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OK--what should they do around threatening dogs, and how do you tell if a dog
is threatening? (I'm pretty scared of loose dogs, and if a medium to large
one follows us on a walk, I'm really scared. *I* feel threatened!)

I don't want to pass my fears on to my kids, but ds (3) is scared of dogs,
although less so than a year ago.

:-) Diane

> Not to give you something else to worry about, but something positive to do
> to ease worry - don't spend a lot of time teaching kids how to avoid
> stranger
> abduction. Spend more time teaching them how to avoid being bitten by a
dog,
>
> how to act around unknown dogs, what to do when a dog is threatening
(Don't
> Turn And Run!).

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OK--what should they do around threatening dogs, and how do you tell if a
dog
is threatening? (I'm pretty scared of loose dogs, and if a medium to large
one follows us on a walk, I'm really scared. *I* feel threatened!)

I don't want to pass my fears on to my kids, but ds (3) is scared of dogs,
although less so than a year ago.




A pet (you should pardon the pun) peeve of mine -- irresponsible dog owners
who let their animals run loose among the rest of us.

Anyway -- I say assume they are all threatening as even the tiniest can bite.
  If you don't know the dog, do not pet or approach the dog.  If it chases
you, do not run or it will think you are playing or prey or whatever the hell
it is they think that makes them think Oh, good, running = chase.  Get to a
safe place but do not panic and run.  If this happens a lot, carry a stick,
find the owner (who, 9 times out of 10, will assure you that the dog is
"friendly") or call a cop.

But that's just me.

Nance

Tracy Oldfield

> A pet (you should pardon the pun) peeve of mine -- irresponsible dog
> owners who let their animals run loose among the rest of us.
>
> Anyway -- I say assume they are all threatening as even the tiniest
> can bite.
> If you don't know the dog, do not pet or approach the dog. If it
> chases
> you, do not run or it will think you are playing or prey or whatever
> the hell it is they think that makes them think Oh, good, running =
> chase. Get to a safe place but do not panic and run. If this happens
> a lot, carry a stick, find the owner (who, 9 times out of 10, will
> assure you that the dog is "friendly") or call a cop.
>
> But that's just me.
>
> Nance
>
>

A pet peeve of mine is people whose dogs come bouncing up to
you when you're out walking and they say 'It's OK, he doesn't Bite!'
I didn't assume that he would, just that dogs tend to like people! I
don't want my children scaring, tahnks. Like telling someone that
going to the dentist won't hurt... urrrrggghhh!

Tracy

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> A pet peeve of mine is people whose dogs come bouncing up to
> you when you're out walking and they say 'It's OK, he doesn't Bite!'

This is also a pet peeve of mine. My ds is already afraid of dogs, so by the
time the owner comes up, I'm already holding him (probably screaming). He's
not afraid of them biting, though, so when the person says that, it gives him
one more thing to be afraid of!

:-) Diane