Once Is Quite Enough
That is a horrible thing to occur. Just about as nasty as you can get. A young woman, working as a greeter at a Home Depot outlet on Cyrville Road was the recipient of a dreadful surprise. The store, like so many others, has a notice on its doors that dogs are not permitted within its confines. Sometimes people bring their pocket-sized and slightly larger dogs with them, and shop there, with the dogs placed on the infant seat portion of the shopping cart.
Most dogs are well behaved, otherwise their owners would leave them at home. One might assume. But there are some dog breeds that are high-strung, aggressive and tend to snap. This woman learned to her huge dismay and painful experience, that shih tzus in particular can be very miserable-tempered little animals. She also learned that it isn't a good idea to place one's face too close to a dog one is not familiar with.
This dog, shopping with its owner, reacted adversely when Anne Riel bent down toward the dog with the intention of patting it. Suddenly the dog leaped out of the cart at the woman and managed to bite the tip of her nose off. The unfortunate employee screamed in pain as would anyone in such circumstances, and cried out for someone to call an ambulance.
Other members of staff immediately came to her aid. The woman with the dog had no intention of remaining there, and swiftly sought to depart with her pet. She was, in fact, escorted out of the store by a manager. "The lady didn't say sorry, didn't come to see me. She was basically ready to leave", Ms. Riel explained.
She is the mother of two children, a five-year-old girl who is not too happy with her mother's new-look injury, and a sixteen year old boy. Doctors managed to stitch her skin together over the tip of her nose, and to re-attach her left nostril to her face. Her nose will be functional, but the reminder of what happened to her will be permanent; the tooth punctures will remain as scars.
The owner of the dog is being sought. Bylaw officers with the City of Ottawa arrived on the scene along with paramedics. Ms. Riel informed them that the dog owner evinced little concern abut her injuries. It's hard to imagine that someone would have a companion pet so ill behaved they would take it out in public without warning people of its temperament, and without being responsible for its actions.
It's obvious that this unfortunate event will now become the catalyst for stores choosing to enforce their rules and regulations about dogs not being permitted entry, even those who are well behaved, very small, and kept by their owners securely attached to their person, slung over a shoulder in a carrying bag.
Most dogs are well behaved, otherwise their owners would leave them at home. One might assume. But there are some dog breeds that are high-strung, aggressive and tend to snap. This woman learned to her huge dismay and painful experience, that shih tzus in particular can be very miserable-tempered little animals. She also learned that it isn't a good idea to place one's face too close to a dog one is not familiar with.
This dog, shopping with its owner, reacted adversely when Anne Riel bent down toward the dog with the intention of patting it. Suddenly the dog leaped out of the cart at the woman and managed to bite the tip of her nose off. The unfortunate employee screamed in pain as would anyone in such circumstances, and cried out for someone to call an ambulance.
Other members of staff immediately came to her aid. The woman with the dog had no intention of remaining there, and swiftly sought to depart with her pet. She was, in fact, escorted out of the store by a manager. "The lady didn't say sorry, didn't come to see me. She was basically ready to leave", Ms. Riel explained.
She is the mother of two children, a five-year-old girl who is not too happy with her mother's new-look injury, and a sixteen year old boy. Doctors managed to stitch her skin together over the tip of her nose, and to re-attach her left nostril to her face. Her nose will be functional, but the reminder of what happened to her will be permanent; the tooth punctures will remain as scars.
The owner of the dog is being sought. Bylaw officers with the City of Ottawa arrived on the scene along with paramedics. Ms. Riel informed them that the dog owner evinced little concern abut her injuries. It's hard to imagine that someone would have a companion pet so ill behaved they would take it out in public without warning people of its temperament, and without being responsible for its actions.
It's obvious that this unfortunate event will now become the catalyst for stores choosing to enforce their rules and regulations about dogs not being permitted entry, even those who are well behaved, very small, and kept by their owners securely attached to their person, slung over a shoulder in a carrying bag.
Labels: Animal Stories, Human Relations, Social-Cultural Deviations
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