AIBU to be upset after a dog jumped at our baby?

So people who don't drive cars shouldn't have to learn to cross the road and be safe around cars?

Dogs are a fact of society and it is really a responsibility of parents to teach their children how to behave appropriately around them so they grow up to be 'dog savvy' adults, as much as owners have a responsibility to rear dogs that aren't dangerous.

Good grief. Next time just stand up with the baby, no need for drama nd violence.

So someone gets assaulted, it's their fault for not reacting fast enough.

Ideally he would have stood up before the dog jumped at the baby a second time. The dog owner isn't the only irresponsible adult here.

And in their own private home where they can expect security. In a public place everybody should behave accordingly.

The mental gymnastics that go on to justify the complete failure if some dog owners to control their dogs in public places is quite astonishing.

I'm a dog owner and would have been absolutely mortified if my dog had done this. Although his recall is brilliant, no dog is absolutely 100%, so mine is always on a lead in public places.

People like you are such a problem in society. Just take some responsibility. I don't expect other people to learn about child development so they can react in the best way when my toddler is behaving badly. It's my child, my responsibility. Same with pets. Taking precautions against theft is completely different.

I have had dogs all my life and don’t think you overreacted. My worst dog moment was when mine was a puppy and I took her to Hyde Park. I was still training her so kept her on the lead as it was a beautiful day and there were lots of people having picnics. Don’t know how it happened but I slipped a little on the grass and instinctively went to grab onto a tree and accidentally dropped her lead. Off she bolted straight to the nearest picnic and managed to grab a sandwich. I was mortified. They were so lovely about it but I apologised profusely and offered to get them a replacement. Mistakes happen but if you know your dog has no recall and is likely to jump at people, they should be kept on a leash 💯 of the time. I have one I’m happy to let off as she has amazing recall. Her sister, on the other hand, is hit and miss so I don’t take the chance unless we’re in an enclosed space. The responsibility is always on the owner to manage the situation

People lock their doors because they want their belongings to be safe. My point is that people prioritise putting effort into what matters to them. Non-dog owners are not likely to be interested in learning about dog behaviour because they don't own dogs.

"I'm not going to steal my belongings so why should I have to lock my doors at night. It's not my responsibility to not steal them."

Don't worry OP, I would have kicked the dog too. Probably even harder.

Dog owners now are awful, so many out of control dogs.

I have a nervous dog. I’m often having to manage other people’s badly behaved dogs and sometimes their children too haha.

Random things that have happened in the last couple of weeks:

• Two hyper off lead dogs came bounding up to my dog. She was on a lead. They were jumping on her - probably friendly but an on-lead dog can feel quite intimidated by off-lead dogs. I asked the owner to call his dogs back but they ignored him and so I ended up basically moving between them and my dog and pushing them away until the owner arrived.
• Waiting in a queue, outside for a coffee stall. Parent of a toddler not really engaged with child who kept showing interest in my dog. Child said ‘can I pet the dog’ and parent said ‘yes’ (without asking me!) and child came running up to us, freaking dog out. I had to keep moving her away from child and standing between them as child obviously didn’t understand, parent oblivious.

My point is that we should all manage human/dog and dog/dog interactions. And if the responsible adult isn’t doing it it falls on others to try and manage it. I don’t think I was unreasonable for trying to push away someone else’s dog or for trying to body block my dog from a toddler. You just have to if the actual person who should be managing the situation isn’t…

And my other point is plenty of dog owners are also annoyed by out of control dogs!!

Ideally he'd have been able to stand up for more leverage, a more effective kick.

So, if you weren’t standing, and you weren’t sitting, what were you doing? You certainly weren’t removing your baby from the situation.

Why are you and your husband acting like you’ve never been outside in a park before?

Kicking a dog, before it would even occur to you to stand up away from the animal, is mental behaviour.

I agree with every word of this. Posters with experience of dogs tell other people what they should have done in a particular situation. Why the hell am I expected to make an on the scene risk assessment about the behaviour of a dog? I’m even supposed to assume that the owner’s lackadaisical response is due to the fact that she knows her dog is harmless. Fuck that for a game of soldiers.

Why didn’t your husband stand up instead of stay sitting on a picnic bench? Instinct to kick a dog but not to stand up.

Those who choose not to have dogs shouldn't have to be dog savvy because some of those who do have dogs apparently aren't dog savvy either.

Oh come on! Her husband was holding a baby whilst trying to get off a bench. Do you think he was stamping on the dog or something? I accidently kicked my elderly blind and deaf dog the other day. We don't know how he's still here, he is that old. And he was fine.

OP remember there are a lot of misanthropes on here who "prefer dogs to humans". They'll be berating you for not offering the dog free dog food and prioritising it over your baby next.