CorvusCorax
'It's only a laugh, no harm done'
Also 'I picked up this sweet boy/girl on the main road in xxxx' with accompanying picture of a bloodied dog on local Facebook pages.
Irresponsible Owners
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Tiddlypom
Carries on creakily
Post on local village FB page.
'2 black labradors loose on ***** lane (fast NSL country road), I think they may have run into a field but be careful down there!'
Two replies, one saying that the same dogs did the same in March, the other saying whose dogs they are and that they will go home. The original poster defers and says thank you.
The dogs' owner is a local toff and former hunt master. That's all grand then, having your dogs roaming freely on the road several hundred yards from your house if you are a land owning toff
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'2 black labradors loose on ***** lane (fast NSL country road), I think they may have run into a field but be careful down there!'
Two replies, one saying that the same dogs did the same in March, the other saying whose dogs they are and that they will go home. The original poster defers and says thank you.
The dogs' owner is a local toff and former hunt master. That's all grand then, having your dogs roaming freely on the road several hundred yards from your house if you are a land owning toff
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JackFrost
Well-Known Member
I am getting so p**'d off with dogs not on leads on roads.
Just tried to go out for a quiet walk and met two large wolf derivatives running towards me with two joggers on a narrow country lane. Intimidating.
I asked the couple to put them on a lead, they faffed about with the leads a bit and did nothing.
Someone on here very helpfully posted a link to the Road Traffic Act 1988 S.27(1) - it is an offence to have a dog off lead on a road. None of the dog owners seem to know this.
Just tried to go out for a quiet walk and met two large wolf derivatives running towards me with two joggers on a narrow country lane. Intimidating.
I asked the couple to put them on a lead, they faffed about with the leads a bit and did nothing.
Someone on here very helpfully posted a link to the Road Traffic Act 1988 S.27(1) - it is an offence to have a dog off lead on a road. None of the dog owners seem to know this.
Splash2310
Well-Known Member
This!!I am getting so p**'d off with dogs not on leads on roads.
Just tried to go out for a quiet walk and met two large wolf derivatives running towards me with two joggers on a narrow country lane. Intimidating.
I asked the couple to put them on a lead, they faffed about with the leads a bit and did nothing.
Someone on here very helpfully posted a link to the Road Traffic Act 1988 S.27(1) - it is an offence to have a dog off lead on a road. None of the dog owners seem to know this.
The other thing that irritates me more than anything is owners letting their dogs run around car parks off lead - seems to be an epidemic around here!
skinnydipper
Well-Known Member
I am getting so p**'d off with dogs not on leads on roads.
Just tried to go out for a quiet walk and met two large wolf derivatives running towards me with two joggers on a narrow country lane. Intimidating.
I asked the couple to put them on a lead, they faffed about with the leads a bit and did nothing.
Someone on here very helpfully posted a link to the Road Traffic Act 1988 S.27(1) - it is an offence to have a dog off lead on a road. None of the dog owners seem to know this.
Some people will always find an excuse why they don't need to follow the rules which apply to all of us.
I know of dogs who were killed on the road, owned by people who thought it would never happen.
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DressageCob
Well-Known Member
I was the irresponsible owner yesterday 
I was walking my dog on a route around the village which takes me through several fields. One such field has been known to have cows in but hasn’t for the last few months. I don’t know what the field’s routine is.
When I got to the field I stood on the step to check for cows; I couldn’t see any. I set off walking and then saw some cows come from behind a little hill and walk towards my exit. So I turned around and walked back (probably 25-35m or so) and as i did so a large group of young bulls clocked me and started cantering towards us. I walked as quickly and as calmly as I could but they kept coming, I shouted at them but they kept coming. I got to the exit and for the first time ever my dog decided he couldn’t possibly go through the little doggy gap he came through. I ended up picking him up and flipping him over the fence (he’s 24kg and loooong) and he landed on his side in the undergrowth, poor lad.
We got out but only just. I should have known better and not gone in the field since I know it sporadically has cows in and I couldn’t see past the hill.
Photo is the aftermath
I was walking my dog on a route around the village which takes me through several fields. One such field has been known to have cows in but hasn’t for the last few months. I don’t know what the field’s routine is.
When I got to the field I stood on the step to check for cows; I couldn’t see any. I set off walking and then saw some cows come from behind a little hill and walk towards my exit. So I turned around and walked back (probably 25-35m or so) and as i did so a large group of young bulls clocked me and started cantering towards us. I walked as quickly and as calmly as I could but they kept coming, I shouted at them but they kept coming. I got to the exit and for the first time ever my dog decided he couldn’t possibly go through the little doggy gap he came through. I ended up picking him up and flipping him over the fence (he’s 24kg and loooong) and he landed on his side in the undergrowth, poor lad.
We got out but only just. I should have known better and not gone in the field since I know it sporadically has cows in and I couldn’t see past the hill.
