Board Thread:Off-Topic Discussion/@comment-30602727-20140827000707/@comment-32500188-20140927111001

@Eevee: Ohoho, sounds like things just got way more interesting there, huh? XP

@Acobra: Yeah, I hope so, too. He used to be around a dog when he was a baby, so he was never really afraid of them. Made me really sad to see that happen to him... it's going to take him a long time to heal from that experience, and he'll definitely never forget it. :-(

I told him I used to be afraid myself, because our family dog was nice to everyone but me when I was a little kid because of extreme jealousy (since it seemed I took his place when I was born... sad, because I really did want to love him, even if I scared the crap out of me). Used to bark at me and try to chase me whenever I was in the back yard, so I never really ventured off of our back porch unless it were for family functions where I could safely move around. (And heaven forbid if he was off of his leash for any reason, whether a bath or a hair cut... he wouldn't even let me stand at the back door!)

It wasn't until I encountered another family member's dog that would literally "mother" me and my cousins that I grew up with that I felt less nervous around them. After both of those dogs died, my parents refused to get another one, but my other family member had gotten a new black lab puppy that just loved us to pieces. (Seriously, this dog was so sweet! Loved to move around fast and play a lot, though, it was hard to keep up!) And since I was a lot older at the time, it was a lot easier to be comfortable around her, especially when she grew up. She was even the first big dog my nephew even interacted with, and he loved going outside to play with her (which made him want to ask his parents for another dog at one point.) Loved everyone up until her last day of life too. I was heartbroken when we lost her a couple of years ago... she was struggling so hard with arthritis on top of being sick. It's not the same every time I go to their house and she's not greeting me anymore. (3;)

We'll see how things go... hopefully next week when I pick him up, they'll either have those dogs completely off of that property or contained somewhere where they can not get around like that one did. I wouldn't want anyone's child, much more HIM, to be "yet another dog bite victim" statistic, especially when the dog in question is already being confused for a pit bull. (It looks more like an American Bulldog to be honest, because it certainly wasn't as short as a pit bull.)

But enough of my novel writing. :-P I got some rest, I'm feeling a lot less irritated, but I still feel those dog owners need to wise up if they're not taking the proper measure to keep both their pets and their neighbors safe if their dogs have those aggressive tendencies. No excuse if you've already been warned twice before!