Dogs barking at horses... bear with me it's a long one...

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Ok so my boy and my mum's girl are used to dogs running around and barking etc but they are used to the barking from a distance.

A friend of mine's dog goes right up to her horses and barks constantly at them, I actually thought the dog had bit the horse at one point till I realised that he's got his face so close to the horse that when he barks its puffing the horses hair away. Bless her horses they aren't bothered by this at all but when my friend comes to my horses with me (relient on her atm due to back injury) her dog is constantly barking at my two and they are getting quite p****d off with it. I'm worried that it'll put my two right off dogs in general and that her dog is going to get a kick in the face.
The other problem is that I'm currently trying to get my dog used to the horses as she's quite afraid of them. She's not a barker, she just runs out of the field if they get too close :rolleyes: but she's getting better and she came within 2 feet of my laid back lad yesterday (massive achievement!) so I'm worrying that if they start to get agressive with my friend's dog they might end up being frightened of dogs in general and might end up hurting my dog and any others we come across :cool:
I know I need to say something but I'm rubbish at this sort of thing and I need someone to script me something polite to say to her as I really don't want to put her back up because she's a lovely person and she's been really good to me. Help? :o
 
Why would someone put up with their dog constantly barking at their horses, im afraid mine learn the hard way. Id ask your friend to leave her dog in the car, i wouldnt tolerate it round mine...i cant stand my own dogs barking let along someone elses.
 
Just suggest her dogs might be more settled if she left them at home/in the car.

Constant barking is a bit much for anyone to listen too, never mind the horses.
 
She won't leave him, he goes everywhere with her and she can't leave him in the car because she picks me up (with her dog and her mum) we go off to do the horses and her mum takes the car for errands and picks us up when she's done :(
 
Shut him in a stable or tie him to a fence. Tell her what you have said on here - BE ASSERTIVE! It doesn't have to mean being rude.
At work the YO terrier barks at the horses whenever they are out of or just looking over their stable doors and it drives me nuts. From a horses POV though they just ignore him and are steady to dogs on hacks as well so maybe he is a training aid?
 
Get an avanti II from amazon its a dog loud noise thing that you cant hear, keep it in your pocket and when it barks press the button, it will soon shut up and your friend wont know why its doing this but it will stop.
 
Clodagh said:
Shut him in a stable or tie him to a fence. Tell her what you have said on here - BE ASSERTIVE! It doesn't have to mean being rude.
At work the YO terrier barks at the horses whenever they are out of or just looking over their stable doors and it drives me nuts. From a horses POV though they just ignore him and are steady to dogs on hacks as well so maybe he is a training aid?
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Thanks, I'll have to get her to tie him to a fence out of the way. it's not the barking really that's the issue it's more that he's right at them barking, almost worrying them sort of thing if you know what I mean.
Dogs bouncing around and barking in general is fine with me as it is great desensitising stuff but I don't want anyone's animals to get hurt and I really don't want my two to end up afraid of dogs.

putasocinit said:
Get an avanti II from amazon its a dog loud noise thing that you cant hear, keep it in your pocket and when it barks press the button, it will soon shut up and your friend wont know why its doing this but it will stop.
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What does it do? gonna go look it up coz I've never heard of it before :) Just tried to find it but couldn't see it on amazon, could you post a link please?

amymay said:
Just tell her that her dogs aren't welcome.
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Can't because she knows I take mine up with me when me and mum go together :cool:
 
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While constantly barking dogs are a pita, I get the impression she's helping you out for free as a friend. In which case I don't think you are in a position to demand she does something. If polite hints don't work then I think its either a case of putting up with it or not accepting her help.
 
Yesterday i had to rush one of the outher liverys and her little dog to the vet as the poor little dog had got himself trodden on by one of the ponies resulting in a broken leg and a cut to the bone , so i would suggest to your friend for the safety of her dog it stays away from your horses .
Luckly for my friends dog we got him to the vet in less than 10 mins but he may still lose his leg and i would never want to see anything like that again or wish anyone else to .
 
Why does helping out have to include one's dog being a giant PITA? I would say I love your dog coming out with us but fair warning it may not end pretty if he/she continues. My SIL is the same with her dogs. I will not go anywhere with her as she sees no issue with you having to ride with 2 or 3 dogs in your lap. I love dogs. I have 3. They are very much a part of my family. They are out when we do the horses. I have 2 dog hating horses. The dogs know and we as people make smart decisions concerning all.

Terri
 
Littlelegs said:
While constantly barking dogs are a pita, I get the impression she's helping you out for free as a friend. In which case I don't think you are in a position to demand she does something. If polite hints don't work then I think its either a case of putting up with it or not accepting her help.
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Oh yes she really is helping me out as a friend and it's been a godsend otherwise I wouldn't be able to get to my horses at the moment at all :(
I don't want to demand anything of her at all! I'm just looking for a polite way to put across that I'm worried for her dog and about my horses. That was the point to the OP because I'm really bad at explaining things and I don't want to hurt her feelings or make it seem like I am being demanding. I just don't want anyone's animals to get hurt.
I honestly feel like it could be a dangerous situation so putting up with her dog constantly haring around at the horses back legs and barking isn't really an option and I really have no other way of getting to the horses at the moment and there is no one I can get to look after them while my back heals. So I need to get it across in a polite and friendly way because I don't want her to be upset or anything as she is a good (albeit new) friend.
 
How about saying something like:

Do you mind if I put your dog on a lead and keep him at a safe distance from the horses - I'm not confident that my horses are that good with really bouncy dogs being up close and I'd never forgive myself if your dog got hurt after you've been so lovely to me :-)

Or something along those lines - if she just says 'oh don't worry he's fine' then you can follow up with a slightly more assertive:

No really, please just humour me on this one, I've got enough worries/stress at the moment and it puts me on edge the whole time we're here..
 
Are there anyone elses horses at the same place as yours? If there are then I would suggest that others don't like the noise. If not then I think you have to put up with it if she is doing you the favour of taking you there and helping you out.
 
Lulup said:
How about saying something like:

Do you mind if I put your dog on a lead and keep him at a safe distance from the horses - I'm not confident that my horses are that good with really bouncy dogs being up close and I'd never forgive myself if your dog got hurt after you've been so lovely to me :-)

Or something along those lines - if she just says 'oh don't worry he's fine' then you can follow up with a slightly more assertive:

No really, please just humour me on this one, I've got enough worries/stress at the moment and it puts me on edge the whole time we're here..
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Perfect! Thank you! :D

putasocinit said:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dog-Dazer-I...1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1358877567&sr=8-1-fkmr0

Dont know where I got the Avanti from, it is Dazzer but here is the link anyway.
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Got it, thanks I'll have a wee look, could come in handy at some point anyway :D
 
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