h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Looks like I am going to have to wear my steel toe caps on a permanent basis.

Walking the boys on yet another field, a small scottie terrier cross wanders over. After recent events we leash Diesel (he would be the nastier in a fight and 2 on one from my two could get nasty after recent events). Henry allows dog to sniff him and then sniffs back at the dog (who's owner was miles, ok 200yards, away). At this point the terrier attacks H. Bewildered H throws terrier off, but it attacks again. This time he got nasty back. Towering over the other dog, he just kept advancing until he got a strong bite on it's neck. At this point it ran off yelping. Good for H, And he didn't persue either, so I am sure he was being defensive and not aggressive.

He got bit on his side and, for a third time, close to his eye.

We've bathed him in salt water (this is becoming a ritual for one part of his anatomy or the other). Thankfuly he is no worse for his ordeal. BUT, I am worried that if this scenario repeats he may start to have issues with smaller dogs.

Funnily enough, he was playing happily with a scottie not 5 mintutes earlier.

You are probably wondering about the other owner? So are we! He made no effort to come over during the fight and walked off when he heard his dog yelp in pain. Get the feeling that this isn't the first time?

What P'd us off the most is yet again it's us who had to seperate fighting dogs, yet again ours were not the ones that bit first, yet again it's ours that got hurt.

I will not hesitate in dispensing street justice to owners who do nothing to help. Nor would I hesitate in destroying an animal attacking my two by breaking it's chest open if I feel their lives being threatened. And bull terrier lock jaw CAN be beaten by a biker with steelies shatterring the bdy dogs head to pieces. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!! Bad owners of aggressive dogs take note! I will protect my dogs at the risk of the suffering of aggressive dogs who should either be muzzled or on a leash.

We always leash our two if in doubt and that includes if we see livestock ahead, even though they have never shown any real interest in it. All living things have the right to expect not to be attacked needlessly.

To those that I may offend, TOUGH! Bike law is now in operation in the Wirral, for humans and dogs!!

To the laws that might persue me, IT will NEVER make court matey!

Does someone have it in for your dogs?
A similar situation happend to me and my dog Rolo.I was taking him for a walk and kept him on the lead,as he always runs off. Well, this old man's dog came wondering over. The dogs sniffed each other(as dogs do)
But then the other dog tried to mount Rolo!! Rolo growled in protest and then the other dog turned on him!! Well you can imagine it....My Rolo on the lead the other dog off his and the old man just stood there.
I tould the man to call his dog off, which he didn't. So I took the lead off Rolo and said "If there's going to be a fight, then make it a fair fight". Rolo chased off the other dog.And for the first time ever, he came staight back and sat down in front of me. I tould Rolo that he was a good boy and the old man sloped off!

I don't know how relevant this is but some dogs don't like white.

Poor boys, give them a kiss each from the - but no drools please

I've found out why henry lost it. He has a puncture wound (very minor) either side of his 'little man'.

The patience the poor lad demonstrated whilst I cleaned them up is testiment to his good nature. Either that, or he thought he was about to get lucky!

I suppose a hatred of white stems back to ensuring that the strongest survive. Lucky we leashed Diesel in advance because he is ultra protective of Henry.

Ewww - what a thought!

Still, could have been much nastier. He could have ended up peeing out a hole via his abdomen. Sounds like he was very lucky indeed.

I bet Mrs Outrider refuses to do that bathing - definitely one of those occasions were they are *your* dogs.

Oddly it tends to be VFRgal what does the cleansing of minor wounds.

However, if the substances are emited (poo, pee and pizza pie) then apparantly they become my 'sole' property.

Odd that!