Dog attacking child - not stopping to help

Ton if abuse from who, the parents?. They are mad!

This adding my dogs to the mix would have added to the NC stress

I read it as the child’s parents were the dog owners

I know very little about dogs and so I may be totally wrong here but… if there was any possibility that my own dogs might also become involved, when seeing their owner (and I presume pack leader) entangled with a strange vicious other dog, I would stay well clear. For everyone’s sake.

And besides, it’s totally their problem.

I was attacked by a dog as a child and nobody stepped in to help at all. I was at the park without an adult (it was the 80s) and I was bitten on the neck, arm and back by a dog I couldn’t identify. Even with this in mind, I still wouldn’t intervene.

You did the right thing.

Bringing yourself and your dogs closer would likely have made the collie react even more. It would not have helped the parents free their child and calm their dog.

However it would have given them more opportunity to put blame on you and your dogs for the attack. Which dog actually bit the child could have seemed in doubt if you had gone in. No wonder they wanted you back!

For those thinking you unreasonable: How would getting the biting collie even more wound-up have helped the distressed child or the parent/owners ? (Even well-trained dogs are likely to come to the aid of their owner if another dog seems to threaten her. This could have ended up quite a fight.)

If OP helped then her dogs would have had to go with her. The aggressive dog would have likely gone for her dogs.

OP is neither the owner of the aggressive dog or the parents of the child who hugged the aggressive dog, so I am unsure why she is getting any grief here.

I would have called the police from a safe distance and videoed the incident because I think the parents need dealing with if they are putting their own child in danger from their own pet.

I’m confused

their dog attacked their child so their responsibility to sort presumably

i would have called the police but not intervened further

They are obviously trash OP. Think nothing more if it, you did nothing wrong and were totally correct in removing your dogs from the situation.

CSI Mumsnet.

I would’ve been out of there with my dog in a flash. No thanks!!!!

Ahaha! Yeah she did but she didn't even look back or show even a little bit of interest/ concern. Very weird!
Attacked by a god 😂

It is possible that the Collie was reacting to OP's dogs and then redirected to the child.
If so then the best thing for Op to do was to get away asap.

The op says she had her own dogs with her.

Not sure what she could've done against a dog with dogs with her without making the situation even worse.

Interesting typo though, maybe against a god OP would've had different options lol

I really couldn't imagine walking off if a child had been attacked by a god. I really hope this is made up because you sound like the victim here and no concern for the child at all. Likely more to it than you've let on

Cool story bro 😎

I dunno, something just seems off. Your dogs were off lead & trained to come to you at the sight of another dog yet they were away from you at the same time. It doesn't sound like an attack but possibly a collie snap (still wrong but not the same) from a reactive dog being triggered by your off-lead dogs. Owners should definitely have reeled it in, stupid to have a scared dog on long lead in public. Also bizarre the child approached from behind & the parents were surprised the dog snapped - dog wouldn't even have realised it was the child.

Did they give you warning? Did your dogs actually approach? I do find it strange you didn't even check on the child's wellbeing before ringing the police. The dog might not even have made contact. By the same token one bite could have gouged the child's eye out & you just walled on?

To be brutally honest, I don't think anyone comes out of this looking great 🤷🏼‍♀️

I'd have walked away! Their dog, their kid and their own stupid fault.

The only thing g I would say is that if the child was quiet, I'd be concerned they were seriously hurt. If they're loud, usually it's just the drama that sets them off.

OP did the right thing by getting out of there and calling police to report it.

Why have you posted a sensational and untrue headline? These dog attack posts become more ridiculous with each one. Nobody would have walked away from a scene of carnage. There was no carnage because there was no attack.

What words did the other owner shout at you? That may give posters a clue about what really happened

So not an attack then.

Even if this vague but very OTT account of something that (You say)happened there is a big part missing from this story OP.

Watch out everyone, Inspector Clouseau is among us !

Why would they expect you to get involved? It wasn't your dog, it wasn't your child and they created the problem!

Did they think you should have helped as you were closer to the dog and child? It's their own fault if so as they had the lead out as far as it was.
They're looking to blame someone else instead of taking personal responsibility for their/ their dogs actions.
You could have stopped but then that might have potentially meant your dogs also getti g into a scrap or attacked by theirs. You did the right thing to keep moving

Too weird for words.