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I have seen it happen a few times and legs broken a couple of other times in the 20 years I have been using that park.
Sounds awful!
In a similar vein, we saw a similar incident with a Great Dane puppy a few years ago. Ended up with a lady with a broken humerus. To make matters worse, she got a post op infection and nearly lost her arm.
The injured person was a friend of the owner and they are still friends. The pup has grown into a lovely dog too.
Edit; Lady made a full recovery after a whole lot of physio.
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I was hit by a 45kg labradoodle called Otis, 10 weeks ago which folded my knee in the wrong direction and broke a bit off the top of my tibia. 11 days in hospital, and 2 screws fitted. Weight bearing now, but a lot of recovery still to do.
The dog belonged to a friend and was having a game of chase with my dog running in circles round us, but decided to cut through the middle whilst looking over its shoulder so didnt see me. Knew it was broken as went down and the 500 meter walk home wasnt fun. Owner was horrified and now will only let the dog off the lead in the park if in a quiet corner and everyone is stood against a fence.
I have seen it happen a few times and legs broken a couple of other times in the 20 years I have been using that park. I suspect most owners of large dogs have no idea they can do that damage. I dont blame Otis tho' and gave him a hug the next time I saw him.
Stupidly I always suggest people watch big dogs running carefully and keep knees bent. Neither of which I did.