While out this morning we encountered a stray dog , Male , un neutered , looked like a staff cross abouth the size of our labs , at first our girls gave him a wide birth and we carried on walking so not to allow any prolonged interaction as we didnt know its temperament .

All seemed fine Daisy had a bit of a sniff so did Jess all dogs were wagging tails including the stray .
Further round on our walk we saw a lady we know with her 2 dogs both sweet natured being followed by this stray she was chatting telling how she had seen this dog several times and how 2 days ago she had to phone her husband to help her get home as this stray kept following her , this conversation took 20 seconds before i knew what was going on the stray had approched Daisy and with no provocation went for her .

I was lucky the O/H was with me he kicked the dog and i hit it with the leads to scare it off Daisy yelping big time , it took a few minutes for the dog to clear off it kept circling round we all stuck together shooing it away .

Luckily Daisy was not hurt i think it shocked her more than anything she ,didnt even retaliate , instead sat shaking till the coast was clear .

Apparently the RSPCA had been called twice last week about this dog being a pest to others and both times no body turned up , you cannot anymore take them to police stations to hand in , infact the police dont want to know so why is it when a warden is needed you can never get hold of one , It breaks my heart to see them wandering the streets but given todays events i think i may think twice about attempting to take it in myself as i had done with another stray about 6 months ago , that was a different story he was a lovely dog looked like he had escaped but he had no collar and was not chipped , he was re homed quickly by the RSPCA .

My fear is when im on my own tomorrow in the park what do i do or who do i call if this dog attempts to start again , short of giving it another dig which im not proud of having to do but if im not going to get any joy from the warden who is then responsable .

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Oh Andrea

How upsetting...im glad Daisy was OK....its a shame that the police wont take them in but you never know what you would be taking on with a stray like that.

Hope you dont meet the angry dog again

really sorry to hear poor daisy was attacked like this...the poor lil luv x

i think its discusting that this dog has been reported on a few accations and still nothing is done.

i wonder wat they would do if someone wass to capture it and then ring them??? coz i recon thats wat will need to be done in the end, coz the bloody wardens dont seem to give a shyte these days....some member of the public will in desparation end up capturing this dog to stop it attacking.

it could of hurt daisy

We did notice her mouth bleeding but we were not sure if this was due to the dog or due to wrestling with Jess and a big stick just after ,she is ok now though i gave them both a juicy lamb bone when we got back . I,l have my eyes open tomorrow i can tell you its a farely open plan park with not too many hidey holes so should spot him , if i do i,l get on the phone and say its already attacked my dog today and make sure they send someone . ( she hopes ) .

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Aww Im Sorry x

But Im Glad Daisy Didnt Get Hurt ! x

We Have Stray Dogs EVERYWHERE Here .. I Hate It - Especialy The Wild Packs , But I Am Just Starting To Walk Jasper Again .. I Just Carry My Pepper Spray With Me ..

I Hope You Dont Meet Him Again x

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My Name Is Natalie
I Own An English Springer Spaniel Named Jasper
+ A Baby Tortoise

ave u rang thm yourself to report this??

if not, ild seriously think about doing this, and mention its attacked some other dogs aswell...it mite...and thats a very bg MITE...kick start them worthless wardens into doing something about this dog be4 its to late.

i know its not the dogs fault..but at the end of the day, we have to think of our own dogs safety.

I know when i went to turkey about 6 years ago i was amazed to see all the stray dogs espescialy at night running around while it was cooler , during the day we used to laugh and say they wetre dead dogs cos they would just lay wherever they wanted and go to sleep .

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Yes i,m going to get the number before i go out tomorrow so if i see it i can call them straight away . It has a collar on so it may be an escaped dog even so it doesnt seem to have any manners and needs to be caught .

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Yup in the summer its too hot to do anything in the day .. for people and dogs !

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My Name Is Natalie
I Own An English Springer Spaniel Named Jasper
+ A Baby Tortoise

so if it has a collar on and belongs to someone who finds letting it roam free is acceptable, then them owner seriously need warning..that dog mite seriously hurt a dog, or even corse a car accident.