I have utmost respect for those who HAVE to keep their dog on a lead!!

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How do you do it?

3 weeks ago Harley ripped half of a nail off. Was a bit of a mess and has had to be kept covered, anti biotics etc, and worst of all he has had to be on a lead!

Now I always do some lead walking with him, but he always gets a good run and play ball too!

1)I just can't get him tired on a lead. I can walk and walk and walk!!!!! GSPs are just not designed to be kept on a lead I have decided ;) ;)

2) the most stressful part though has been other people who let their dog come and jump all over or around Harley. So unfair :( They can clearly see he's on a lead with a bandage on his foot but some people just don't seem to care. One day I met the same guy with a stupid labradoodle thing twice and it came running at me from miles away and I was nearly in tears afterwards (and I'm not usually sensitive) from trying to keep hold of Harley (who is obv a bit nuts from being on a lead for so long and there's no way he'd be calm with a dog like that flinging itself all over the place!). People are just so out of order! Harley has even grumbled a few times at 1/2 dogs which he just isn't like. I hope it hasn't effected him long term...

But vet has said just one more week! Thank goodness! I honestly don't know how those of you who have to keep them on a lead do it!! Total respect!!! :) :) :)
 
I couldn't agree more - I have had my spangle on lead exercise for 4 weeks now, he's used to running free, but with manners, and it amazes me the numeber of people who allow their dogs to bound up to him, and on a couple of occassions go for him, without any concern om the owners behalf - I ended up kicking one dog who was trying to go for Bruce and who's owner said ' oh, he sometimes does go for other dogs'! Ad to this my almost dislocated shoulder from Bruce's pulling!!
 
loose dogs pounding up to my under control bull terrier are an absolute nightmare..usually the numpty owner bawls out "he`s friendly"..well no dog likes other dogs piling on top of it when it is on a lead.Result..bull terrier once again labeled as bad tempered.
Result is I use only private fields ,as other numpty owners make it too nerve racking to enjoy public walking areas.
 
My older dog is on the lead most places apart from a few fenced areas behind our house but we are always either hill walking or jogging and he is allowed to pull during certain stretches.
When he buggered his back it was a nightmare trying to keep him quiet, and that's a dog who is mostly on a lead anyway :o
 
EAST KENT said:
loose dogs pounding up to my under control bull terrier are an absolute nightmare..usually the numpty owner bawls out "he`s friendly"..well no dog likes other dogs piling on top of it when it is on a lead.Result..bull terrier once again labeled as bad tempered.
Result is I use only private fields ,as other numpty owners make it too nerve racking to enjoy public walking areas.
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I truely now understand what you mean (although I never let Harley approach on lead dogs. Around here I automatically assume they are not friendly!) I have take to walking him around the fields up the yard and the bridlepath that hardly gets any walkers.... (although still met one idiot.... sigh!)

CC - luckily other than the risk of bandage flying off I don't have to keep him "quiet". If he did I think I'd want sedatives!!! lol!
 
I feel your pain, my 2yo GSP has been on leash only walks since 10th Sept due to damaging his biceps tendon..and out to the loo on a lead etc. Poor thing is nearly going demented (so am i and i have another who's not broken making matters worse!). He's having physio and shock wave therapy on it so fingers crossed there's improvement at his next scan. I hope yours heals quickly and is back to mad off lead bounding soon!
 
CL, my good friend's working GSD has damaged a tendon, she hates walking (he gets biked, swum, intensive training, beach runs) and they are both going mental :o :o :o
He and my pup love each other and the last time I visited they were not even allowed to see each other in case they went bananas and he crocked himself again :o
 
Its very difficult, my springer injured her leg and after the pain killers decided she was fine, but had to be lead walked only long enough to go to both toilets, she was not amused.

On the other point of dogs running up when others are on leads, my friends chiuaha (sp) was savaged on the weekend by a chav dog, he has only just turned 1, this dog ran up to him and wripped his eye out ! as well as other injuries, she's lucky he's alive, she has a malamute too and this dog has apparently gone for him before, if the stupid bloke knows it is nasty why does he still walk it in the park where other dogs are on/off lead, his is never on a a lead and not muzzled, it will kill one day if it hasn't already, and its not the dogs fault its the STUPID OWNER
 
CL66 said:
I feel your pain, my 2yo GSP has been on leash only walks since 10th Sept due to damaging his biceps tendon..and out to the loo on a lead etc. Poor thing is nearly going demented (so am i and i have another who's not broken making matters worse!). He's having physio and shock wave therapy on it so fingers crossed there's improvement at his next scan. I hope yours heals quickly and is back to mad off lead bounding soon!
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2 months! Blimey, I feel for you!

I have just booked him in for a swim tomorrow. The nail has healed over pretty much, just has to be protected hence still on a lead. Sure swim will be fine. Get some of his energy out and hopefully he'll feel better.
 
I live in a truly rural location, and about 5 years ago, when I had 4 collies, one of them, a bitch was very pack orientated, and "strong". The local village idiot had a bolshy and difficult Lab.

One day, whilst out on morning exercise, this bolshy bloody thing came flying up to us, all teeth and tits. I just said "ffsht" to Lynn, and she didn't need telling twice. The Lab learnt some manners.

Sometimes, if you can't teach the owner, then the dog has to learn. ;)

Alec.
 
I'm gonna book Roo in for some swims to help build his leg back up again too once he's allowed. Hopefully insurance will pay for it too. He's scared of water (being a totally pathetic specimen) but maybe if it's warm he'll be ok..
 
Numpty and/or ignorant dog walkers are the bane of my existence too. On some of our walks, there are often lots of horse riders about so I leash my two . . . I also ask mine to step off the path and sit if we meet other dogs coming the other way (Fred is quite protective of Daisy when on-lead). I can't count the number of dog walkers who have clearly seen me step off the path and put my dogs into a sit and who still either allow their unleashed dogs to run straight up to mine (without calling them off), or walk their leashed dogs (usually on one of those wretched extendable leads - terrible idea with a big dog) right up to mine when we've left an entire path clear to give them room. Idiots.

To not respect a leashed dog with a clear injury is even worse.

Sigh.

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Think yourselves lucky it is only temporary!! Saying that at least with Dex and his screaming all off lead dogs than run at us tend to stop and turn tail at about 10 meters.......
 
My GSD has just had surgery and as soon as he was bright enough I took him out for a trot. He is sharp but luckily not that interested in other dogs. He will immediately come to call and walk to heel off lead and stay there until he's released even with dogs running near him.
It's obvious that he's had surgery because he's in a Pro Collar but I've had three arguments this week with people who cannot control their dogs off lead. If I release him and he flattens their dogs they get upset but if he's the one under control why should he be on a lead:(

Must stress although he's sharp he's never injured another dog but it does frighten them.
 
Fellewell,

I would say that a/ you have a well trained dog, and that b/ were your dog on a lead, then his correction of others, could be so much worse. ;) A good post.

Alec.
 
I have a choc lab and summer when its light I'll take her and let her off the lead for a good run but winter mon-fri she gets 2 lead walks a day. This isn't enough for her, she needs to run but I can only go to my local park which has a river through it so I don't want her to go swimming twice a day and she will bolt if she she's a person or a dog in the park so cannot be bothered with chasing after her.
 
Alec Swan said:
Fellewell,

I would say that a/ you have a well trained dog, and that b/ were your dog on a lead, then his correction of others, could be so much worse. ;) A good post.

Alec.
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Thankfully Shepherds are easily trained. Being the original 'Marmite' dog I also frequently encounter the owners who clasp their dogs to them and shout "he/she doesn't like Alsations!". I much prefer those owners:)
 
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