Risking My Life For A Photo
This Weimaraner is attacking me. May be five metres/fifteen feet. He’s focused on me. He’s not attacking my dog, which is just behind me. He’s coming for me.
He came from the bushes at the back. No bark. Just a silent attack. I raised my camera, took a couple of shots, and then braced myself. I was ready. At the last possible second, a whistle from his owner, I guess, and he went back with his owner.
I screamed at the owner that he needs to keep his dog on a leash. The owner, a coward, turned around and went away with his, he was almost running.
Was I scared? I don’t think so because I was too busy taking my photos and I didn’t run away, but afterward I felt my heart racing.
There are plenty of stories about dog bites. Wikipedia says that there are about 4.5 million dog bites a year in the US, and between 6,000 to 13,000 hospitalisations. Here in Canada, there are no general statistics on dog bites because there’s no central tracking, every province has their own rules. In Quebec, you’re not even allowed to use a collar, every dog has to wear a body harness. Try to control your dog with these harnesses. Most of the time, the harnesses makes the pulling worse. And in winter, in Canada where we have both snow and ice, this makes staying upright during the dog walk even more of a sport.
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BTW, I still don’t know why this Weimaraner attacked me. He wasn’t trying to get to my dog. He was trying get me.
Camera: Canon 7DMkII ISO 800 and 1/200
Lens: Canon 70-200mm f/4 @121mm and f/6.3
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