Chris Michalek

My wife went out for a walk last night. Of all dogs, she wanted to take the puppy out with her to look at lights and meet some people. I told her that I thought we were going to work the puppy and our male rottie so she went out with our rescue Rottie.

About 30 minutes later I get a call. There was a loose Shepherd of some kind (Aussie??)that came and circled her and the dog then attacked our dog. Our dog will not fight, she way too nervy. All she tried to do was escape, my wife let's go of the leash and our dog runs up into somebody's yard and the Shepherd chased her up there and its beating on her in neighbor's doorway. The owner of the house comes out and pulls a Jeff Oehlson and starts whacking away at the Shepherd with a broom and it runs off.

Geez, I hate to think what would have happened if my wife had the puppy with her. I hate to think what would have happened if she had our male rottie with her. I think the pup would have been killed and I think the other dog would have been severely hurt if the male were out.

As it stands, I now have an injured dog with several punctures in the shoulder and top of the neck. I don't have a clue who's dog it is but I'll be going for a few walks this weekend and hopefully I'll find out.

My is not versed in conflict of any kind. She wouldn't know how to break up a fight without the possibility of getting hurt. I'm inclined to always have her take the male out with her or carry an asp. The male is very controlable and will have no issues with defending himself or my wife. An asp makes a good dog whacker in that case.

Is there a better solution to this potential hazzard?

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