Sad incident (that made me mad, too!)

[Nicole and Baby Oscar]

I was walking Oscar and Copper at the park last night and had a run-in with a HORRIBLE person (which I can say with great confidence after seeing how he treated his animal). Now, I was in a sad mood already, because a friend of mine had a stroke yesterday. Otherwise this incident would have turned out MUCH different. We were walking along and met a family who happened to have a little puppy with them. VERY little pit bull puppy, gorgeous dog. NOT on a leash. Maybe 10 weeks old, since Oscar and Copper were still bigger than he was. Well, the boys were checking out the puppy and they were getting along great. I'm petting the puppy and saying how cute he is, and getting NO RESPONSE from the family. Everyone just kept walking except for the father. Then, all of a sudden, he starts saying, "Max! Come on, Max!" and starts walking away. Well, of course the puppy wants to play with Oscar and Copper. The father comes back over and PULLS on the puppy's ear and says, "Let's go!" and walks away again. The puppy is still playing with my boys. I say, "Do you want me to pick him up for you?" He says, "No, he's fine." So I start walking my boys away, and the puppy follows us. Then the father comes back, grabs the puppy by the cheek, and starts pulling him away from us, saying, "How do you like that? When I say come on, you better come!" By this time the puppy is crying in pain, and I almost am, too. I am just not up for an emotional confrontation with this *%^#(#)Q* so I get Copper and Oscar away as quick as I can. Last time I saw the puppy he was sitting on the sidewalk looking very sad. Broke my heart.

But I also don't know if saying anything to a person like that would help anyway. Maybe he just would have taken it out on the dog, thinking, "Well, I'll show that woman I KNOW HOW TO MANAGE MY DOG!!" I thought about how he must treat his family, and that puppy is going to grow up to bite someone someday and end up at the pound or euthanized (or both). Not a great ending to an already bad day. But I feel better sharing! Any thoughts?

Nicole and Baby Oscar

[Nicole and Baby Oscar]

Hehehehehehehe!! I can't believe I forgot to put in the best part of the story! After the guy made the puppy cry, Copper started barking his head off at him! My sweet Copper is no dummy! He knew what kind of person that guy was, and Copper was telling him exactly what he thought of him!!<IMG SRC="http://dachsie.org/ubb/cwmsmilies/cwm2.gif" border=0> After we got around the corner, I told him what a good boy he was!!

Nicole and Baby Oscar (and Copper!)

[stacey5971]

report his abuse to the animal control or the police. they will probably take the dog away from the owner if they can prove the pup is in a bad situation.

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[Shay]

oh, how sad, that poor puppy will end up being mean, and you are right, will either be in the pound or euthanized for biting. if you continue to see them abuse that puppy even if its only at the park, maybe get their tag # or something, take a photo if you have to and report the abuse. if the dog is being physically hurt, it is also being screwed up emotionally. people like that make me so angry. and i agree, if this is how he treats his dog, how does he treat his kids????? maybe there is more than animal abuse here.

[Mandy]

You can judge a man by how he treats animals.

[Oscar's Mom]

Gee, that is awful. As it is, pit bulls have a bad rap these days and this man is going to create a mean dog. Thats so sad. He probably does treat his family the same way.

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[Timber]

That is so sad. I noticed how the man was getting madder and madder that the puppy wouldn't come. The pup will probably learn to associate the word "come" with being hit and pulled on. That will make the dog not want to come even more and the poor dog will end up being hit more. I agree with Stacey. It's best to help the pup now before things get much worse. I saw in a recent newspaper article on dog parks. They showed a picture of a Cocker Spaniel and Pit Bull puppy playing frisbee together. I really liked those pictures b/c maybe it will help some people realize that pit bulls can be nice if raised that way.

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[SandyLynn]

This man is an idiot. I agree that he should be reported. The pup is NOT going to do his bidding, and the punishments can only get worse. If he gets a visit from the animal control officer, maybe he rethink his methods. We can hope.

[Freddie]

Nicole,

Please contact your local ASPCA or similar animal protection org. and explain exactly what you saw, and ask if "pulling by ears" is considered animal abuse? Tell them that the pup was CRYING IN PAIN!!http://dachsie.org/ubb/smilies/kfrown.gif Tell them that you're concerned about your idenity (if you in fact are). They DO have ways of dealing with this. This breaks my heart. PLEASE keep your eyes open on this, as it IS your right to report animal abuse, which to me clearly is!http://dachsie.org/ubb/smilies/mad.gif

~Susan~

[Nicole and Baby Oscar]

You all are right... I would report this guy in a HEARTBEAT if I knew who he was or even where to find him! I just hope that I run into them again at the park. I couldn't see what car they got out of, and didn't see them return. There's several parking areas and apartment complexes around the park so they may not have even drove... sigh. Hopefully our paths will cross again so I can do something about it (unless anyone has any OTHER ideas!!)

Nicole and Baby Oscar (and Copper)