Spotherisk
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I used to own a pet shop/feed merchants. Widdling dogs with oblivious owners was a nightmare, and sometimes the extendable lead wasn’t even retracted 
Another fatal dog attack
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skinnydipper
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Woman arrested over suspected double XL Bully attack
Police continue to investigate the attack that took place in Albert Street, South Normanton, on February 4
Tiddlypom
Carries on creakily
It must have been a nightmareI used to own a pet shop/feed merchants. Widdling dogs with oblivious owners was a nightmare, and sometimes the extendable lead wasn’t even retracted
. It’s a real hygiene problem, stock gets piddled on and slobbered over so that owners can drag fluffykins round the shops.I don’t want to encounter anybody’s fluffykins in a narrow shop aisle, apart from assistance dogs (no problem with them at all). Entitled ruddy owners.
Andie02
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That's the one that I posted about recently near where we live, you beat me to it skinnydipper, I hadn't got round to updating on here.Woman arrested over suspected double XL Bully attack
Police continue to investigate the attack that took place in Albert Street, South Normanton, on February 4www.derbytelegraph.co.uk
Clodagh
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I have always assumed that people who shop with their dogs have separation anxiety, the people that is.
twiggy2
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I have taken Maz into shops, if I am on holiday and its hot we will go into a fat face or similar, she doesn't are, its not a busy shop and very spacious and preferable to leaving her to cook in a hot car. It probably happens once a year or so.
I won't take dogs into food shops and maz doesn't pee up things or want to say hello to anyone.
I won't take dogs into food shops and maz doesn't pee up things or want to say hello to anyone.
Cinnamontoast
Fais pas chier!
What's with that bloke forever taking off his clothes?! And slagging off owners he's rescuing from before he's even left their property then publishing it! 'Have a beautiful day' indeed.
Smitty
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My worst nightmare. Hope justice is served, there really needs to be a deterrant to stop these attacks.Woman arrested over suspected double XL Bully attack
Police continue to investigate the attack that took place in Albert Street, South Normanton, on February 4
Smitty
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I live on the edge of a town, just me and small dog. I often incorporate a walk with picking up an item from Proper Job, nipping into Millets, dropping stuff off at a charity shop or getting dog food. It saves me time, dog is on a very short lead in shops and is moved out of peoples way, picked up if necessary qand not allowed to bother anyone. If he slobbered, I think I would vomit and I would certainly notice if he was about to wee. He loves a trip to the shops.
skinnydipper
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Indy
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I've mantrailed with Bandit through Go Outdoors a couple of times, he was absolutely incredible. I've gone into Pets at Home with him when I've stopped off on the way from work and it's been too warm to leave him in the car. Our Pets at Home is designed so all the feed stuffs is one side and the rabbits and hamsters are along the other so no need to go anywhere near
I'm Dun
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you are describing me
I hate leaving my boys and do take them to shops and other places. Ones a medical assistance dog, who I only need overnight, but when I just had him he came to the job centre and various other places. He lays down out of the way and people dont even notice hes there. I dont take him those sorts of places now theres two of them though, and didnt go on a uni trip as Id have needed to take him and it felt like it would be disruptive. They dont slobber and they definitely dont wee though. Given how filthy I usually am, the dogs are far more hygenic than me most of the time. Whippets dont do dirt/slobber/mud etc.
I'm Dun
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We visit the charity shop on a regular basis as well at their request. They have dog treats and love them going in. Both the local screwfix and toolstation allow dogs and are delighted to see mine although thats not a regular thing.
TheOldTrout
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We sometimes take our terriers into the local pet shop. Pet shop owner loves dogs and always gives them treats. Blue just likes to explore, but our previous dog was very greedy, I mean food-oriented, and tried to lunge into the boxes of dog biscuits on the floor. I managed to keep him out of them, pet shop owner said he could have some biscuits but was pleased I'd stopped him helping himself - she said a lot of people don't try to stop their dogs from just going and helping themselves to half a box full, which gobsmacked me.
TheOldTrout
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That second sentence made me think of your dogs all trotting into the pub while you were out walking!
Mrs. Jingle
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Off topic, but reminds me of a canny old driving mare that always turned into the local pub car park on the way home, cart and all! No idea how she got into that bad habit!
rabatsa
Confuddled
I had a driving donkey that never forgot a house that gave him a carrot. Trying to go for a drive the month following delivering Christmas cards for my mother was a nightmare.
stormox
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Years ago, I always took my dog shopping, a lot of shops had tie- up rings outside.
Do it now I'd be slammed a 'cruel owner' and he'd be pictured on FB!!
Do it now I'd be slammed a 'cruel owner' and he'd be pictured on FB!!
