Escapade
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A few weeks ago a woman snapped at me to put myself on a lead!
What gets to me though is how many men have tried to intimidate me. Is it really so hard to say âalright, sorry about thatâ?
'Dogs like to say hello, if your dog doesn't sort it out or don't take it out'
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What gets to me though is how many men have tried to intimidate me. Is it really so hard to say âalright, sorry about thatâ?
ArklePig
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A few weeks ago a woman snapped at me to put myself on a lead!
What gets to me though is how many men have tried to intimidate me. Is it really so hard to say âalright, sorry about thatâ?
Sorry but LOL. What a gobshite.
Annette4
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I can't quite type what I would like to but he is most definitely in the wrong.
I do muzzle my boy who is very dog reactive but he will bite immediately when approached by an off lead dog (he was attacked 3 times while on the lead in close succession so now bites first). Just because other people cannot and will not control their dogs does not mean he shouldn't get walks and enrichment.....but I have changed where I walk him which is a real shame. Its not that he can't be around dogs.....he does a team dog sport and will be preforming at Dogfest but he is terrified when dogs approach him at speed off lead.
In your shoes I would not be muzzling and it is most definitely his problem. I would be reporting the out of control dog.
I do muzzle my boy who is very dog reactive but he will bite immediately when approached by an off lead dog (he was attacked 3 times while on the lead in close succession so now bites first). Just because other people cannot and will not control their dogs does not mean he shouldn't get walks and enrichment.....but I have changed where I walk him which is a real shame. Its not that he can't be around dogs.....he does a team dog sport and will be preforming at Dogfest but he is terrified when dogs approach him at speed off lead.
In your shoes I would not be muzzling and it is most definitely his problem. I would be reporting the out of control dog.
Teaselmeg
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Try and find him without his dog, go up to him, maybe jump on him a bit, then when he asks you what you are doing, say you're just being friendly and if he is not friendly maybe he should not be out in public !!
Seriously though, why can't people own their mistakes these days - apologise for his dog, put it on a lead and walk on. I would be bl**dy livid !!
Seriously though, why can't people own their mistakes these days - apologise for his dog, put it on a lead and walk on. I would be bl**dy livid !!
SDMabel
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Thanks everyone, upon reflection I think he's just an arse... his dog sadly will end up in trouble when it does this to a more reactive dog one day.
Sadly i think both dogs and the reactive dogs owner will be the only upset ones from this scenario.
Shall start walking with my shooting stick again and be far more prepared should we have the displeasure of encountering him.
It's so mind-bogglingly frustrating that people cannot just put their dogs on a lead, or if they cannot get them back to put on a lead ... do not let them off in the first place.
Sadly i think both dogs and the reactive dogs owner will be the only upset ones from this scenario.
Shall start walking with my shooting stick again and be far more prepared should we have the displeasure of encountering him.
It's so mind-bogglingly frustrating that people cannot just put their dogs on a lead, or if they cannot get them back to put on a lead ... do not let them off in the first place.
meggymoo
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A hat cam may be an idea too, if you have one.
Supertrooper
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What people who allow their dogs to jump up at people also donât realise is that they can be charged under Dangerous Dogs Act
And sadly not the dogs fault
And sadly not the dogs fault
SilverLinings
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And if in doing so the dog knocks the person over and they are injured then the dog's owner will be legally liable. I have posted on here before about an incident where a lady was knocked over by a (friendly) dog that ran at/past her, she broke a limb and successfully sued for loss of earnings (quite a lot of money as she needed surgery, had complications and was unable to work for about 6 months). People need to realise that they are leagally liable for the actions of their dog, irregardless of whether the dog was 'just being friendly' or not.
OP, the man is an idiot.
Supertrooper
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People definitely donât realise that DD act covers not only being injured by a dog (and this doesnât nec mean being bitten) but also that if the victim fears they are going to injured a prosecution can be brought against owner
SilverLinings
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And that saying your dog was trying to be friendly isn't a defence!
I once had a bizarre conversation with a man walking another spaniel who asked where I had got such a well behaved one from. I talked to him for a few minutes and it seriously didn't even seem to have occurred to him that owners are responsible for their dog's behaviour, and that all dogs need some degree of training to learn how to behave (consistently) in a way that is acceptable to humans. He thought they just were born 'naughty' or 'well behaved'
. Mind you, we see a lot of parents at work (paediatrics) who don't think their child's health or behaviour is anything to do with them either
Escapade
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I admit that I had been a bit cheeky, must've touched a nerve lmao
