I actually kept meaning to post yesterday about the actual rant - thinking that the folks with kids who are out of control around dogs would be the first ones to sue you if your little guy bit them after they approached him inappropriately, and especially after being warned. Where they say, "My kid can pet your dog if he wants to!", your response could easily be, "Well, then, my dog can BITE your kid if HE wants to!" :-)
Sillyviking (who adores dogs and will often ask to be able to pet them on the street, in lieu of actually having one) once was badly bitten on his hand by a dog in our old neighborhood AFTER he asked permission and extended his hand to the dog for an introductory sniff. Since the owner had warned him that the dog was a 'biter', sillyviking said it was his own fault for taking the risk of trying to be friends. And that was that.
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Date: 2009-06-25 01:03 pm (UTC)Sillyviking (who adores dogs and will often ask to be able to pet them on the street, in lieu of actually having one) once was badly bitten on his hand by a dog in our old neighborhood AFTER he asked permission and extended his hand to the dog for an introductory sniff. Since the owner had warned him that the dog was a 'biter', sillyviking said it was his own fault for taking the risk of trying to be friends. And that was that.