 minutes to respond. I eventually got Chloe into the house and went in the garage to close the outside garage door. The german shephard lunged at me again and got my arm in his mouth. I hit him with the leash that was in my hand and it backed off. I went back in the house and waited for the police. They finally came, followed the dog out of my neighborhood and I haven't heard what happened yet. I don't know what would have happened if I didn't have my little black and white body guard with me. I truly appreciate her ten times more than before (if that's even possible)... Just thought I would share my story.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon002 Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 that was me in the post above, I forgot to log in before posting.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon002 Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 and a few pics of the hero... [img]http://images5.fotki.com/v61/photos/4/40553/743372/DSC00084-vi.jpg?1078079057[/img] [img]http://images5.fotki.com/v60/photos/4/40553/743372/DSC00077-vi.jpg?1078079001[/img] [img]http://images5.fotki.com/v61/photos/4/40553/743372/DSC00070-vi.jpg[/img] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Bitch Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 And a beautiful hero she is. I'm assuming she got the dinner of her choice? Or perhaps the more desirable cuddle of a lifetime. Good girl Chole, we're proud of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellieangel Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 Good girl Chloe,glad you are both ok :wink: She is a beauty by the way :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisysmom Posted March 6, 2004 Share Posted March 6, 2004 Wow, that is great, heroic news!!!! Can't believe the police took so long to get there :x You could have been mauled!!! Good girl Chloe :angel: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon002 Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 Thank you guys.. I see this whole story as a testament to just how good a pitbull can turn out after being rescued from two years of hell and dog fights. And people say they are naturally human aggressive... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marion Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 Good girl Chloe :buzi: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzy Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 I guess that girl is one of the sweetest pits in this board, i love to see her pics. Good for her :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtnek Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 Good Girl Chloe!!! that said, and Brandon I dont want to burst your bubble, did they catch the Shepherd? It is not nomal for a dog to act like that, to just threaten and attack without warning and no provocation. If it thought it was protecting something it should have backed off when you got closer to your house. And once driven off by Chloe, it should have backed away as well....I am afraid there is something wrong with the dog, and rabies comes to mind.... or distemper.... Did it break skin when it grabbed your arm? It may be nothing, just an ill bred cur left to wander loose, but it's determination to get to you, when Chloe was keeping it off, concerns me. If it broke skin, I would report that to the police and see if they got the dog...just for your own safety. Good luck, and hug Chloe for me!! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouseatthebusstop Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 bet that was scary glad you are both ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 [quote name='courtnek']Good Girl Chloe!!! that said, and Brandon I dont want to burst your bubble, did they catch the Shepherd? It is not nomal for a dog to act like that, to just threaten and attack without warning and no provocation. If it thought it was protecting something it should have backed off when you got closer to your house. And once driven off by Chloe, it should have backed away as well....I am afraid there is something wrong with the dog, and rabies comes to mind.... or distemper.... Did it break skin when it grabbed your arm? It may be nothing, just an ill bred cur left to wander loose, but it's determination to get to you, when Chloe was keeping it off, concerns me. If it broke skin, I would report that to the police and see if they got the dog...just for your own safety. Good luck, and hug Chloe for me!! :D[/quote] It was chilly out, so I was wearing a sweatshirt and a leather motorcycle jacket. Luckily it didn't break the skin. They found the owner (called me today) and I told the owner to have the dog checked out. He provided me with rabies information so the dog is up to date on his shots. I guess the dog is a guard dog for his apple orchard and is trained to not like strangers. I still can't fathom why it was so aggressive towards me when I was nowhere near it's property. I also know it wasn't the fact that my dog was in heat because she is spayed. I don't know what it was, but I chose not to press charges. I don't want to see the dog punished because of an irresponsible owner. The guy did get a written warning from the police, hopefully that will make him think twice about leaving the dogs outside unattended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellieangel Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 [quote]And people say they are naturally human aggressive...[/quote] Not on this board :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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