My first question to you is where do you live? The US or otherwise? I had a similar situation...kind of. I was out walking one of our labs (we raise labs, used to do some breeding) when we came upon a woman with 2 Rottweilers. Had I seen the dogs, I would have crossed the street or turned around...I'd just rather avoid them all together. One of the Rotties broke his leash and went after my lab. Homer was bit in the process and so was I. The lady had to jump on her dog for us to get away.

Now, I live in the state of Pennsylvania. In this state, the owner MUST be in control of their dog AT ALL TIMES. This means in yard or on the street. If you felt threatened by this dog, you are well within your rights to do whatever you need to to protect yourself.

In my situation, because the woman left and I had no information about the dogs, I had to sweat out having a rabies test done. I had gone to the hospital to have my bites tended to and by law, I had 10 days to find the owner and get vet records so as to avoid the rabies shot series. We called all over. Not many folks around here have TWO rotties. Eventually, we ended up placing an ad on the local cable channel for this woman to PLEASE call. She had her friends call and laugh at me but wouldn't give me any information. On the last day, this woman's sister called me and gave me the name and the number of the owner of the rotties. I promptly called dog control who jumped on the situation. The dog had not had it's shots but was taken and observed for 10 days only to be returned to its owner. Turns out the woman was afraid her dogs would be taken and destroyed. I think the dog that was unprovoked and attacked my dog and myself should have been...at the very least....taken away from this woman who obviously had NO control over her dog.

I'm interested to hear how things turn out for you.

Michelle