Photo is the aftermath
Cinnamontoast
Fais pas chier!
OH was late home, he’s been dealing with an xl bully attacking another dog in the street. Dog has been called a ‘pitbull’ so has been seized. There was another xl bully type on the footage, owner ran off but is known so dog will be seized. Dog that was attacked is ‘critical’ at the vets. 
scats
Well-Known Member
A lady started chatting to me out walking a couple of weeks back and she got onto the subject of an XL bully who is walked locally. I had and still have a horrible feeling she’s talking about the one I groom, though the person who walked it didn’t sound like my clients (though I do believe there is another family member I haven’t met so could have been them). Apparently this dog is talk of the area because the person walking it has it off lead while he’s preoccupied on his phone. He’s apparently very pleasant and chatty and happy to talk about the dog, but the dog is very boisterous and absolutely huge and people are very nervous around it and the talk is starting to ramp up locally. My stomach lurched a bit because, if it’s the dog I know, he is a gorgeous boy, and I’d be devastated if anything ended up having to happen to him, but I can see why people might be worried when they encounter him. I think owners of these dogs, if they are going to have them, have got to be so careful about the way the dog is perceived and they need to put everything into getting them trained and fully under control, Far so than other dogs (rightly or wrongly).
My brother has a Mali and she is very well trained. She is a total angel out in public off lead. Walks to heel, comes back the second she is called and sits at his feet.. etc My mum, even with back problems and not being at all strong, walks her on lead no problem when she takes the baby out in the pram. Brother said he knew that with that type of dog he needed her to be completely in his control because the perception of them in the public isn’t always great. Now I don’t necessarily agree with the way he did it (there was an E collar used in her early training- which we clashed over) but I can’t fault the dog he has produced.
My brother has a Mali and she is very well trained. She is a total angel out in public off lead. Walks to heel, comes back the second she is called and sits at his feet.. etc My mum, even with back problems and not being at all strong, walks her on lead no problem when she takes the baby out in the pram. Brother said he knew that with that type of dog he needed her to be completely in his control because the perception of them in the public isn’t always great. Now I don’t necessarily agree with the way he did it (there was an E collar used in her early training- which we clashed over) but I can’t fault the dog he has produced.
MurphysMinder
Well-Known Member
I was the irresponsible owner yesterday
I was walking my dog on a route around the village which takes me through several fields. One such field has been known to have cows in but hasn’t for the last few months. I don’t know what the field’s routine is.
When I got to the field I stood on the step to check for cows; I couldn’t see any. I set off walking and then saw some cows come from behind a little hill and walk towards my exit. So I turned around and walked back (probably 25-35m or so) and as i did so a large group of young bulls clocked me and started cantering towards us. I walked as quickly and as calmly as I could but they kept coming, I shouted at them but they kept coming. I got to the exit and for the first time ever my dog decided he couldn’t possibly go through the little doggy gap he came through. I ended up picking him up and flipping him over the fence (he’s 24kg and loooong) and he landed on his side in the undergrowth, poor lad.
We got out but only just. I should have known better and not gone in the field since I know it sporadically has cows in and I couldn’t see past the hill.
Photo is the aftermath
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I nearly got caught out the same a couple of weeks ago. Walking a path that I use regularly and suddenly realised there were a few cow pats around, the field has a dip in so I couldn't see far ahead so decided to go back. A herd of young cattle appeared over the brow just as I reached the stile, I was very relieved .
wren123
Well-Known Member
We do a regular walk which passes a house with a dog off lead about 10% of the time. The dog walks towards us growling with the owner saying she won't hurt you. The walk is a very convenient short circuit which we enjoy. So annoying.
What could I carry to protect myself if the dog escalates that is legal?
What could I carry to protect myself if the dog escalates that is legal?
Pearlsasinger
Up in the clouds
Does the dog stay in its own garden? If so you don't need to do anything except keep your dog by your side.
I always take a walking stick on a dog walk these days, that can be very useful.
wren123
Well-Known Member
No it doesn’t, I wouldn’t worry if it did!
I haven't actually got a walking stick I'll look for a sturdy branch I could use.
CorvusCorax
'It's only a laugh, no harm done'
My dog goes mental at passing dogs in her own garden because a prick allowed his dog to run in and chase her when she was very young.
I keep all my dogs on a leash in their own garden because other people can't keep their dogs and cats under control, so it falls to me.
I have had at least three different dogs on my property and one even came around the back, thank goodness one of my own wasn't out.
I'm sure it doesn't look or sound pretty, but I live here and the people walking past do not, so I don't really consider their annoyance/convenience? If the dog isn't leaving the property and yours isn't going too close then there's not a huge amount you can do.
I keep all my dogs on a leash in their own garden because other people can't keep their dogs and cats under control, so it falls to me.
I have had at least three different dogs on my property and one even came around the back, thank goodness one of my own wasn't out.
