A bad experience with puppy on beach jumping up - advice please

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Here he is!!!!!!!!!!

- I had a bit of trouble uploading his photo
 
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His agility class is more of a playtime really. He just fetches, runs through the tunnel and is learning to stand with his back legs on the end of the wooden plank and his fronts on the ground... that sort of thing. He's not involved in the jumps, weave poles, etc which the others do.

Its just to get him used to being around other dogs and enjoying a bit of a run around really. I don't think he'll be doing any structured lessons until he's a year to 18 months old.
 
Tis indeed a white carpet!! I know its not going to stay that way :)

The parrot is his special indoor toy which only comes out to play when he's in the lounge and so stays clean. His other toys are either buried and so filthy or soiled in some other horrible doggy way - they stay in the garden & kitchen!

I've just started him on the RAW diet and he loves it but the problem I have is that often he goes straight out and buries his food - especially lamb shanks! I suppose he knows where he's buried it. I have to shut him in until he's finished now... little darling :rolleyes:
 
Oriel said:
I took my young (18 week old) Border Collie down to the beach yesterday evening. The tide was well out and he was having a great time chasing around in the shallow water. There weren't many people on the beach other than dog walkers. A girl aged about 12 walked across our path and my dog jumped up at her - not in an aggressive way but the girl then started to run up the beach towards her parents. Unfortunately my dog thought she wanted to play and ran with her, ignoring my calls to get him back. I shouted 'sorry about that' to the family and resumed our walk.

I stopped to look out to sea a while later and the father of the girl who must have been following me approached from behind and said 'my daughter's got a huge gash on her leg caused by your dog'. I apologised profusely and tried to explain that it wasn't aggression and that he was a young dog. He got really angry and said my dog was going to run up the beach and rip someone's throat out! I was really shaken and think the man sensed it because he then said 'come the revolution you and your sort will be shot' I was horrified

I'm certain that the girl didn't have a 'gash' on her leg - I was feet away from her when my dog jumped up - I expect it was a scratch. I know that it's not acceptable for my dog to jump up and feel upset that he did.

I'm a new dog owner and so am learning all the time (I take my dog to obedience classes and have just started very elementary agility classes). Is this type of reaction from people common? I was so worried he might follow my car that I went round roundabouts twice to make sure I wasn't being followed home.

Obviously I need to gain control of him on the beach when he's excited Can anyone offer advice please?
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The father is an idiot .Sadly, Britain contains quite a few idiots these days and as dog owners we have to take steps to avoid said idiots for fear of a) police intervention or b) dog warden intervention because idiots rule apparantly and dogs aren't allowed to be dogs in this country without some namby pamby halfwit complaining to the 'appropriate authority'. Stick pup on a long line until your recall is sorted.:)
 
Thanks... I'll do what I can to make ourselves as acceptable as we can (dog ad me)... I've had a lot of very good advice and will certainly be following it.
 
Oriel said:
I took my young (18 week old) Border Collie down to the beach yesterday evening. The tide was well out and he was having a great time chasing around in the shallow water. There weren't many people on the beach other than dog walkers. A girl aged about 12 walked across our path and my dog jumped up at her - not in an aggressive way but the girl then started to run up the beach towards her parents. Unfortunately my dog thought she wanted to play and ran with her, ignoring my calls to get him back. I shouted 'sorry about that' to the family and resumed our walk.

I stopped to look out to sea a while later and the father of the girl who must have been following me approached from behind and said 'my daughter's got a huge gash on her leg caused by your dog'. I apologised profusely and tried to explain that it wasn't aggression and that he was a young dog. He got really angry and said my dog was going to run up the beach and rip someone's throat out! I was really shaken and think the man sensed it because he then said 'come the revolution you and your sort will be shot' I was horrified

I'm certain that the girl didn't have a 'gash' on her leg - I was feet away from her when my dog jumped up - I expect it was a scratch. I know that it's not acceptable for my dog to jump up and feel upset that he did.

I'm a new dog owner and so am learning all the time (I take my dog to obedience classes and have just started very elementary agility classes). Is this type of reaction from people common? I was so worried he might follow my car that I went round roundabouts twice to make sure I wasn't being followed home.

Obviously I need to gain control of him on the beach when he's excited Can anyone offer advice please?
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I think the father overreacted but at the same time I can see why he was so annoyed. Some of my friends are not keen on dogs. puppy or not, having a strange dog approach them, jump on them scratching with their claws and then continue to follow them as they ran away would terrify them...and they are Adults. This is a child we are talking about. I would be very pissed off if some idiot let their dog do that to my niece, she should be able to enjoy being down on the beach and not have to worry about other peoples pets coming up to her unwanted.. If you cannot call him back reliably he should not be off lead.

But I am a bit of a nazi when it comes to dogs being well mannered or on leads. There are a hugh amount of uncontrolled dogs and owners who do not seem to care out there and it bugs me when I see dogs out of control in public places...perhaps its just because I have a bee in my bonnet from having watched a Golden retriever leg it around the local beach casually taking out children and toddlers and jumping on everyone while his owners stood and howled at him to come back but then didnt bother to put him on a lead when he eventually chose to wander back to them.cue repeat of the scenario a few minutes later further down the beach...sigh

Out of control dogs makes it more and more likely that dogs will be banned from public areas off lead over here. Perhaps it is just that Ireland is quite antidog overall, just look at our restricted breed laws, but more and more beaches are starting to become off limits to dogs bar at certain times over here and then they are only ment to be on leash :( So every bad incidence is yet another bad public opinion and another person who will add their voice to the lobby against dogs running free.

But that said he is a puppy and an adorable one at that :) and everyone makes mistakes. Its in the past now and its the future that matters. Once he has reliable recall incidents like this are a thing of the past :)
 
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