Sigh..Just got back from the park near my house. Korra got treats and love from a lot of people today. We've been working on her people-shyness, every other weekday and on weekends (since I only have class Monday, Wednesday, Friday this quarter) we either go to the Starbucks at the mall or the park. At the park we usually play in the grass for a bit, and sit near the playground a bit just to watch and eat treats.
Korra really couldn't care less if kids are close, she just doesn't want them petting and squishing her, fair enough. But today...
This kid comes RUNNING up and dives for her, so of course she runs from him, and I stand between them and ask him to wait one moment. He looks at me...and then runs around me to chase her...and she gets cornered and at this point...I've asked a few times and tried to remove her from the situation but he's physically holding on to the poor thing. I wish it was legal to smack children. So enough is enough, I put myself between my girl and this devil child again and tell him to stop. Then his mom runs up and I ask her, because he is still scrambling for her as we're trying to leave, to have him wait (not that I was gonna have her come back and try to say hi). She yells at me, "This is a playground and there are kids here."
Do you see any other children molesting my dog? Or running at her when I ask them to stop several times? No. But I can see why your child is a monster. If my puppy was a kid and your kid was a dog, the monster would've been put down. I swear to f**cking god it was that bad. And this kid had to be at least 6..I'm pretty sure most children at that age have a pretty firm grasp on the English language, ok.
I was doing my best to be calm, I didn't want to work her up any more, right?
Anyways, so we leave, and go back to her grass and her favorite digging area which is pretty secluded, and she shied away when people passed without even looking at her... Normally she just ignores them compeletly.. Anyways, we're home..and I'm pissed. And lord knows I probably didn't handle the situation in the best way possible, but I did my best and holy f**cking...I'm pissed...seriously, I'm so frustrated I'm not sure if I wanna cry or hit something. Like that child and his mother. Ahhh..
I hope she gets over it after she has a while to calm down, take a nap, do her doggy thing. Hello, square one, nice to see you again.

Sorry... /rant... I'm pissed as sh*t..

Here's a super cute picture of her doing "jump" though. Before she got attacked.

Aww.

Cute Picture. Super Super Adorable.

I think I met that lady and devil boy in Everett.
Soshanna was Korra's age and still learning about the world. Kids were still weird as f*ck to her, but I was working hard on it.

We walked to a beach, and a woman with like 4 little children was there. This little dumb looking toddler (and I a mean dumb looking even for a toddler) comes straight toward my dog. I hate people, but kids are people in training, so I'm nice to them, like puppies. I practically SUNG "wait please don't" and he boldly ignored me, tried to pet Soshanna, she jumped away, and the little piece of waste grabbed her leash, near her face and started tugging it, and yelling "No bad dog.

Partially because I feared for his hand, and partially because no man woman or child will mistreat an animal, especially my own, in my presence, I did snatch him by the hand, and tell him "No"

Enter Sh*tstorm of that horrible idea... you were right to not make physical contact.

Spare you the details, buut imagine if the worst sh*thead of a parent you have ever encountered was arguing with the biggest *sshole you know, about their child and dog. It blew up. I left.

The first thing you should have done was slap the ever loving S*@! out of the mother! I told my husband the other day that there were only about 3-4 children in this world that I can stand to be around and 2 of those are mind. lol!

I swear, people should have to take a test before they can have children. It's no wonder that child acted the way he did, I know he was around 6 yrs old but when you are not taught right from wrong or respect you can't really blame the child.

I'm just glad your little Korra (love the name by the way) is ok and that she wasn't hurt.

I know this all too well! Ewe is so weirded out by people... And when they just shove themselves on to my dog and force contact... Blatantly ignoring my urges and then demands to go away... Ugh. It's so frustrating.

I would be livid. I think you handled the situation better than I would have by a long shot.

At least Korra didn't react badly during the ordeal. Getting to warm up in the same setting again might take some time, but at least she didn't react out of fear.

And that picture is way too cute. She's adorable!

Thanks everyone I'm glad I'm not the only one who's wanted to stangle people over molesting our dogs. And Kelli's probably right, I shouldn't blame the kid..at least not more than the parent.
I'll bring her back to the park in the middle of a weekday next time and see how she feels.

K9_Eric wrote:

This little dumb looking toddler (and I a mean dumb looking even for a toddler) comes straight toward my dog.

Is it bad that I find this hillarious.
I actually love kids, but...lol.
Parents, though, scare me..they're more unpredicatable than their kids half the time, and twice as obnoxious.. (no offense to the parents here, not all of you are crazy.) My attacker was a huge brat and overexcited, yours was just mean...can't blame you for snatching him by the hand.

It's hard to find cooperative children to show her that little people aren't so scary. Over spring break, I'm planning on going camping in Utah with my relatives, including the cousins (a tot, kindergartener, and second-grader) and I'm a little anxious about it.. They, though, are super well bahaved, unlike today's snot. Still...

K9_Eric wrote:

..... especially my own, in my presence, I did snatch him by the hand, and tell him "No"...

