Saw xl bully loose

[Yummychickenburger]

Just came back from my grocery shop got my toddler out of the car. He was whinging picked him up looked up as you do and there was an xl bully just staring from up the road. I bloody shit myself and walked fast then ran with my child. Can't believe it was just free of lead no muzzle no owner. I'm still shaking like a leaf as he looked like he was going to chase us. Now I'm to scared to go out incase its around all the news has prob made me worse, but how can I protect me and my son if we see it again how do I report??

Call your local police station?

Honestly, I think you need to chill out. It's likely just a big dog hence no muzzle. Mumsnet is totally over the top about this so I'm sure I'll be told I'm wrong.

Call the dog warden for your area of you have one or the police.

Thank you yh I will do

@TesticularHeft no it was a bully for sure and I have every right to be worried thanks

What a bizarre response! Like the OP can’t trust her own eyes.

Don't run from a dog, it entices them to chase you.

Don’t ever run, you become the game and the dog’s ( any dog) instinct is to chase. Safest thing would be to get back in your car, shut the doors.
Call 101 and report.

It must have been scary, but you need to not overreact. Running is never a good idea, you would never out run a dog and it just stimulates/excites it.

A better idea if you were concerned would have been to calmly put your dc back in the car shut the door, calmly get in yourself and call the police.

I think you’re over reacting. Unless it’s actually acting in anyway aggressive, just looking at you from over the street shouldn’t be causing you to not want to leave the house.
id try to calm down about it

I also think that you are overreacting. It’s a dog, not a lion.

Are you scared of dogs in general? It might be worth seeking support as you don’t want dc to pick up on your fear.

Coshei · Today 18:29
Imagine “shaking like a leaf” because a dog looked at you. And then creating a thread about it”

I’m an animal owner, multiple breeds, of nearly five decades.
I would shake too if one of these illegal dogs set its sights on me.

You need to educate yourself.

Agreed, running is the worse thing you can do, walk quickly and calmly no staring.
Tbf many large bull breeds are mistaken for XLs, you sound a bit OTT, the owner could have been coming along behind the dog.

Also if you were getting out car and were that worried get back in car.

@Coshei imagine one staring straight at you ready to pounce how would you feel? Let's hope your made of stone ey??

I would react the same as you OP. Except I would have got myself and DS back in the car immediately!!

Not all big bull breeds are XL bullies. It was not aggressive. You were not harmed. Calm down.

Never run from a dog, just walk quickly or get back in the car.

Have you read about how many people are attacked by bully's

@Kelly51 I was quite far from my car when I saw it. Other wise I would have done that.

Went from being up the road to staring straight at you ready to pounce how would you feel? seriously get a grip.

I would feel the same OP they are a menace

I'd have been scared too. They're known killers.

I remember being scared of dogs as a child. A dog near my home was often off-lead on some council owned grass, I remember spotting it one day and running and the bloody thing chased me. As other have said, never run. I think 101 would probably deal with it because it’s meant to be muzzled. I saw one walking with its owner recently without a muzzle, I pulled my DC well away from it. They should be banned rather than expecting their dim owners to muzzle them and keep them on a lead, because the types who own them aren’t usually the type to follow laws and rules.