Shaking. I'm shaking from shock and anger.

We were just walking back from the shops, my dog (on the leash) and I, when another dog came running up to us. A little light brown Staffy bitch. She was running loose, her owner was wayyyy far away from her. She went for my dog without any warning, but not like "I'm the boss", but "I'm going to kill you". I was yelling for the owner and kicking the dog away but she had a killer grip on my dog's throat. The owner came running up and yelled at his dog, who utterly ignored him. He finally disentangled her, she shifted her grip and had my dog by the nose and lip and was NOT letting go. In the end, he kicked her so hard that she did let go. It seemed to last forever, this attack.

Oh, he says, she never did this before. she's such a bossy dog...
That's when I lost it. My dog is standing there, shaking and bleeding like a stuck pig and he calls his dog bossy???????!!!!!!!!!!
i let him have it, both barrels. Then, got his phone number and name (probably fake) and walked my badly shaken dog home.

My dog's bleeding from the nose and mouth but it's not so bad any more - she's calm now. I'll get some antibiotics from the vet, nothing much else to do with a 15 year old dog.

Some people, should not have dogs. And it's a cruel twist that especially these people end up owning fighting dogs and don't know how to train them and keep them under control.

Staffordshire terriers used to be the best damn dogs. The breed, in the Netherlands at least, is majorly fucked up now. Thanks to arseholes like him.

I called the police, seeing that this is a breed that has to be on the line at all times AND should be muzzled. Big surprise: they are not planning to act at all, this is my problem. They are not interested in noting down his name and phone number, and said if I were to find out his address for them, and find out what times he normally takes his dog for a walk (IF he does it on regular times), they would be prepared to go have a look to see if they could catch him red handed. Well, Yippee. The cop then proceeded to give me a snippy lecture and said they expect the public to also take some responsibility for their own safety. I could have ripped her right through that phone, but decided to let it go. I think though, in that spirit, I should get myself a Taser. So I can defend myself next time I run across this dog. Probably, I'd get locked up for that because the police WILL act when you try to defend yourself. (no, this kind of thing does not exactly make me respect our police or system of justice. Capelle aan den IJssel police, thank you for nothing).

I'll call him on Monday, see if he gave me the correct phone number. Hopefully, I can make him pay for the antibiotics and vet visit.