Sequoyah got attacked

• Sequoyah got attacked spiritdogs Posted : 3/6/2007 7:53:30 AM OK, so I am not happy.  My boss evaluated a dog as appropriate and sent it to my play group Sunday.  No sooner does the dog get into the hall then it bolts right for Sequoyah (only dog in the room at that moment - the lady was a few minutes early).  She flattened my dog and scuffed her ear with a bite just as I grabbed her with one hand.   Thankfully, just a scratch, not a puncture. I broke it up instantly, but this is the second or third time lately that she has sent me a dog that is completely inappropriate to play in that group.  I don't know what the heck is going on - she used to be so good at this stuff.  The dog's owner confided to me after many apologies that her dog was raised in a crate till she was a year old, and has not been around other dogs - she's now three years old.  What was my boss thinking????  LIKE 15 REPLIES 148 VIEWS LAST POST GRADYUPMYBUTT Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• mrv Posted : 3/6/2007 8:02:01 AM Oh geez,,,, does make you wonder,,, the only caution I have (because I would react so poorly if it were me)  calm down before you talk to her/him (boss).  Hope all is well in the future. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• gradyupmybutt Posted : 3/6/2007 8:30:58 AM Anne, I'm no expert but for one, I agree with mrv.  Calm down & *then* talk to your boss.  Is there some reason why possibly she's not on top of things, like maybe a major family issue that causing her to not focus on what she's doing?  Just a thought.   Give Sequoyah some belly rubs from me. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Scout in Canada Posted : 3/6/2007 8:41:33 AM ack......... definitely not good. Is it possible that you can screen these people & dogs instead of your boss, since you are the one who has to deal with them? It sounds like your boss is not asking the right questions, or people are misleading her because they want to join the play group. [:'(] 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• jennie_c_d Posted : 3/6/2007 5:57:02 PM That's scary! I hope that Sequoyah isn't too shaken. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• jeano Posted : 3/6/2007 6:36:38 PM Oh, poor Sequoyah! Did you go into SuperWoman mode and just pick up the dog with one hand? [] I would have! I hope your boss starts doing a better job at this! 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• badrap Posted : 3/6/2007 8:04:23 PM i am SOOOO curious:  what is the screening process that determines a dog's "appropriateness" for a play group?  i've never done anything like that before; i'd be interested to hear how it's done. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Raja19 Posted : 3/6/2007 8:10:46 PM Oh no poor Sequoyah, I am sorry what a horrible expirence for the both of you.   I am also curious as to what the test entails, maybe she is not doing the appropriate testing? Or not giving the dog long enough to respond negatively? But whatever it is, it needs to stop thank god you were there with Sequoyah. But what if that dog were left alone with another and a fight broke out? Pretty scary.   0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• janobonano Posted : 3/6/2007 8:26:40 PM Poor Sequoyah. I hope she's not too shaken up. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• miranadobe Posted : 3/6/2007 9:52:48 PM I know you don't need any advice about how to move forward, but I sympathize with your situation and I hope Little Big S recovers just fine.  I'll be curious to hear what your boss' reasoning was for ok'ing the dog for play group...  and if it was "special circumstances", (ie, suspecting something might happen, but knowing you're definitely capable of rescuing the situation), why she didn't at least give you preemptive warning about the dog...     0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• sallya Posted : 3/6/2007 10:50:43 PM I am sorry that happened. How scary. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• ron2 Posted : 3/7/2007 5:32:48 AM This should not be happening to you guys. I hope you can straighten out whatever the problem is. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• snownose Posted : 3/7/2007 7:54:51 AM i am SOOOO curious: what is the screening process that determines a dog's "appropriateness" for a play group? i've never done anything like that before; i'd be interested to hear how it's done.     That's a good question, considering many dog owners take their dogs to play groups or activities as such.   Anne, I hope your baby will be ok. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Stacita Posted : 3/7/2007 8:41:10 AM We are keeping fingers and paws crossed that Sequoyah will be able to shrug this off easily. As to your boss, well you know her better than we do. Hope you work something out. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Xerxes Posted : 3/7/2007 4:25:34 PM Geez Anne, I'm glad both of you are ok.  That had to be a scary moment or two.  Was there any body language warning or any warning at all?    I'm also interested in the screening process.  Also what is the maximum number of dogs per play group?  How big is the room, etc...   But more than all that I'm glad that you and Sequoyah are ok. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login