Cinnamontoast
Fais pas chier!
One of my Year 11s was bitten just under her glute by a Rottweiler on the way to school the other week. She needs a skin graft. ? The doctor told her they’d have trouble sourcing the graft as she’s so skinny.
Irresponsible Owners
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Moobli
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I’m the same and today when there were people and dogs all over the place, we put ours on the lead every time when passing others, making sure their focus was on us. It’s a common courtesy and even more so when you own a breed that scares lots of people.I always try and make my dogs sit and pay attention when bikes and joggers pass and the effusive thanks I usually get means I guess I am in the minority
Apart from anything, it's good optics, NO ONE wants to see a German Shepherd off leash or out of control, even me.
My usual advice: arnica and a Dettol or Savlon bath as it will hurt more tomorrow.
Hope your brother is ok SEL.
Moobli
Well-Known Member
Poor kid ?
Cinnamontoast
Fais pas chier!
She stood for days in lessons, it’s obviously on the bit where any sitting would impact on the wound.
Caol Ila
Well-Known Member
I always thank cyclists who slow down for horses. All two of them. Most of them bomb past you. My horses are pretty good with bikes, but there's one trail that is a steep climb, with big rocky steps, blind corners, and mountain bikers take it downhill at speeeed. I get it. It's fun, and the trail is not that commonly used by horses. If I am riding Fin up it, it's pretty much a 'kiss your ass goodbye' moment if you run into a mountain biker descending it. The only safe way to take it on him is to have a foot soldier or bombproof horse in front of you if ascending, or behind you if descending.
Outwith that trail, my horses are very tolerant of cyclists, but when I am on a bike, I never pass horses I don't know with the speed and chutzpah of some of these people.
We had both horses out today (OH leading Hermosa) and watched a dog owner tackle their dauschound when it tried to run up to the horses. Comedy gold.
skinnydipper
Well-Known Member
That's experience. Thinking ahead, anticipating problems. Being aware that you have to think for others who seem incapable of thinking for themselves.
I live in town. We have a greater number of dog owning idiots per square mile than those lucky enough to live in a rural area so I get plenty of practise.
I don't think this forum is typical of the dog owning public. We have many experienced owners and our forum first time owners are awesome
SEL
Well-Known Member
Thank you. Bruised and sore - he's also worried about taking his young daughter out in that area.
That's horrendous. Are the dog owners aware?
Sandstone1
Well-Known Member
More of a inconsiderate runner today. Was walking my dogs on a country footpath. Both dogs off lead but under control. Walking along minding our own business when almost taken out by a runner who charged past at full pelt. No call of warning or anything. wide path but he almost touched me as he ran past. He had ear buds in and simply charged past. Luckily my dogs took no notice but had they reacted Im sure he would have blamed me. Dont think its much to ask for a warning call out. He nearly mowed me down.
Cinnamontoast
Fais pas chier!
Yes, I think mum was with her and is following up.
Crugeran Celt
Well-Known Member
It seems people never learn. How many times are we going to hear of a dog injuring or killing a child before they realise that doing this is not cute but really dangerous. Just why would anyone think that is ok?
SaddlePsych'D
Well-Known Member
Because they used to be called 'nanny dogs' don't you know?
In all seriousness I have no idea but I do think there is something going on with some parents where they seem to have more affinity (not sure if that's quite the word I'm looking for) for their dog than their own children, so it's far more important to show off how great the dog is/how much of a protector it is than to do their job of protecting their child. Is one hypothesis I have. Of course there's loads of possibilities. I don't think it's ignorance in many examples I've seen but wilful ignorance - they simply refuse to hear otherwise.
P3LH
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Today we met a very alpha male dog owner with a pair of very boisterous twelve month old working line GSD litter brothers (no comment).
They were off lead playing wonderfully with my young male corgi, who was quite forgiving of the fact they had no manners or etiquette despite their owners military style approach to them.
I gently warned him, several times, that my bitch was not so forgiving when they kept hassling her - he had a ‘she’s a small dog, they’re ‘proper’ dogs’ mentality without saying it. I think his ego was very bruised when my tiny Pembroke pinned one down and sat on its neck as she does with dogs she feels have no manners. I think it was even more of a bruised ego for the chap when that same dog then came skulking back up to her, head down and looking sheepish afterwards.
We headed off in the other direction at this point. He didn’t have a clue. Shame as both dogs were wonderful with lots of potential, just needed to be treated more like pups/adolescents with more basic manners and less bondage gear and bellowing. I imagine by summer I’ll only see him with one.
They were off lead playing wonderfully with my young male corgi, who was quite forgiving of the fact they had no manners or etiquette despite their owners military style approach to them.
