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Christmas Crumpet

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Just curious to know what others think in this situation.

We are lucky enough to live in a house with our yard 50 yards from the front door. On the other side of the yard is a raceyard with about 15 horses in. The trainer has just sublet a few boxes to a random man who has a couple of pointers I think.

Anyway - my dog runs around the yard whilst I'm doing the horses in the morning and generally whenever we are at home. We have lived at home for 3 years and she has always had the run of the yard although is a house dog. However, this man turned up today with 2 dogs and just let them loose in the yard without asking whether my dog might get aggressive. I am concerned that he just assumes its ok to bring them and let them out without asking. I am not going to keep my dog shut in the house because its not fair on her - its our home as well as being our half of the yard. I just want to avoid a dogfight and I can't watch them all the time. My dog can be aggressive with dogs that badger her - she's fine when left to her own devices but dogs that come up and sniff her etc she gets cross with. She also doesn't really like little snappy dogs either and is quite protective over our bit of the yard.

Am I being really stupid and selfish or should I just let him get on with it? Part of me thinks I should - the other part of me thinks he should be courteous enough to ask whether we mind him bringing his dogs to the yard.

This post really does sound pathetic so I'm sorry but just curious to know what others think.
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It really depends on whether there is a 'yard' rule or not on dogs. Personally with my dogs I would ask first just to be polite but if the trainer has said he can bring his dogs then he hasn't actually done anything wrong. The flip side of this is that any dogs on a yard then the owner needs to have full control off and make sure they have recall.
Talk to him, see what he says.
 
It's not pathetic at all. I take my dog to the yard but was sure to check no-one minded first, some of the horses don't like dogs so I'm always careful, and I have to watch her like a hawk cos she's a little bit dim sometimes!
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She can be a bit aggressive but everyone is used to her pitiful little growls when Lily, the only other dog on the yard, gets too close so they just ignore her, she doesn't bite so they're fine together as long as you leave them alone.
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Maybe you should make an agreement with him to introduce your dog to his two, with supervision at first to see how they react, they might all be ok with each other. Obviously if they're not you'll have to come to some arrangement with the other dog owner.

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It just made me a bit cross that he swanned in and assumed it was fine to bring his dogs to the yard. He seems to do a lot of "swanning" in!! Left his lorry in the way, drives up past our yard too fast esp. when horse is tied up outside etc. Oh well!! We'll just wait and see what happens!!
 
Have you gone over to introduce yourself, say hello, make him feel welcome? Maybe if you do so he will notice you more, and be less inclined to be unsociable by driving too fast and getting in your way.

He may well have assumed seeing your dog that it's a general rule, expecially if he does know that his are friendly. Might be worth having a chat, saying 'my dog isn't always great with others so I just wanted to warn you' - but making it clear that you will continue to let her out there.

Try friendliness first and then if you do have to complain at all later at least you have tried and are definitely in the right. It would be awful to have someone at the yard you really didn't get on with, and it may be avoidable.
 
Maybe just introduce yourself, explain that your dog can be a bit protective of her space and suggest that both parties keep a close eye on their comings and goings, and if it comes to it keep them on leads when the others are around.
 
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It just made me a bit cross that he swanned in and assumed it was fine to bring his dogs to the yard

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I'd rather assume it was ok too, if I'd seen other dogs (or a dog) on the yard.
 
Thanks everyone - good idea. I have to be honest in that I don't really like him already and have heard via the grapevine that he's a bit of a wrong-un but I guess I'll have to give him the benefit of the doubt!! But I will be very gracious and polite and warn him that my dog is not that keen on small dogs!! At least if I've warned him and something happens then I'll have slightly covered my back!!
 
Well you'd of thought he'd of asked you to make sure your dog was ok with his dogs, but then again if his dogs are ok with other dogs then peharps he might of thought surely she/he (meaning you) would of mentioned it if your dog could be a bit funny.

Whats good for one should be ok for another, so long as everyone else is ok with all these dogs, but if its your dog that can be a bit keen, then really would it be fair for him to not be able to bring his dogs just because of yours? or perhaps it would be better if no dogs were running about, just trying to see things from all angles.

I would have a friendly chat and just drop it in conversation, ask if his dogs are ok with others, mention that both of you may need to be on your guard as yours sometimes can be a bit funny, you never know he may suggest not bringing his own down, or you could bob a muzzel on yours if your at all worried?
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I guess he has been before now to look at the place and seen your dog loose on the yard and is under the impression that dogs on the yard is fine.

You can't really have one rule for you and another for eveyone else. either they are all on leads or not.

I also find that the people who have a dog who "likes it space so don't bring yours near mine" can unwittingly enforce the behaviour.

Dogs will sort their own heiracy out and it's best to leave them to sort out their own pecking order. If that means that your dog is not top dog anymore well I am sure she will learn to live with it.

or the other dogs will stay away from her if it is the other way around.

Reading between the lines I don't think this is really an issue with the dogs I think it is more about your dislike of this new person on the yard, and how he has unceremoniously trampled over your territory and got your back up..

People on yards come and go and we don't all get on with everybody all of the time. I think you should either make an effort to know him and get on or stay out of his way when he is around.
 
I think Jay-d you are partially right - he has got my back up slightly!! But what I'm trying to point out is that we live there and have done for 3 years. He only rents a couple of boxes and isn't there all the time. He's only been there for 2 weeks. If I had a horse at another yard where there was a resident dog I wouldn't take my dog. Simple as that. And if I wanted to, I'd certainly clear it with residents first not just assume it was ok. Its just common courtesy really!!!
 
I can see what you mean Guildford, I am really lucky we have our own yard so my dog just runs around it.

The only prob we have is that on the edge of my horse's field there is a public foot path, this joins up at the bottom of our drive. The thing that really gets my back up is that people let their dogs in our field (which is private) and let them run up our drive onto the yard!!!
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My dogs lovley loves everyone and everything, so does my horse, but what if the sed dog that comes running up does not?? So I can see why you would br p***ed.
 
You are right though Guildford..

It would not have taken much on his part to mention it to you or introduce himself.

My YO has dogs and the other liveries take their dogs with them and they all play fine. I have a GSD 4 moths old and though I take him to the yard I keep him on a lead even when the others are not because I don't have full recall yet. I guess it comes down to common courtesy at the end of the day seems this guy is lacking in that area and has peed you off.
 
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