Another irresponsible dog owner...

Nudibranch

Nudibranch

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This morning some walkers passed with two dogs; one collie on a lead and one spaniel off lead. Our lane leads onto a footpath and though fields full of grazing, pregnant sheep. As soon as I realised they were not putting the spaniel on the lead I decided to go over and ask them to, as obviously we are a month from lambing and the spaniel was running manically in circles. No sooner had I taken a step than the spaniel set off at a gallop into my neighbour's field - where my chickens were ranging. The damned thing would not recall and in a split second had grabbed my elderly barnevelder and was shaking it like a rat. Long story short but the barny was taken to the vet and pts as her injuries were obviously going to be lethal: lots of degloved parts and internal bleeding. What I can't understand is why the owner thought it was fine to have the dog off lead like that. I had a bit of a go to be honest, and did end up feeling slightly sorry for him as he did apologise and offer to pay for the hen. But he thought that "open countryside" was suitable for letting dogs run about and couldn't grasp the fact that it would be shot on sight if it were seen amongst sheep.

I know well trained, working spaniels are great but this is the third time I've encountered a spaniel with an owner who can't control it and on two of those occasions one of my animals has been hurt or killed (one attacked my puppy, leaving him with a lifelong fear of other dogs).
Rant over...I just wish people could manage their dogs properly.
 
That’s awful, people can be so shortsighted, do you know why they had one dog on a lead and the other one not ?
 
I'm so sorry. We thankfully don't get many walkers with dogs we don't know here, but if we see a new person with a spaniel our hearts just sink.
Your poor hen. I hope you did take his money, I have run up the footpath with a dying hen in my arms before to get money from the dog owner who was bolting like a rabbit.
 
I’m so sorry ☹️ I do not understand anyone who leaves their dog off lead around stock, whether it is supposedly a trained gun dog or not - the risk is too high, end of. Your poor hen ☹️
 
that sucks, I am sorry. I had that happened to me-off lead spaniel took a very nice hen I'd bred and a nice cockerel. dog was off lead on the road and ran down our drive and jumped into the pen.
 
I do actually get a lot of peoples dogs in my garden when my gates are open and the verge outside is used as the local dog toilet. A man uses my lane to chuck a ball up to exercise his dog as he stands at the bottom.
Some people are just idiots.
I've actually been standing there looking at people, going 'really???'.
 
bonny said:
I meant, as I think you know, that off lead dogs visit front gardens at will, they are not communal spaces !
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I did not know that you meant that it was accepted practice to allow dogs onto other peoples gardens, if that is the case, then that does go someway to explaining why people don't keep their dogs under control and off other peoples land when they are in rural areas!
 
YorksG said:
I did not know that you meant that it was accepted practice to allow dogs onto other peoples gardens, if that is the case, then that does go someway to explaining why people don't keep their dogs under control and off other peoples land when they are in rural areas!
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Of course !
 
YorksG said:
I did not know that you meant that it was accepted practice to allow dogs onto other peoples gardens, if that is the case, then that does go someway to explaining why people don't keep their dogs under control and off other peoples land when they are in rural areas!
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Is it acceptable for people to allow their dogs into other people’s gardens in urban areas?
 
That's horrible OP.

I would have taken his money, reported him to NFU and the police so there is a record of the incident and told him I'd shoot it next time (and so would any other farmer). If he doesn't want a dead dog he needs to put it on a lead.

Oddly enough I have had this discussion with OH who is usually quite sensible. He said he would be very unhappy with a farmer who shot his dog. I said fine keep them on a lead and they won't be shot. And showed him graphic photos of ewes who had been savaged. He agrees with me now. Social media has a part to play along with the police to reiterate the right to shoot dogs harassing livestock.
 
SadKen said:
That's horrible OP.

I would have taken his money, reported him to NFU and the police so there is a record of the incident and told him I'd shoot it next time (and so would any other farmer). If he doesn't want a dead dog he needs to put it on a lead.

Oddly enough I have had this discussion with OH who is usually quite sensible. He said he would be very unhappy with a farmer who shot his dog. I said fine keep them on a lead and they won't be shot. And showed him graphic photos of ewes who had been savaged. He agrees with me now. Social media has a part to play along with the police to reiterate the right to shoot dogs harassing livestock.
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That just reminded me of a thread a while back on here, with someone arguing that dogs should be allowed onto other people’s land - even when they had stock 🙄🙄
 
Snitch said:
I just don’t get that mentality! When ours are out for walks on public roads they’re on leads and certainly aren’t allowed into gardens.
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Indeed - one would think this would be the only conceivably mentality, but it doesn't seem to be. I get dogs straying in with my horses, in my field, from the bridlepath, with their owners standing wetly on the track, not even bothering to call them because they know they don't have recall :mad:
 
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