Evening park trip with the kids and partner (4 kids 10 and under). The 3 year old is non verbal and a fear of dogs. My partner is about 10ft away in the van dorectly facing where we are and watching. A dog off a lead runs full speed towards us she is hysterical before the dog gets close. My son starts screaming i grab them all behind me at the sane time im pushing this dog away who keepc comimg back. At one point i had to swing my daughter by her arm quickly away to stop the dog touching her as he went for her. The man who owns the dog just slowky walked over n slowly got his dog, didnt seem to care and said absolutely nothing and then I look at my partner n say what the actual fuck? Why are you just sitting there? He said what do you want me to do. Both children who were crying and screaming are autistic too and one non verbal and no understanding. My non verbal child already struggles in social situations and jumpy this is now going to make her even more scared to be outside. The man could also see his dog running towards us a mile off n did nothing to try call his dog back or stop it.
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I hate how stupid people are and how DUMB men can be ! I would have been so pissed too girl!!

Off leash dog owners are super irresponsible and very selfish.
However, panicking & swinging a child (or another dog) around makes them appear more like a toy or prey. (Understandable that it happened at all though)
The best way to go about it is to grab your kid & get them up higher to safety, and stand your ground, get loud, don’t be afraid to kick your foot out towards the dog to get it to retreat. If an owner does care about their dogs safety, the dog wouldn’t be off leash.
Another tactic if you know your in an area you know has a high population of off leash dogs, is to carry a child sized umbrella, and open the umbrella towards the dog. The sound it makes & how it expands are scary things to a dogs brain, and most owners do not train their dogs towards desensitization of umbrella usage, so it’s a pretty effective deterrent.
We was also in the childs playground with the toddler swingd and slide where this happened

You have every right to be angry.