HuskyHannah Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 I had Shiloh and maya who are now 11 weeks old at the dog park. They are finally warming up to bigger dogs. Yesterday however, someone brought there greyhound in. The greyhound decided it wanted to kill Maya. All og a sudden i turned around and maya is screaming and a guy is trying to rip its mouth open because it had her by the back. i flipped out and ran over there and grabbed maya. i thought we were never gunna get her out of its mouth. Me and another guy got bit by the greyhound and after we got it to let go it came after her in my arms. It was terrifying. i would have picked up maya and shiloh if i wud have known they ha the greyhound in there. Luckily it just had maya by the extra puppy skin and she was scared more than hurt. She just has a cut on her back and i have some bites on my arm. I think i was scared more than she was. I felt like my legs were noodles. They wouldnt stop shaking! I am officially traumatized. Anyone else have an experience like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tan J P Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 O.M.G! thank god she is ok make sure you give her a thorough check over though and yourself if you've been bitten,may need to go to a&e. did the owner not come across?or was the dog on its own? i do hope she is not traumatised by this,let her settle for a few days and maybe get her to puppy classes so she will learn that other dogs are nice(if you dont already) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkendra Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 Sorry to hear that, glad there's no real damage to both of you. Never experience it myself though and hope I'll never have to Was it an off leash park? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed #1 Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 Oh dear sooo sorry this happened. There's a retired greyhound who goes to our dog park and I run into her every once in a while...She's a sweetie though and she's one of the few dogs that doesn't seem to mind Fox's just wanting to run up and down the hill all the time (alot of the others will do it once or twice and then are tuckered and annoyed that he keeps bugging em to go some more)...I really hope she doesn't end up being afraid of dogs because of this incident. I'd definately see a doc after being bitten by another dog...did you happen to get the owners info? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valhalla Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 My three have met a greyhound and had great fun chasing it, however as you dogs are so young and small the greyhound may have thought them as prey, I hope that you are both OK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luna's Mum Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 Have you had your bite looked at? Are you up to date with your tetanus shots? (I'm guessing you have them in the US) I really hope you got the owners information, that dog should not be allowed off leash if it's prone to attacking smaller dogs!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 omg ur poor puppy! is she ok? get her re-socialisng with other dogs as soon as you can so it doesnt affect her my girl got attacked abit like that a few months back - she wasnt a tiny tiny pup tho but it was still terrifying n i didnt think the dog would let go of her till she was dead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 OMG i hope your all ok hun I had this happen to me only it was a diff breed of dog - it attacked Kimba and i put myself between the dog and kimba to protect him (stupid i know but he's my baby) the dog bit my thigh - i still have a bruise and marks now It's terrifying *hugs* Please get it checked out hun xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed #5 Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 Scarey isn't the word for it! How about traumatic!! As everyone else has said, go get that bite checked out and you haven't answered - did you get the personal information from the other owner! Was "the other guy" the greyhounds owner or just a really brave stranger?? Hope everyone - people and dogs are safe and sound!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Jones Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 OMG how awful. glad you are both ok and hope the puppy is not too scared, need to socialise her quickly so she can learn not all dogs are like that. What did the dog owner say?? I'd of throttled them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutsibe Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 Hope you're all three doing ok now! The grayhounds I've met have all been quite nice, so as was pointed out above, the size of your pup must have triggered its prey drive - hope the owner is much more careful in the future! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnetser Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 Coming from a greyhound owner.... a greyhound should never be out of the owners immediate control when small furry creatures may be running. That is a disaster waiting to happen. Many greyhounds live successfully in homes with small dogs and cats, but if you take them out of their home, unfamiliar small cats and dogs may be seen as prey. If I was you, I would keep your pup in the small animal portion of the park (if there is one) or if you see an off-lead greyhound I would leave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Angel n Auroras Mum Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 well I would have never thought a greyhound would do that. How awful hope you are all ok. xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirbysowner Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 wow, never knew greyhounds could do that, but they are dogs after all. Tho all 5 greyhounds I know are all very nice dogs. I hope the puppy has had all vaccinations...............and I dont think your pup should be running with big dogs yet, unless she has a good enough confidence and can wiggle herself out of situations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lebe03 Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 Polee's hydrotherapist has a greyhound and he's really gentle and chilled out and she describes him as a 40 MPH couch potato. I hope your all ok and suffer no ill affects as a result of this incident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranormal Wolf Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 Poor pup and poor you. So sorry to hear of such a bad experience. Lots of great advice given above about resocializing as soon as you can so she doesn't get any lasting effects and fears of other dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyHannah Posted August 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 The other guy was not the owner he was a fellow husky owner. He got bit as well. He also talked to the owners and they said the greyhound had all its shots. My bite is pretty much gone now and Maya is up and running around. She seems to be alright with bigger dogs still. The problem was the owners didn't watch their dog and so it attacked mine. Looks like they won't be bringing that dog to the park anymore. Maya and Shiloh haven't completed their puppy series shots though so I really shouldn't have them around other dogs. I just want them to be socialized. They don't really go around the other dogs though they usually stay by me. I think Maya isn't too traumatized by it. I'm the one who was! Lol. Greyhounds are just bred to go after small animals in racing so I guess it thought he was a rabbit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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