I gently warned him, several times, that my bitch was not so forgiving when they kept hassling her - he had a ‘she’s a small dog, they’re ‘proper’ dogs’ mentality without saying it. I think his ego was very bruised when my tiny Pembroke pinned one down and sat on its neck as she does with dogs she feels have no manners. I think it was even more of a bruised ego for the chap when that same dog then came skulking back up to her, head down and looking sheepish afterwards.
We headed off in the other direction at this point. He didn’t have a clue. Shame as both dogs were wonderful with lots of potential, just needed to be treated more like pups/adolescents with more basic manners and less bondage gear and bellowing. I imagine by summer I’ll only see him with one.
skinnydipper
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Parents of baby Kyra King in court after Lincolnshire dog maul tragedy
https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2...-mauled-to-death-by-husky-dog-appear-in-court
Clodagh
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They haven’t had the dog put down? Dogs fault or not how could you bear to keep it?
Cinnamontoast
Fais pas chier!
Bloke, possible dogwalker, 2 spitz/gsd on lead, several off lead, including a huge gsd, a huge show springer, a sibe. Goose said hello politely and was put on his bum with the gsd growling. Not gonna lie, I had a bit of a shout, he’s a wuss, not as much as Mitch, but he just got up and walked off when I told him. I’m not ecstatic that the guy didn’t say anything to the gsd. I don’t think there was anything too awful, but I’m probably overprotective after Zak.
Cinnamontoast
Fais pas chier!
I’m surprised it wasn’t immediately pts, the one with the lady in Caerphilly was, I think. Surely it’s been seized?
blackcob
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Back in November when this story was last reported it was noted to be seized, in kennels and an order was being sought to euthanise it.
splashgirl45
Lurcher lover
Surely it should have been put down immediately, doesn’t really matter whose fault it was the dog killed a child and can’t be rehomed so why wait. It’s better for the dog to be PTS quickly, no one knows what sort of a life that dog had, maybe he had been starved or beaten and had a miserable life and now he is in kennels on his own , much more humane to be put down quickly..
ycbm
Einstein would be proud of my Insanity...
This is unbelievable. The dog killed their child and they won't give permission for it to be PTS? Perhaps they don't actually own it and the owner is refusing. The dog should have been dead months ago.
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skinnydipper
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CorvusCorax
'It's only a laugh, no harm done'
Could I suggest that people don't make baseless suppositions about the lifestyle of the dog during a live court case? It'll all come out eventually without any of us stretching.
splashgirl45
Lurcher lover
If that was directed at me I was trying to say that the dog MAY have had a bad time and was now , as has been stated, being kept in isolation, not good for any dog IMO, and it would be more humane for the dog to be PTS straight away. I do realise that the exact details may be released eventually
CorvusCorax
'It's only a laugh, no harm done'
Or we could wait for the people who's job it is to find out the details/facts and make the decisions, do that. None of us know anything yet.
skinnydipper
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CrunchieBoi
Well-Known Member
Who in the ever-loving f**k thinks walking 19 dogs at a time is a perfectly normal thing to do?
splashgirl45
Lurcher lover
I have enough on my hands with 3. You can’t possibly watch all 19 as I assume many of them were off lead, and to have a child with you as well, it’s unbelievable and tragic.
out walking in the pouring rain today I met a woman with a young rottie on lead. I usually see her husband with it and mine have all said hello and it’s a lovely friendly dog but not confident, as we were walking round the fields I asked if she was letting hers off, she said not at the moment so I said I would go a different way as I wanted to let mine off. She then said she’s friendly so you can let yours off. I went the other way as I feel that to let my 2 terriers and young lurcher harass the on lead rottie that is the way to make a friendly ,not confident dog into a non friendly dog. I met her again and she was off lead and all went ok ..
out walking in the pouring rain today I met a woman with a young rottie on lead. I usually see her husband with it and mine have all said hello and it’s a lovely friendly dog but not confident, as we were walking round the fields I asked if she was letting hers off, she said not at the moment so I said I would go a different way as I wanted to let mine off. She then said she’s friendly so you can let yours off. I went the other way as I feel that to let my 2 terriers and young lurcher harass the on lead rottie that is the way to make a friendly ,not confident dog into a non friendly dog. I met her again and she was off lead and all went ok ..
AmyMay
Situation normal
To be clear, these were huskies out on a training run. Not being ‘walked’
splashgirl45
Lurcher lover
so are they all on leads or were they pulling a rig.?
AmyMay
Situation normal
No idea what they were doing at the specific time.
splashgirl45
Lurcher lover
I have no idea what is involved with huskies on a training run so was curious