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

The owner is in the wrong not having it on a lead as the dog was just being a dog and didn’t mean bad, sorry but if your husband kicked my dog I would of kicked him straight back! Animal cruelty is never ok because of an irresponsible owner.

Good luck when your baby gets to school and is knocked around in the playground. Kids are brutal. You’ll be wishing it was a waggy dog sniffing a sandwich by then.

As both a mum and a dog owner, I don’t think you were being unreasonable FWIW. However, to ask on a AIBU thread and then reply 241 times(!) 🤯 how you are not being unreasonable is insane behaviour 😂what a waste of time

You will make your child unnecessarily scared of dogs my overreacting in this way.
That will be a future problem for you.
The owner sounds like they were in the wrong but creating a dog phobia isn't the answer.

I would have called the police too. It doesn't matter what kind of dog it was - it was out of control. You had no idea whether this was a just a friendly dog that tried to eat your lunch (yuck) or a dangerous dog. You shouldn't have to know. That the dog owner didn't make an abject apology and immediately leash their dog is unforgiveable. I hope you and you family are ok - I can only imagine how scary that was with a little baby.

If you can't control your dog, KEEP IT ON A LEASH!

Overreacting??!!!!! Just waiting for the headlines 'dog snatches baby in park'.

Some dog owners are supremely arrogant and thoughtless.

Dogs absolutely should not be in a childrens play area! What planet are you on! They did not overreact at all! I would have done the same thing. My 6 yr is terrified of dogs because of shitty dog owners like this who let their dogs chase him and jump on him. I fucking hate dog people with a passion. If they aren't letting them jump on us, they are leaving presents for us to walk in on the way to school. 🤬🤬🤬😡😡😡

Hahahaha.

Unless it’s a working dog, a “well trained dog” is still a dog that will do doggy things occasionally.

Your baby being injured isn’t the only drip feed you’ve given on this thread.

In fact, if your baby was injured, you would probably have mentioned somewhere in your first 100 replies, or so.

I bet that if the dog had been a pit bull, or similar breed, your husband wouldn’t dared have used “reasonable force” on it. The only reason he kicked that dog was because it was obviously friendly, and he knew he could frighten it.

Hey OP, I love dogs but I know where you are coming from because we read if so many different attacks these days that I've lost trust! I was walking near my home the other day and two people were conversing in the middle of the pavement, both had dogs and both dogs lunged and snarled at me as I walked past, they gave it the "oh he wouldn't have done anything" but that's not the only time I've had dogs snarl at me. You and your DG didn't want to take chances with a dog you don't know in an era of lots of irresponsible people!

If you’re not “dog” people I get you might be worried by a dog jumping at your baby but kicking the dog?! If the dog had aggressive tendencies you might have ended up
with a bite situation. Not the dog’s fault.

I spent the first 37 years of my life not being a "dog person". It's not that I didnt like dogs, I just had no interest in them or learning anything about them, their behaviour, body language, breeds, care, anything. Totally not on my radar not even one little bit if you see what I mean.

And even then, I was able to tell the difference between a dog that is agressive and about to be vicious vs a dog that is badly trained and annoying.

This is not me saying the dog and the owner did nothing wrong.

TBH I dont think anyone covered themselves in glory here. The baby was the best behaved of all by the sounds of it!

Op your husband was perfectly 100% right to kick the dog. Some crazy Mumsnet responders who are incapable of reading what you’ve written and some who are so blinkered when it comes to their pesky mongrels.
People shouldn’t get dogs if they can’t train them properly.

I can’t believe you are still commenting 😂

Dog owner was wrong. But protective papa shouldn't be kicking dogs. Not confident with dogs? Get confident because the world is full of them. If it was snarling laying back it's ears growling and barking then protective papa could kick the dog. You sound pretty pathetic tbh, unless it was a great dane surely standing up holding the baby would work, unless your husband is unusually short.

Another post to cause divide… surely you must know the answer… I am a dog person and have a baby too. You screamed? Your husband licked the dog. Gosh are just as vile as the woman who didn’t have her dog under control.

My SIL's dog is like this. Runs up to people, jumps up on them and steals their food. When I'm with her walking the dog it's embarrassing.

The dog is her baby, she's with it 24/7, works at home, never goes away so as not to leave it. I really feel her dog needs more socialisation and training.

Dog lover.

YANBU

I hate entitled pet owners. If your animal hurts people they cab ultimately get put down and its because some owners treat them like babies and let them do what they like.

You dont know the dog, you cant risk babies safety. I feel sorry for both your family and the dog who wasnt trained well enough or cared for properly

The police!! You must be joking. It was a poorly trained dog wanting some food. It can be scary for someone not used to animals but please.

I change my stance now somewhat after reading your updates and realising the dog actually made contact with your baby- that is not on and if kicking it was the only way to get it off, then absolutely get why you would.
Must have been really scary! And appreciate any dog regardless of breed can be dangerous for such a young child.