I'm sure it doesn't look or sound pretty, but I live here and the people walking past do not, so I don't really consider their annoyance/convenience? If the dog isn't leaving the property and yours isn't going too close then there's not a huge amount you can do.
Moobli
Well-Known Member
Look up Bite Back spray.
wren123
Well-Known Member
Thank you I will.
Tiddlypom
Carries on creakily
Jeepers, DC, thank goodness that you and doggo got out of dodge in time. Many/most of us on here will have been caught out in a similar fashion before, I certainly have despite actively avoiding fields containing cattle.
In my case, it was a 7kg JRT who we threw over a stile to safety, though, not a larger dog.
paddy555
Well-Known Member
next time it does it I would point out to the owner that it is growling, you find it frightening both for you and your dog and it is irrelevant if the owner thinks it won't hurt me. Say I will let it go this time but I'm afraid if it happens to us again I shall ring the dog warden and see if they can help.
Belmont
Well-Known Member
I'm forever giving my partner stick for having his dog off the lead. His friends dog was killed by a car a few weeks ago after it ran after a deer, yet he's convinced it won't happen to him. Granted he's 9 and well behaved, but all it takes is a muntjac and I'm sure he'd be gone.I am getting so p**'d off with dogs not on leads on roads.
Just tried to go out for a quiet walk and met two large wolf derivatives running towards me with two joggers on a narrow country lane. Intimidating.
I asked the couple to put them on a lead, they faffed about with the leads a bit and did nothing.
Someone on here very helpfully posted a link to the Road Traffic Act 1988 S.27(1) - it is an offence to have a dog off lead on a road. None of the dog owners seem to know this.
We get a puppy at the weekend and I've made him promise me he'll never be walked off lead along a road - he'll be dumped instantly and I'll be leaving with the dog (if it's still alive!
) Good to know it's actually an offence, I'll be letting him know.
smolmaus
Well-Known Member
My friend has an american bulldog mastiff mix (I think) and that dog has had more training hours put into him than I'd be able to count. He's a very big, very strong and """scary""" looking dog and friend is very open about the fact that his behaviour has to be absolutely beyond reproach if he's going to stay alive. He won't get any second chances. He is a big sappy soft thing really but still very lucky to have the person that he has. It just makes me even more convinced that most people who have dogs like this shouldn't have them tbh.
CorvusCorax
'It's only a laugh, no harm done'
The doink with the deerhound lurcher has now replaced calling it's name ineffectually to blowing a whistle ineffectually 
Close encounter with a blue bull thingy tonight also but at least it was kept on a leash/tight to his leg.
Close encounter with a blue bull thingy tonight also but at least it was kept on a leash/tight to his leg.
AmyMay
Situation normal
Me, me 
I put vape juice down Daisy’s ear instead of ear drops!
I put vape juice down Daisy’s ear instead of ear drops!
DressageCob
Well-Known Member
Me, me
I put vape juice down Daisy’s ear instead of ear drops!
Oh no! is she ok?!
stangs
Well-Known Member
Have you suggested that the owner try yelling "good boy, treat"? That was the method of choice for a lady I passed on my walk today, as her JRT made a beeline for the road in pursuit of a squirrel. Dog returned to her in secondsThe doink with the deerhound lurcher has now replaced calling it's name ineffectually to blowing a whistle ineffectually
splashgirl45
Lurcher lover
I was walking with my 3 and saw 2 people on the path with their dogs on lead, so put mine on and walked towards them both people stepped back on to the grass and the woman with the large staffy type dog who was on a flexi lead, left her dog on the path while continuing her chat. I stopped as I couldn’t get off the path on my side as it was farmers crops, I had to ask her to pull her dog off the path and she said it’s ok she’s friendly 
what is the matter with these people , she didn’t know my dogs and they may not have been friendly , they are but that’s not relevant ,, surely it’s just politeness to move your dog off the path to allow someone to pass…
what is the matter with these people , she didn’t know my dogs and they may not have been friendly , they are but that’s not relevant ,, surely it’s just politeness to move your dog off the path to allow someone to pass…
AmyMay
Situation normal
She’s fine, it was only a tiny drop. How stupid of me though!!
DressageCob
Well-Known Member
We've all done something like that before. I tried to feed my horse £1 instead of an extra strong mint this morning
Cinnamontoast
Fais pas chier!
Does she smell nice?!Me, me
I put vape juice down Daisy’s ear instead of ear drops!
AmyMay
Situation normal
Delicious
cauda equina
Well-Known Member
I was pleased to see this
It's too late for this poor dog but if owning a dog with cropped ears means a 20 year ban I hope the message will get through
www.edp24.co.uk
It's too late for this poor dog but if owning a dog with cropped ears means a 20 year ban I hope the message will get through
Dog breeder banned for 20 years over illegal cropping of puppy’s ears
James Musk arranged to buy an American XL Bully puppy called Ocean just days after its ear flaps had been cut off to make it look more menacing.