CorvusCorax
'It's only a laugh, no harm done'
splashgirl45
Lurcher lover
He isn’t on my feed but shows up regularly in the reels. If he isn’t fully dressed I don’t watch as he is quite hairy and not my type, in fact I find him quite creepy but he does do good work with rescue dogs so he can’t be all badYou have naked dog trainers on your feed?
Pippity
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Isn't he one of the ones who's constantly shoving his face into strange dogs' faces? Although there are a few rescuers that constantly appear on my feed, so I could be confusing him with someone else.He isn’t on my feed but shows up regularly in the reels. If he isn’t fully dressed I don’t watch as he is quite hairy and not my type, in fact I find him quite creepy but he does do good work with rescue dogs so he can’t be all bad
GSD Woman
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Nice way to get bitten.
Pippity
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Police probe into reported ‘bully dog’ attack on woman and horse
Police investigate reports of woman and horse being attacked by ‘bully-type dog’
POLICE are investigating reports that a woman and her horse were attacked by a ‘bully-type dog’.
POLICE are investigating reports that a woman and her horse were attacked by a ‘bully-type dog’.
It is said that the dog tried to bite the horse and bit the woman’s foot, before chasing them into a nearby farm, leaving the rider ‘absolutely terrified’.
It was described as being black with its ears cropped, and it was a ‘no doubt a stereotypical bully dog’, with its head ‘twice the sound of a football’.
The woman who reported the incident said: “We go walking up a private lane, and alongside the lane is a public footpath with trees and hedges.
“At around 5pm on Wednesday evening, a dog came running and the owner told me not to worry as he is really friendly.
“I said be careful, as if he comes near my horse he will probably get kicked. The dog has gone to bite my horse’s leg so mine has walloped it.
“Then it was circling around him, jumping up to try and get hold of his throat. Then it got hold of my foot, but luckily not latched on.
“I galloped off and it came chasing me back to the farm, where it tried to attack another horse in a stable.
“I tried to shoo the dog off, luckily it hasn’t got me, it just squared up to me. The owner came walking around and said he had never done anything like this before.”
She said that she was lucky to be on her horse at the time, as if she had not, she ‘dreads to think what would have happened’.
“If that was a child on a smaller horse, there would’ve been a dead horse and a very injured human,” she added.
“It was horrific. I’m absolutely terrified. Horses are my hobby and keep me sane, and I’m terrified to go about my daily hobby after a stressful day at work.
“There should be nowhere safer than a private lane.
“My horse has to go back to the vets for a check-up because he's in rehabilitation for a ligament injury, but for him to have to gallop on concrete has probably done damage to that leg.”
cauda equina
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I wonder if all these 'Don't worry, he's friendly' owners really do believe that their dog would never be aggressive, or if they just cba to keep them on a lead and don't actually care if they go for someone
Mrs. Jingle
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How many times do we have to hear and see this from owners. Surely even the thickest person would now be starting to realise that a high percentage of this type of dog might well be their child's furry and gentle friend....until it isn't. Without fail over and over we are seeing these dogs suddenly flip out and kill and maim both humans and other animals. Either the owner's are lying or this type of dog has an inherent predisposition to this Jekyll and Hyde sudden flip into a seriously dangerous animal. It makes me so angry. Enough is enough.
splashgirl45
Lurcher lover
Yes he does that as well, my problem with him is he hardly ever seems to be fully dressed, I really can’t cope with that so only watch the occasional clip when I don’t have to look at his hairy body . I still find him a bit creepy fully dressed though
skinnydipper
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Man wet himself and jumped on van after dog attack caused 'appalling' injuries
Michael Miller was spared jail but he is banned from owning any dog for two years
nutjob
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So your dog can attack and badly injure someone, and you get 18 months conditional discharge. Dog is not euthanised and owner doesn't have to pay kennel fees because he doesn't work. He's been convicted before for owning a banned dog breed. Victim gets £300 compensation. APOPLECTIC!! 
It's at least partly the victims own fault because he looked like a friend trying to scare him!
It's at least partly the victims own fault because he looked like a friend trying to scare him!
EarsofaSnowman
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@nutjob
Appalling isn't it! There's not a single element of that which strikes me as fair and reasonable.
Justice has failed the victim, society, and the dog.
Appalling isn't it! There's not a single element of that which strikes me as fair and reasonable.
Justice has failed the victim, society, and the dog.
Cinnamontoast
Fais pas chier!
No, it’s him and probably others. He even made a point of saying that some people don’t like the way he approaches strange dogs. I think he’s been extremely lucky so far, not that he’d show any nasty interactions, presumably. Very foolish, imo. Wouldn’t take much for one of the big dogs to rip his face off.
He was wandering round I think a pine wood the other day, barefoot, very gingerly. Idiot.Yes he does that as well, my problem with him is he hardly ever seems to be fully dressed, I really can’t cope with that so only watch the occasional clip when I don’t have to look at his hairy body . I still find him a bit creepy fully dressed though