Irresponsible Owners

[Fullers1845]

Isn't a flatcoat just a cocker that's too big to hold under your arm when it's being a twat?

 

[Titchy Pony]

Not all of us! (bog dog and cat owner!!)
You'd not believe the anount of people who have asked to use my little terrier, who's actually a X breed not even pedigree as a stud. I've always said no as I couldnt bear to have puppies that I had any part in making out there in the world and not knowing if they were ok. I'd feel responsible and worry for the following 15 years!!

No of course it's not all of us! It's just lot more common than many of us would like, especially in rural France!
I know of a dog that is both sire and grand sire to a litter because owners can't bear to have him castrated (to be fair the owners of the female aren't exactly sterling examples of responsibility).
Same owners have had angry calls from neighbours when their dogs have broken through fly screens or fencing to get to females. And even their daughter crying because the dog's vanished fir days on end won't get them to change their attitude because "dogs are dogs".

A different neighbour responsibly took her cat in to be castrated before letting him outside and was met by confusion by the vet because " you don't have any female cats!"

 

[Titchy Pony]

A bit sweeping.

Maybe, but I did say fairly common, not "most" or "the majority".
I believe it to be more common than desirable, though that may be influenced by where I live.

 

[Titchy Pony]

Well I’ve never met a well behaved one but I have met plenty of people with entire dogs that don’t let them bonk everything in sight.
I promise never to mention Flatcoats again. It wasn’t me bought it up in the other thread.

I've only ever met well behaved Flat coats (N=1), but plenty of owners who don't give a rat's arse about what their male pet is up to, as long as they don't have to deal with it.
I have of course also met plenty of responsible owners.

 

[Books'n'dogs]

Nor to mention the stress it would place on them, smelling an in season female and not being able to get to her.
People are bonkers!

We explained this to them but according to the fiancee 'it would be fine'.

It's unfortunately a fairly common stance from male dog (or cat) owners. They don't have to deal with the consequences of an unwanted litter, so they don't care.

My poor mother had to listen to me rant about this off and on the entire visit.

Their heads won’t explode. I’ve got an in season bitch and an entire dog kennelled. Another dog in between for safety!
Not saying it’s not entirely B’n’Dogs decision and I wouldn’t want strange dogs and strange people here who I didn’t trust to be vigilant.

I have kept entire males and females in the same house too, I knew the entire household at the time would be responsible and ultra cautious. I didn't trust the fiancee to be either.

 

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[Cinnamontoast]

There is a HUGE dog that's started coming to our local pub. Aleways off lead, the owner just lets it free rein- Its mouth is easily table height so nice having a huge chin plonked on your table mid meal. (I've never had the pleasure but seen it)
It seems nice enough but is very boisterous with other dogs and never gets pulled away or any form of control. I no longer take my terrier as he would snap at a giant dog all over him and if said giant dog went back at him mine would fit in its mouth whole.
There is an old man who comes for a pint with his little dog who sits quietly at the bar. The poor thing was being bowled over and flipped round, eventually resulting in it being thrown into the solid bar, the poor old guy had to leave his pint and go home as he was worried his dog would be hurt. The owner seems to find it amusing!
Several comments have been made but fall on deaf ears. I think its the pubs duty to say something and either ban it to outside or at least say it has to be on a lead.
It's got to be about the biggest dog I've ever seen bar a GD, they would be taller but not as wide.

There’s a Great Dane gets taken in ours every night. It is in a lead but its elderly owners can’t hold it. It comes over to your table and stares while you eat. It had a fight with a spaniel the other day. It’s a real delight and so big you can’t get to the bar around it.

But surely the place will lose customers so better to ban the one dog/owner? There was a loose springer in the pub we were visiting last year. Ours were under the table, they know the routine. Eventually, bar staff removed it, apparently it keeps escaping from a nearby garden.

People are so entitled. You should hear some of the comments or see some of the looks I get when I ask (politely) for loose dogs to be placed on a lead whilst on our property (cafe).

Refuse my request? Get out.

Absolutely bang on.

It's unfortunately a fairly common stance from male dog (or cat) owners. They don't have to deal with the consequences of an unwanted litter, so they don't care.

I think in the UK many owners are not like this. I remove mine immediately if they’re overly interested in other dogs. Je veux pas que les miens soient casse-pieds.