You sir need an award - I can't tell you how many times I've wanted to do this.

Dot wrote:

K9_Eric wrote:

This little dumb looking toddler (and I a mean dumb looking even for a toddler) comes straight toward my dog.

Is it bad that I find this hillarious.

So did I.

I had a similar experience with Nova, 7 kids came running around our complex (literally 2 buildings away) right at him. I didn't realize what they were doing until it was too late. They created this arch blocking us in. The only good side to this was they actually listen to me when I said "Don't pet him until he calms down and is sitting". One girl didn't get that and got yelled at by the other kids in the group. Quote "What are you doing? Can't you see its freaking him out?! What is wrong with you! " I couldn't help but laugh at that.
We are also stalked by this fat kid in our complex - he dog is this mean rat thing that tried to attack Nova when he was 9 weeks. (Needless to say I do not like that ratdog.) The kid would sit on the ground and grab him holding him against his chest, nothing I said would get this kid to let go.. soo look of death at the kid which got him to freeze and then a small tug on leash and Nova came to me.

At least Korra did well in the situation. (Next time I would bring a water spray bottle and spray the kid saying "oops I'm sorry - didn't mean to") She will be fine.

I had a similar situation with my fricken BOYFRIEND! GAH I was sooo pissed!! So I get home from work, only to see my boyfriend outside with Sheba and his sister and her little boy Cameron. This kid is the anti-christ, I SWEAR!! She lets him do whatever he wants..literally. She is one of those parents who would rather sit on the couch and let him entertain himself however he sees fit. Now I have 3 younger sibilings, so I am pretty much a professional babysitter! She lets him spit on people, she lets him pull hair, she lets him hit and punch..I HATE THAT KID!! I hate kids anyway (sorry parents, but I really hate kids. Please don't take offence), so having to deal with him and his stupid ways just puts me over the edge.

So anyway, I pull up and see Chris (the bf) NOT even paying the slightest attention to what Sheba and Cameron are doing, so i CHEW his ass for that. Next, Chris has Sheba on a short leash, so she can't run away even if she wants to. Mistake number two. Now the kicker, Cameron was chasing her back and forth and she was OBVIOUSLY scared shitless, and he had NO idea!! I get out of my car and SLAM my door and freak the effff out right there. I grab my dog (who at the time was probably 4-5 months old, I don't exactly remember) and storm into my apartment. Needless to say, I brought the poor boy to tears. If he wants to put my dog in that kind of situation, feel my wrath!!

Sheba did have a bad fallout from that, but she is in LOVE with my 8 year old sister, so that helped her out a lot and her fallout didn't last too long.

People just SUUUUCK sometimes...

Super Nova wrote:

IThe only good side to this was they actually listen to me when I said "Don't pet him until he calms down and is sitting". One girl didn't get that and got yelled at by the other kids in the group. Quote "What are you doing? Can't you see its freaking him out?! What is wrong with you! " I couldn't help but laugh at that.

That's too cute. Kids like that are the only reason I haven't sworn off reproducing yet lol. Once, babysitting my cousins, I forgot the middle child's (who takes the middle seat) seatbelt in haste (bad me). She tried to keep quiet, but was giggling. Luckily before we started off, the oldest (6 at the time) found out and brought it to my attention. She got mad at him for telling, but he scolded "You have to wear it because it makes you safe and we love you." AW. Seriously, kids can be great. Some of them. Sometimes.
Still, after having a puppy, I'm rethinking the whole reproduction thing, I might just get more dogs lol. Though baby clothes are soo cute.. I'll just dress my friends' kids lol.
I digress...
Poor Nova, I guess child-attacks aren't too uncommon. People should train their children better.

Speaking of which,

Sheba&Kennedy wrote:

Needless to say, I brought the poor boy to tears. If he wants to put my dog in that kind of situation, feel my wrath!!

good for you! Seriously, that kid sounds like satan. I can't believe the stuff some kids get away with. They're just going to grow up awful and alone because no one can stand them. And perhaps scar some dogs and other kids along the way. Grr. Like Kelli said, you really have to blame the parents for that kind of thing.

Sheba&Kennedy wrote:

Needless to say, I brought the poor boy to tears. If he wants to put my dog in that kind of situation, feel my wrath!!

GOOD FOR YOU!

My nieces (the 2 that live close) are excited that we are getting a puppy and they want us to bring her over for a visit as soon as we get her. My daughter is worried because my 5 yr old niece is hell on wheels. She plays way to rough with anyone and anything and doesn't listen to her mom at all. I'm not worried, Aunt Kelli knows how to put the fear of God in her.

I don't go out of my way to be mean or forceful but sometimes that's the only way to be. My niece knows I demand respect and that's what I get from her.

I've taught my daughter to NEVER approach a strange dog. Mostly for her own safety. You never know what kind of reaction the dog may have. It's just common sense to teach your child to not go running buck nuts towards a strange dog. Some people are just plain stupid, and obviously don't have any concern for their child's well being.

I agree, some people should really have to pass a parenting test before having kids.