oooh that’s a cool idea – i don’t have a smart phone though. i did however order an air horn ~ the same one our mailman had today so i got to hear it and it’s good and loud. 🙂 thank you for your concern.

oh yes ~ i feel the pets go with their owner’s/parent’s. same for children. this is about ending separation ~ not creating more of it. love follows where love is, if that makes sense.

You could also download a dog whistle app. for your phone… this would provide distraction for a barking dog… you may even see them off by using the highest frequency.

I use one for our 2 neighbors packs of dogs (why have 1 when you can have 4 dogs each), set each other off, and ruin the tranquility of the neighborhood, regularly.

I have them all trained now – I might hear one or two barks, but gone are the days of incessant barking for an hour or more.

Glad neither you nor your daughter were hurt – glad you told the owner off too.

thank you, Victoria. And I had the “feeling” the woman was a foster parent to it, not the real owner. Kind of training it.
I wondered about pets going with us in the transition. I have a nice cat, so I hope she goes with me.

i’m so sorry you had that experience patricia. it’s frightening ~ even if on a leash. i don’t get the fascination with pitbulls. they are not natural. they were created to be aggressive so even if one has a sweet one – there is that genetic disposition to snap on a dime. i experienced that today. dogs are animals – not people. they are wired differently. i used to treat my former dog like a human until i learned – they are animals and i could not just trust my dog with another the way i would say my child. purely instinctual and therefore may behave in an unexpected manner. i have a feeling as we transition animals will have a different relationship with us. if they wish to live with us, they will let us know. if not – well the end of pets as we know it is something i have seen. and i say this as a life long dog owner and lover who would like to own a dog in the new but now my mate and i feel differently.