By Anonymous - 13/05/2009 18:49 - United States
demonpuppy tells us more.
Hey you guys, the OP here! I just wanted to clear some things up. My puppy is very sweet. She has never pulled anyone else while on the leash. She's actually one of the most timid dogs I've ever owned and yes, I have owned dogs before and I know the breed. But because she is a puppy anomaly and doesn't pull, I thought it would be ok for my niece to walk her as I walked next to them. Also, this took place in my fenced off back yard. I do however have a stone terrace, which is where my niece got pulled over on. I know that my niece getting hurt is probably my fault and I've now learned that my puppy goes crazy when there are squirrels in sight. I've apologized to my sister-in-law. My niece is fine, she was back up and playing within minutes, but her mother wont let her near my puppy and I got a talking to. So, hope that clears some things up for you guys.
Top comments
Comments
Can I borrow that puppy, I got something in mind MWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA...ha.haha
GO! BWAH
Why did you let her walk the dog? The dog is stronger and heavier than her.
I say as long as neither are seriously hurt, let her 'walk' him just have you on the other side to make sure that doesn't happen
It's not the dogs fault... You should know that any child is incapable of matching the strength of a dog. Especially a HUSKY PUPPY still learning leash manners..
Deffinatly YDI. Even if it's a puppy, you shouldn't let a 5 year old walk it.
I had this happen to me when I was 8. A broken arm and extreme rope burn later, my mom was pretty pissed too. Don't take it personally, it's a mother's instinct to protect their children.
my puppy is a Yorkshire cross and managed to knock over a 4-year old by barreling into him. Puppy are strong!
Keywords
I clicked both "I agree, your life is f***ed" and "you deserved that one". While you didn't know its strength, you should *not* have let your niece handle it.
Stupid that she's not allowed near the puppy anymore. The puppy didn't mean any harm, your niece probably barely even cared about getting hurt, and her mom is just feeding a possible fear for puppies and/or dogs.