My daughter was out for a walk with our little eight pound dog and our dog was attacked by two larger dogs. Those dogs were not leashed, but theoretically kept within an "Invisible Fence" brand containment, both wearing their vibration collars.
The collars did not even slow them down as they barrelled past the Invisible Fence and slammed into our little dog. They were about forty pounders.
Now, I understand that chihuahuas are one of the most aggressive breeds known and have a reputation for being tiny devils. But all he did was to respond to barks from the other two with two barks of his own before the other dogs lost control of the training, ignored the barrier of the "fence" and slammed into his ass while my daughter was trying to gather him up and run away. Humans are slow, dogs are fast.
He was not hurt. He is very fast and just as aggressive at keeping his teeth forward, but it was still upsetting to my daughter. From her tale of how he kicked them both off him and got them at bay with his baby devil teeth, scary hyena snarl, I am very proud of him and worried that my daughter will never walk in that direction again.
Being a sub-breed of basenji dogs he does not bark the same as other dogs when he is in attack mode. He can bark, unlike pure basenji breeds, but his bark sounds more like someone just hit something loud with a hammer. Quite unlike a normal dog bark.
He is perfectly fine and was not injured. I went with my daughter that direction after a while and saw the same two dogs.
The owners came rushing out with apologetic faces and said it would never happen again.
I just said our dog was not hurt, but that obviously those dogs are not trained well enough for this fence to work for them in this busy neighborhood environment.
I reminded him of the home owners association meeting coming up next week at the local elementary school. He should attend, because these invisible fences are a part of the agenda to be addressed. I would see him there.
While that upcoming meeting and agenda was not bullshit, the possibility of my attendance was.
BTW, both of their dogs are beautiful. One is part beagle mutt and the other is a poodle/pom fluffy mix of some sort. Dogs do what dogs do. I have no problem with the dogs, especially seeing that my tiny dog can handle himself against superior odds.
My daughter was the only one "injured" (emotionally) because she feels that she has failed at keeping him safe.
Another lesson for her is that her dog kept himself AND her safe from the attack.
He is a little ninja badass! I know he is solid muscle and strong as Hell, but I did not see that coming!
Man, if this chiweenie was the size of a Doberman!
phobia.