Dogs on Livery Yards

My dog loves coming to the yard :) But, I always ask before letting her out at a new place (usually I check in advance - eg if I was looking at a new yard, I'd ask on the phone first!). She is kept on the lead if there are horses or other dogs on the yard (she isn't aggressive but she is a bouncy puppy and can be annoying, I wouldn't want any accidents to happen). She is let off if I'm completely on my own, or if the only people there are happy for her to be off (eg one child is afraid of dogs, so I keep her well away). I then let her off for a run when I go to get my horse in, and put her back on the lead when we get back near the yard. I keep her out of other peoples fields, so she stays on the track, and I don't let her off if other people are moving their horses around. If she can't have a run off lead, I sort my horse out, then take her for a run round the empty fields on the other side of the yard.
 
This lady obviously has a very bad attitude and you are probably well rid of her already!
However, I too like to be able to take my dog to the yard. I am moving soon and it was important that I could take him with me, mainly to exercise him when I ride. Thankfully new YO has a couple of dogs and she is happy for him to socialise with them and to use the land to walk him. I will however keep him on a lead when on the yard - mainly due to him being quite wary of the horses himself! He would rather hide around the corner until they are safely locked away - so much for staffies hard nut reputation!!
 
doris2008 said:
This lady obviously has a very bad attitude and you are probably well rid of her already!
However, I too like to be able to take my dog to the yard. I am moving soon and it was important that I could take him with me, mainly to exercise him when I ride. Thankfully new YO has a couple of dogs and she is happy for him to socialise with them and to use the land to walk him. I will however keep him on a lead when on the yard - mainly due to him being quite wary of the horses himself! He would rather hide around the corner until they are safely locked away - so much for staffies hard nut reputation!!
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YAY for the staffies!!! neither of mine will go near the horses at all, be it in the field or stable, but I overcooked it when introducing youngest boy to my horse - actually caught him (the dog) with a well aimed dandy brush when he went rushing upto my horse. However, now means that said dog will not come in the barn unless horrid gray monster is safely in his stable - but he will if there are others tied up!
 
nativeponies said:
Had a "potential" livery turn up today.

As soon as she pulled up, she let out her dog..

I said.."would you mind putting your Dog back in your car..I dont allow Dogs on the yard"

She looked at me as if i was joking..so i repeated the above..

to which she retorted.." Didn't want to come here anyway"..got herself and her dog into her car and drove off!!

Nowt queer as folk, eh?

I fail to see where liveries "assume" they can bring a dog onto a yard.
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'Nowt so queer as folk' nice one!!
 
We have two dogs who are very well behaved (whippets) and very very friendly. However i would never just let them jump out of the car at a strange yard, or normally in fact. The yard we are on now allows dogs loose on the yard and actually sometimes its a bit difficult as there are dogs running around (plus YOs dogs) and im always worried one of them will get trodden on. I get my dogs out of the car but they are kept on extend-leads at all times. (Plus they are both so quick that would probably scare the horses the speed they move at!!)
 
Own a dog friendly livery yard however my dog has priority...and also has a cage where she goes if needs be :)
 
I do allow dogs on my yard, on leads and if they get on with my dogs.
But, I have 5 dogs, 4 of them running lose; 2 cats and very free range chickens, and they all live here, so the rule for other people's dogs is ''one strike and you're out''.
 
I run a DIY yard and because there are sheep on the premises (not our sheep either - the farmer buys the grass from us), we have to be very strict with our dogs policy.

Basically when they sign the livery agreement, they sign that they will (1) keep dogs under control at all times; (2) if dogs are found worrying sheep the farmer has the right to shoot them and the livery will be given notice and asked to leave; (3) dogs must be cleaned up after.

If there weren't sheep here, we could be more relaxed, but you can't mess if its someone else's stock.
 
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