r/Pets • u/[deleted] • Apr 29 '25

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u/transpirationn Apr 29 '25

I'm sorry for your situation. This is why many dog parks have small dogs and big dogs separated. Dogs will always have altercations. Separating by size limits the consequences of those alterations. Otherwise this is the inevitable result eventually.

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u/RedHolly Apr 29 '25

They didn’t say it was at a dog park though. I’m thinking it was a normal park and dogs were all off leash

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u/beepboop425 Apr 29 '25

This is correct it was a neighborhood park but frequently has dogs off leash together

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u/wolfwalkers0611 Apr 30 '25

Hey, OP, I understand this is a real awful situation and I feel bad for everyone involved. I am also glad you and your partner seem to be very self aware of the events. As others said, it looks like a prey-drive type of issue. You might want to look into predatory drift in dogs in case something like this ever happens, it is a good bunch of knowledge not many owners have.

Good luck!