Have you been bitten by dogs?

I love dogs - I love dogs a lot.
India
July 27, 2010 10:20am CST
I have some bad and good experience with dogs. I do love dogs as pets a lot. In fact i have two of them in home. But at the same time I am afraid a lot of the stray dogs. There are many in our home side. One of my roommates was chased by dogs when he came late night. These stray dogs attack as a group. Next day the municipal people caught hold of the stray dogs. Many have been bitten in our area. I love the puppies a lot. Poor ones their mom was caught. My flat people are feeding it. I have taken them and given them to people for animals group. They take care of them well. I am very happy that they are safe now. Share ur thoughts on the same.
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@litaesta (11)
• United States
27 Jul 10
i have been bitten by a dog when i was little. it left such an impact that to this day i can't be around them, it i see one i panic, i have to run across the street. if i go to a differnt area i have to know where the dogs are what house they are in, if there is any area for where they could be hideing. just to see them my heart starts pounding and i start to look for an excapse route
• China
27 Jul 10
Poor you! A very very awful experience with dogs has left impressive impact on you forever.
@gunagohan (3414)
• India
27 Jul 10
I always think of all possible ways to escape if i find any dogs staring at me...
@Metatronik (6199)
• Pasay, Philippines
27 Jul 10
I haven't experienced of been bitten by dogs but I must admit the fact that I am so afraid of it that I always have a feeling that I will be bitten when dog is smelling me. I don't know why.
• China
27 Jul 10
Your circumstance is very very similar with mine.I don't want to approach dogs at all,because I think my safety is being invaded at that time.What a strange situation it seems be!
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• Pasay, Philippines
27 Jul 10
I thought I am the only one who has same feelings wherein I could really see a lot of people nowadays that are having dogs with them as their best friend already. Well even though they are telling me that their dog is not biting but then I don't feel safe at all.
• Canada
29 Jul 10
If you are not a trainer of dogs, or have captured dogs, cats alot always be aware and stay clear of stray animals. They may carry many diseases, mites, fleas and skin infections..they may/will also bite. In groups many dogs act differently..
• Canada
29 Jul 10
I notice. Just look at my Vet bills. Shots ,checkups, heartworm tests, stool samples, urine samples, blood work, skin test, fur test, x-rays.. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm I know
@nangisha (3496)
• Indonesia
9 Aug 10
I did!. I have bitten by dog when I was child. One day I and my brother and sister play chasing each other in patio, while my dog sleep others side. We are really busy playing when coincidently I step on her tail really hard ( or you can say jump on it), so she wake up with shocking and bite my leg. Its not a big wound it just his fang get into my skin and my dad rush take me to hospital. Its doesn't get stitch because not to deep but I got tetanus shoot. For that I learn never mess with sleeping dog and not try to step on his tail. But I still love my dog because she really a nice dog and its make me really sad when he die few years after that.
@mspitot (3824)
• Philippines
31 Jul 10
That is so scary. I think those dogs should be given shelter so they will have a place to rest at night so they won't have to attack people.
@jothimani (184)
• India
27 Jul 10
yes Really you did a good thing in your life. its so cool to read about your service. ya once my neighbour's dog bitten me when i was kid . its a nice experience to me. I love pets so i never get scare.
@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
28 Jul 10
Yes I have been recently, I also love Dogs I have had Dogs all my Life, I adore them In May I got badly bitten by a Dog because I picked my little Dog up as this Dog which was a Cocker Spaniel was going to attack my Baby, he was totally on his own, no owner with him, he bit into my Leg and was shaking me, I am still suffering with the Leg now and might be for the rest of my Life It is the first time I have ever been bitten that bad by a Dog
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
28 Jul 10
Fortunately, I have never been bitten by a dog. i have been chased by a dog, but that is as close as i have come. My brother and i used to deliver the morning newspaper in our neighborhood. We ran into more unfriendly circumstances when the dog would want to have our newspapers. Delivering the newspapers was more of a trial than the worry of being bitten.
@ebuscat (5935)
• Philippines
28 Jul 10
For me not to experience but I hope not to be because I know many of disadvantage about it to the person who is bite by the dog.
@RONDOLAWE (774)
• Indonesia
28 Jul 10
yes i have bitten dog in my leg but now just fine because is along time ago and i,m not scared of dog even i have bitten dog .....
• Philippines
28 Jul 10
well my brother has been bitten by a dog when we were young, heck he's screaming like hell. Since then i got a phobia when a large dog got into my path i'll just pick some big stones and throw it at that dog, better be that dog got hurt than me.
@m_perez (506)
• United States
30 Jul 10
Well I have been bitten by dogs well actually just by one. It was my sister's little chihuahua( I really don't know how to spell it). But anyways it hurt. She bites everyone it's her way of playing with people. When I was little a really big dog came up to me and started barking at me. I just stood still because I know dogs love it when you run and chase after you. Eventually the stray dog left.
• India
28 Jul 10
When i was thirteen one puppy has bitten me... So on that day itself i went to get injection. I don't clearly now. However i love dogs. I have three dogs in home.
• India
29 Jul 10
Fortunately I have not yet been bitten by a dog (touch-wood!) Though I have been chased by many dogs, sometimes more than one dog at a time. By me telling that I have not yet been bitten by a dog does not mean that friendly soft bites by pet dogs have not been experienced by me. My friend has a pet labrador, and during its puppy stages I have experienced a lot of bites. However these are not of the ferocious type and do not pain much, as the puppy will have only baby teeth in its growing stages. And finally, a word of caution to everyone. All dogs that have been vaccinated against rabies will have a hole (about the size of a punching machine hole) in their ears. That is how they are "labelled". So in case you are bitten by a dog which does not have such a hole, then immediately rush to a doctor.
• Philippines
28 Jul 10
I never had any bad experience with a dog before, but my husband sure did. He was bitten as a child, by a rabid dog who's tail got caught in a passing vehicle. And it was just his misfortune that he was near the dog when that happened as the hurt dog latched onto his leg and didn't let go. Some passerby had to beat the dog with a stick before it let go. They were really worried as the wound was huge and he was bleeding badly. He got some stitches and given shots for a few months after. Suffice to say, we don't have a pet dog in our house, only cats. I think that experience traumatized him badly. :(
@weraful (58)
• Bulgaria
28 Jul 10
I love dogs but before 3 years my father was bitten by dog who was under the car ! So i love dogs but you can't trust them ! You need to be careful in all situations !
• Philippines
28 Jul 10
Yes! When I was a kid I was bitten by my neigboor dog. I never knew their dog just give birth on 5 puppies on that day. So when I visit my neighboor to play with her. I was bitten by their dog. It is not that hard but their is wound in my leg. I never told to anybody for I am afraid that my parents will scold me. I worried on that day, that the dog have a virus, but thank God I'm 32 now and I am still alive.
• India
28 Jul 10
Yes I have been bitten by stray dog when I was small.I am very scared of stray dogs it is very painful experience that I will never forget in my life.Whenever I come across stray dogs I pick up stones so that I can help myself.
@rangasri (45)
28 Jul 10
i had been bitten by my dog two years before and fortunately my bones were not tasted by my dog. only flesh has come out and it too nearly 7 months for me to come out of this avoidable accident and therescue measures took by the doctors are really appreciable and now i just re-think the above incident after a long gap of two years through this post
• China
28 Jul 10
Yes,i do love the dogs and cats.And i was bit by my little dog.Once i came back home from my school,i huged and played with it.However,i'm also afraid the stray dogs.They're too fierce.