Oh myā¦ I had to take Smallest to the airport today so OH took our lot out for me. We live in a hamlet and are just surrounded by sheep, and lambing is in full spate.
OH heard barking and shouting, called ours to heel and then watched our elderly neighbour and his family try to catch a dog that was chasing deer. (Thank goodness only deer). Apparently it had been hunting them for an hour, and so, so luckily it hadnāt worked out how to get over the stock netting into the sheep and lambs next door.
Itās a rescue from Moldova (OH thinks he said). They have had it 3 days. Heās sending it back as he didnāt know it would need to be on a lead. Formerly he has had ex guide dog Labradors.
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There's far too much sheep worrying in these parts
Local Police Rural Crime Team have cautioned the owner of this dog which was ragging a sheep in the stream. Had it not been interrupted the sheep would been done for.
Just a caution?
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"LIVESTOCK ATTACK:
Iāve been investigating another livestock attack near Chester, which resulted in several sheep being chased, some of which were injured.
The video below paints a far better picture, but again It is your responsibility, as the dog owner, to ensure your animal is under āāclose controlā. If your dog is chasing sheep, causing stress or injury, then you will be committing a criminal offence.
The field in question had suffered a number of livestock attacks whereby sheep had been killed before this incident was captured on video. On this occasion, thankfully, no sheep where killed, however the incident could of have turned out so much worse.
The suspect in this case was interviewed and admitted having a dog out of control around livestock. As a result they have been issued with a conditional caution, with includes conditions such as signing a dog behaviour contract. This contract includes the requirement of the owner to keep the dog on a lead in a public place and around any livestock or other animals.
We have heard too many times āāāmy dog wouldnāt do thatāā and āāIāve walked this route for yearsāā. However, you can never predict the actions of your dog no matter how well behaved or trained it is. PLEASE KEEP YOUR DOG ON A LEAD around any livestock, bovine or other kept animals in fields.
The video below is a harsh reminder as to what happens when you do not keep your dog under close control or on a lead.
PC Tether
#RuralCrime #OpRecall #Operationrecall #Takethelead"
Whatās the point? Was there not even any financial recompense to the farmer?
We have the Dangerous Dogs Act in the UK and owning a livestock guardian dog would be in contravention of that unfortunately. If that werenāt the case I could see them working in fenced fields with heavy lowland breeds but our flighty hill breeds are usually kept over vast swathes of hill and mountainous areas with no fencing so that would be much more problematic.
I don't think the DDA says anything about owning a LGD? Provided they're on private land, and aren't a threat to the public, LGDs shouldn't be affected by it.
On the continent, you do have to walk past LGDs and they're fine as long as you give the livestock a wide berth. If you had a footpath that wasn't getting used too often, or a large enough field, it would just be a matter of getting one of the 'tamer' breeds that prefer to stick with the livestock and bark, e.g. a GP or Maremma.
LGDs shouldn't be dangerously out of control regardless - they won't attack livestock and shouldn't attack people.
Do these people actually like their dogs? It just takes getting hit from behind or braking suddenly for your dog to go through the windscreen, let alone the fact that driving with a dog on your knee has to be so distracting that it would probably increase your likelihood of having an accident in the first place
She was a little madam and led him a right dance. Recall non existent, used to toilet in his house. He asked if I would look after her so he could visit his daughter in France. I had 9 at the time so one more made no difference. She was good as gold, clean in the house, no bother at all ā though I kept her on lead when out and about and in the dog bus she was in the back with the others, behind the dog guard.
A follow up. I met them today. Sheās a lovely dog, no idea of breeding Iād guess a small hound x maybe staffie? Sheās brindle and about the size of a small Labrador. She is now walked on the lead, but is hard to hold when she scents deer. Sheās a street dog from Macadonia. I asked about brucellosis etc and they think sheās been checked for everything but were going to look at her paperwork when they got home. If not they will go straight to the vet for testing.Oh myā¦ I had to take Smallest to the airport today so OH took our lot out for me. We live in a hamlet and are just surrounded by sheep, and lambing is in full spate.
OH heard barking and shouting, called ours to heel and then watched our elderly neighbour and his family try to catch a dog that was chasing deer. (Thank goodness only deer). Apparently it had been hunting them for an hour, and so, so luckily it hadnāt worked out how to get over the stock netting into the sheep and lambs next door.
Itās a rescue from Moldova (OH thinks he said). They have had it 3 days. Heās sending it back as he didnāt know it would need to be on a lead. Formerly he has had ex guide dog Labradors.
. They are getting a behavioural person up to help with the hunting but sheās a five year old so Iām not sure sheāll ever be trustworthy.
People are awful.I was hoping that was an April Fools
What breed is it meant to be?
Blergh, it's face looks like a Guinea pig's nether regions
Blergh, it's face looks like a Guinea pig's nether regions