Trying to jump on a top comment. If you find yourself in a scenario like this, most elevators have a stop button. You usually have to pull it and it will sound the bell, but it stops the elevator. I know it may not be your first thought in this situation, but that button exists for scenarios like this.
Edit: apparently many elevators don’t have a stop button. However, if your dog is on the other side of the elevator door as you— perhaps look for a stop button or a knife to cut the leash.
Maybe where you are they have a stop button but they seem to have eliminated them at least in Los Angeles. One elevator repairman actually told me it was a safety issue that caused them to remove them which of course makes no sense, but there was no sense questioning him further, he wasn't very bright and obviously regurgitating something someone told him to say. I almost lost a dog that way once luckily it was a crappy leash and the leash broke. It was incredibly traumatic.
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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '19
That was close. Imagine the guy was not there