I was at the park sitting down with both dogs and this little girl came by on her scooter with her brother and just her luck and my luck, she fell with her scooter, right in front of me onto the cooler I had and Lars got her. She had a puncture wound on her side and either his front teeth or his claws got her back. It happened so fast. I couldn't believe it. Thankfully the mother and the people were on a church outing and she was very cool about everything. They called Animal Control and got all my paper work on Lars, and the mother kept saying it's okay, it's happens, she startled him when she fell, it's an accident. The Lord works in mysterious ways, etc?I was crying thinking Lars was going to be taken from me, and upset hoping the little girl wasn't traumatized. They were all very nice, and the animal control guy said that out of the 80,000 bites from dogs that happen a year this is not a bad one, that Lars was provoked by the scooter and the little girl falling where she did. The friends of the mother of the little girl were very nice saying they just want to make sure Lars is clean and had all his shots. I told them he just had surgery and was tested for everything. He has his rabies shot that are good for 3 years. I just couldn't believe it. This guy, who was not with the group of people, came over to me and started yelling at me, saying who brings a dog like that to the park that would jump on a little girl. I told him, he didn't jump on her she fell right in front of me onto my blanket and he reacted. I couldn't believe that guy. I was crying already and then he comes over yelling. If the mother and the little girl were not right there I would have laid into that guy, but I was way to upset.
Lars is going to k-9 training now. That is a huge NO to me. I do not like dogs like that, even though he was startled it doesn't matter, he is smart enough to know the difference. So I am looking for K-9 training in Vegas. I know they have two great ones in LA but I haven't found one in Vegas yet. I think Cop K-9 training would be best for him because they train him in everything, from making them not react to little dogs and cats, to all commands.
Anyway, I wanted to share what happened because I am just a nervous wreck. I can't believe that happened. I was watching her come by and thinking Oh God Lars is going to bark now is good time to make him sit and not bark, and he did, he didn't bark or anything, but right when she went down and the cooler and scooter went over, he pounced!!!
