Dog walking commentators

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Cor you're a bunch of misery guts ???
We get repeated comments and questions too but I love talking about my dogs so don't mind at all. If I'm in a hurry or feeling antisocial I just don't engage with people, maybe I put on a good resting bitch face ?

Yep I am ??? I know you are right and people are generally nice with the best intentions lol - and I’m proud of the number of people who have adopted a greyhound (or got another one!) after talking to me on a walk. So maybe my posts are worse than the reality ??

 

[AmyMay]

Cor you're a bunch of misery guts ???
We get repeated comments and questions too but I love talking about my dogs so don't mind at all. If I'm in a hurry or feeling antisocial I just don't engage with people, maybe I put on a good resting bitch face ?

Oh, I do too, I’m not really that miserable ??

 

[Arzada]

I don't mind the comments really. In this day and age of people crossing the road because they're scared of catching germs, it's nice that people are still chatty and friendly.

So true

 

[[139672]]

Teddy, my poodle, is 14 inches high. Quite a few people have asked how old he is. When I’ve replied say 4/5 (not months old) they’ve asked ‘is he going to grow any bigger? And my favourite, is he a cockerpoo? No, he’s a poopoo. He’s an apricot poodle, very pale colour. I walked him up on the South Downs next to a field of sheep, not long after the lambs had been taken away from their mums. A ewe came over to the fence and she stood staring and baaing at him for 15 minutes. Poor thing, she must have hoped he was her baby! I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, poor sheep ?

 

[dogatemysalad]

People sometimes ask if ours is a Sheltie too, but generally, most people identify her as a lassie dog. I enjoy the friendly reaction she gets where ever she goes, its a nice way to spend a minute or so, exchanging a few words with a passer by and both parties walk away smiling. What's not to like

 

[Christmascinnamoncookie]

Someone was very insistent that my two original dogs were smooth collies. It makes me laugh when people insist they’re a different breed even after you’ve told them. Twice!


Then the vet was convinced that Bear was a cocker as she heaved 25kg of dog onto the exam table. ?

I think my favourite was during a walk up Thorpe Cloud (sheep, fairly steep), so whippet was on a lead in a harness.
"Is he a search and rescue dog?"
"Not unless there's a sofa in distress up this hill"

PMSL! ?

 

[paisley]

Cor you're a bunch of misery guts ???
We get repeated comments and questions too but I love talking about my dogs so don't mind at all. If I'm in a hurry or feeling antisocial I just don't engage with people, maybe I put on a good resting bitch face ?

Ah, in fairness there are many lovely people that say nice things about him. I mean, the ones that puzzle me are regarding how well behaved he is - must have brought a different dog out with me
Last time this happened, the nice lady with the labradoodle had literally finished 'Oh, but he's so well trained' followed a nanosecond later by ' Oh, he's chasing a rabbit'
Me 'Yeah. He might be a while'

 

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Ah, in fairness there are many lovely people that say nice things about him. I mean, the ones that puzzle me are regarding how well behaved he is - must have brought a different dog out with me
Last time this happened, the nice lady with the labradoodle had literally finished 'Oh, but he's so well trained' followed a nanosecond later by ' Oh, he's chasing a rabbit'
Me 'Yeah. He might be a while'

That reminds me of my last training session with Millie lurcher - my trainer was telling me about some clients who had brought their dogs for some training and were devastated that the dogs killed a rabbit while they were there. “But they never kill rabbits, they just chase them” ???

 

[cava14una]

Oh look Dulux dogs. No they are Bearded Collies Dulux are Old English Sheepdogs and don't have tails.

Post docking ban bit more difficult

 

[{97702}]

Oh look Dulux dogs. No they are Bearded Collies Dulux are Old English Sheepdogs and don't have tails.

Post docking ban bit more difficult

So the difference in size.... and shape... and coat.... and colouring..... from an OES doesn’t give it away, clearly ?