📝 AITA for getting bitten after being warned that the dog was going to attack me ?

By Tought-Cookie • Score: 2 • April 22, 2025 4:21 PM


Hi everyone, english is not my first language.

So today, I was rollerblading in my city and when this happened I was on a sidewalk because there were no cycle path on this part of my ride.

At this moment I saw a men with a dog, he was 10 meter away from me and told me calmly to be careful of the dog. So in my head I thought the dog might be scarded so I slowed down and began to pass by them.

When I got closer the man told me it was gonna attack me, but again he told it very calmly. And I noticed he was holding the leash loose, not tight to hold it to avoid the dog's attack.

So I passed calmly by them, at the border of the sidewalk to let some space between us (he was at the other border but the sidewalk wasnt very large), and the dog bit my leg and I left quickly to not make the situation worse.

I think I might be TA because he told me it was gonna attack and I didn't really do anything to avoid it, I could have gone on the road as there were no cars or something else.. But because he was very calm and talking very calmly I thought there were zero danger

And in the other hand I think the man might be TA because he knew his dog could bite and he didnt really hold it tight. It wasn't like I passed them really close, the dog needed to approach me to be able to bite me, so if he had held it tightly it couldn't had reached me maybe ?

So AITA ?

EDIT : I think it is not really an AH situation, I just want to know if I am at fault or not for that because I feel a little bad for the dog

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