Having a dog, especially a big one, run at you is terrifying! I’m glad you were okay.
I never appreciated how ridiculous it is to yell “He doesn’t bite!” at someone your dog is charging until it happened to me.
Thanks, I was fine. That happened many years ago; I wasn’t bitten, and it gave me a story to tell. :-)
For the record, I wouldn’t have been afraid if the animal wasn’t in attack mode.
When I first caught sight of the Doberman coming toward me, I saw no one walking with it. I casually started into the street to give it some room. ;-) But, then it came charging after me, growling and barking. I scraped the hood of that car with my heels backing up onto it. ;-) The dog was right at my feet, going bananas, and I thought it would kill me.
Then I heard a whistle. It was the owner calling his dog back. The dog immediately stopped and ran to the owner. As the man walked by, I said, “I didn’t even see you.” But, he didn’t apologize or say anything at all. He just glared at me as he walked by.
So, he must’ve sent the dog after me. ;-) Maybe he wanted to see how well his dog would obey his orders. There are good owners and bad ones. This guy was a bad owner. I should add it was a crime-ridden, drug-riddled area.