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SusieT

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Who doesn't get upset at the idea of my dog seeing strangerS?
Sure, they'll bark and get a bit excited. But once the stranger has gone, they'll settle again..I don't get all the angst over other pepole going 'near' the dogs that seems to have been posted about recently.
 
Problem is, that unless you live in fairly quiet (probably rural) area if your dog reacts with any excitement/aggression towards random people - you will probably have them over reacting badly towards your dog and by default, you.Before you know it, there will be complaints about "dangerous dogs","attacks" or the "potential" for attack! Defend the last if you can.....

I personally have no issue with my guarding breed dog being protective if someone is threatening me BUT for everybody's safety (especially his) he has to be well trained enough to stop any noise or bouncing the second I say. There is a lot of prejudice about dogs already - dontcha know that my rott will kill on sight??:rolleyes: and even my little terriers that are not at all noisy, bouncy or pushy are met with terror by many people even when they just bumble by minding their business......
 
No but your the only one who continues to give the opinion that if people are not doing it your way its wrong.

Different owners have different styles and different idea's about how it should be done and you know what? Thats ok.
 
So long as the dog is securely closed away though cbmcts.. I don't get the issue with randomers being about the place for valid reasons (obv.. not just burglars lol)
 
I let my dog howl and bark and growl.

Why? Because we are the only ones not to have been burgled in the street! :D

she is a brilliant guard dog AND family dog.

When we were selling the caravan, I had loads of weirdos round, so OH said in future, get their numbers and he will call them back...

2 huge blokes arrived once, got pissed when I explainied about leaving his number, then decided for whatever reason, to come inside the gate, even though he could chat fine over the fence...

My dog stood (had been sat next to me) stepped forward, and gave a long, warning growl.

He got the hint and went back out! Then he asked me to smack her! I said why? He said for growling at him...I said not a chance! she is doing her job! He was approaching me as if he was gonna bean me! Has happened a few times, and no...she has NEVEr bitten! Though if someone ran at me, and DID go to whack me, I'd let them have her full fury!

My next door neighbour (high up in police) also advised me on the huge sign on the wall.

'WARNING - OUR DOG BITES'

IF I have one saying 'Beware of the Dog' and she bit someone, I can get sued...but with my current sign, I have a better chance to defend the fact that that person was told what to expect.

And I'll argue that until the cows come home...

If you are getting some idea that she is a vicious killing machine, think again! She was stolen, thank god for microchips, as when I called the kennel she had been taken to when dumped, 2 families had wanted to take her home, as she was the only dog who loved the kids all over her! :D

And no, she isn't roaming loose round the yard, kennel when we not there, or lead (steel) out running of course when we ARE outside, and she is in at night, only because she had been stolen before!
 
Yes and no, obviously we have a lot of people on our yard at certain times.

Yes, they bark, yes, they settle down.

I don't like people winding them up by playing ball or going beyond the 'private' sign.

I don't like people walking straight up to him full height when he is in his run and he doesn't know them, as he sees it as a challenge and will go banzai, especially as I have already asked them not to 'oh but I'm good with dogs...er, no you're not...'.

But they do get used to 'regulars' and B was perfectly lovely with the nice man who cut the hedge around his run during the summer after they were introduced properly, he 'helped' by pulling all the clippings into his run and provided musical accompaniment :p

My biggest bugbear is people walking in on top of him without asking. While he is normally fine, if I tense up, so does he and gets defensive.

"Can I touch your dog" are five words which could have saved many an adult or child from injury.

So....I don't mind them seeing strangers as long as the strangers give them space and if they want to 'meet' them, ask me and we can do it properly.
 
I guess the border collie post would be the same as my mams set up,the bigger rescues are in a large building with indoor kennels, she does not have immediate neighbours but still has houses near by with big dogs and big barks, she likes obs to keep them quiet when she is not there and they are in (she has radio on in there very high) if a random parcel fella slid the big doors open and went in to drop a parcel in there, the dogs would go beserk and for how long? as know one would be there to shusssh them and it would be a bit dementing for themto see somerandom fella appear, she has rescue sheps in there and they as a guarding breed do go bananas to stragers appearing randomly!

Also if the parcel force man hapens to know someone in the market for dog napping, he now knows where there is a bunch of mixed pedigree dogs.

If a dog is running on a farm/chained or kenneled in full view of everyone then fair do's. let it do its job and bark,i let my rotti go beserk at the gates at work, because I want her to look mean to save me from the smack heads that hangabout, at home I want her to calm it and she will if told.

If I leave my property I do not want people near my dogs when im not there and if I lock them somewhere for that reason, I would be pished off if someone went in to the area.
 
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It's an issue for me because mine has lingering separation anxiety issues and someone coming up to the house, knocking on the door, peering through the window etc. is going to destroy the fragile peace I manage to set up before I leave and probably set her off howling. :rolleyes:

I also wouldn't let anyone enter the house while I'm not there - the letting agent, to give a reasonable example - because you don't know that they won't go 'ooh poor doggy locked in a crate, I'll set you free' and I'll come home to scenes of destruction or an escaped dog. She would also 'talk' continually to them in that situation which would be very unnerving if you're not used to the breed.

I don't mind if strangers approach us out on walks as she loves people and has proven that she's totally safe and non-guarding. She obviously gets a lot of attention, most of it positive, and you just get used to it.
 
SusieT said:
So long as the dog is securely closed away though cbmcts.. I don't get the issue with randomers being about the place for valid reasons (obv.. not just burglars lol)
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My neighbours might :) He's very loud once he gets going!
I live on a main road and there are a lot of passers by - tbh the dog doesn't need to be stressing himself barking at people and neither my neighbours or I want to listen to the racket. The dogs will bark if anyone comes past the front door towards the back gate and that's fair enough and their job.

Anybody who's visiting (known to the dogs trusted workmen, dog sitters etc) are warned that while they are perfectly safe to go in the front door it is unsafe to use the back gate as the dogs might have them then.....


Dragon Slayer

The signs that NFU recommended were

"Caution - Loose Dogs" or "Caution - Dogs Running Free"

No liability admitted using those but nobody could say they weren't warned ;)
 
I don't really give a toss about people near my dog, the Boiler Man came in to service the boiler whilst we were out, dog is always quiet in his crate no matter who is about, it's when he's out it he goes nuts... BUT what does annoy me is people's inability to do as they are asked ie. leave parcel in parcel box, don't go in big barn when not asked to...
 
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