Irresponsible Owners

[CanteringCarrot]

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Ace is an 18 month old Black/Brindle Cane Corso. He's not yet neutered. He is also, very reactive. He could be considered a “project dog”, as he does need a lot of work. He is however, an absolute gentle giant to those he knows and loves.


Since birth, Ace has always been a nervous/reactive dog. He grew up with his brother and they used to play fight a lot (which is normal). However, Ace then believed that this is how you play nice with other dogs, by nipping. And he's never really got past that. He doesn't know how to play nicely with other dogs. He nips other dogs, in order to get them to run, so he can play chase.


Due to his reactivity and nervousness (he used to lunge at strangers and other animals), Ace has recently returned from a 3 month training camp that specialises in reactive dogs. Upon his return, he's much better with strangers, but still reacts towards other dogs. To re-iterate, he's never bitten another dog aggressively (with the intention of hurting), he just nips.


This is a very difficult decision and made with a very heavy heart. He's a gentle giant with those he knows and loves. He's grown up with my 3 children (who are now aged between 6 and 13) and also lived with his brother and an older Labrador since having him as a pup. He is fully house trained and I want to find him a loving home, but also the right home. A "must have" is a large garden and someone that can commit to daily, lengthy exercise with him.


Due to a change in circumstances for myself, I'm now living in a flat with Ace, which is no good for him. He needs a house and a garden. Also, with my job, I'm required to travel more - my parents look after Ace but he's just to powerful for them to walk, so this isn't a long term solution either.


For those that may be interested, you will need to have experience of owning a similar dog as he needs a strong leader. If you are unfamiliar with this breed, please do some research before messaging, to make sure you are a good fit with him.


Ace would suit a dog trainer / behaviourist or someone with a lot of land perhaps


**Update**
Ace was due to be rehomed. However, the new owners gave him just 3 hours to adjust to new people and in strange surroundings, and understandably, out of fear and anxiety, Ace showed some aggression as was just so confused. This put the potential new owners off and Ace is now available again. I can’t re-iterate enough, just how difficult Ace will be. He’s reactive, can show signs of aggression when pushed, and though he’s generally good with people. He will need an owner that understands all of this and willing to have the time and patience to create a bond with him. Please read and understand this before messaging, this will not be easy for the first few weeks of owning him.**

Gawd. What a mess.

This makes me so sad. The Cane Corso is a breed that I love and own. It kills me when they end up in situations like this. They're such intelligent dogs that can be wonderful companions, but they are not for everyone!

I worked my arse off to create a well adjusted Corso. The breed shouldn't go to anyone that expects to do any less! "Rehabbing" a Corso is also very difficult.

I hate people.


In other somewhat related news, the neighbors dog ran up to my two today on a walk. Not sure why she was loose. Mine didn't care, and thankfully neighbor dog didn't do anything "bad." Took them way too long to figure out the dog was in the road though!

 

[Tiddlypom]

The owner’s connections got very affronted after this pic of a lurcher loose on the roads was posted on the local village FB page. It’s apparently often seen out unaccompanied on the roads, leading some posters to speculate that it has been abandoned.



“it’s definitely not abandoned. A free spirited adventurer for sure though ”

The dog is heading towards a railway crossing which is just out of sight past the car up ahead .

 

[skinnydipper]

The owner’s connections got very affronted after this pic of a lurcher loose on the roads was posted on the local village FB page. It’s apparently often seen out unaccompanied on the roads, leading some posters to speculate that it has been abandoned.



“it’s definitely not abandoned. A free spirited adventurer for sure though ”

The dog is heading towards a railway crossing which is just out of sight past the car up ahead .

I wonder if the free spirited adventurer's insurance would pay out either for the dog's injuries or 3rd party liability if the dog caused an accident.

 

[CorvusCorax]

Was met in my lane by the most delightful, affectionate young Doodle. Owner miles away.
Hung around to perhaps offer some friendly advice but turns out it was the new dog of someone I know fairly well/local businessman/lives down the street.
I did mention in a roundabout way that my young female is very defensive around the house and wasn't it lucky she wasn't out with me when said dog gambolled over to me!
Anyone could have walked off with him/put him in a car and buggered off.

Just heard 'IS THIS YOUR DOG?', looked out the window and two other dog walkers had the Doodle on a lead and were bringing it back (being dragged) to the owner at the other end of the lane. They had actually going the other way so I am guessing it was leaping all over their small dogs. I am dreading meeting it with the young female now.....

 

[CorvusCorax]

Just heard 'IS THIS YOUR DOG?', looked out the window and two other dog walkers had the Doodle on a lead and were bringing it back (being dragged) to the owner at the other end of the lane. They had actually going the other way so I am guessing it was leaping all over their small dogs. I am dreading meeting it with the young female now.....

Aaaand he's just wandered past the house shouting the dog's name....could be anywhere!!

 

[MurphysMinder]

Not sure if they were irresponsible or plain stupid. Just been on holiday for a week in Wales, with a friend and our 2 GSDs. We visited Aberystwyth and were walking along the prom, in the distance (100 yards or so) there was a group of people with 2 boxers clearly squaring up to each other . I commented to friend there were boxers with attitude ahead and we started to give them a wide birth, when we were quite a bit closer the boxers kicked off at each other and owners had to drag them apart. One couple kept walking our way with their dog on its hind legs swearing at our 2, who were angels and walked past ignoring them. So it seems this was a case of 2 random sets of owners meeting up and thinking "ooh same breed, lets see if they want to be friends " and being totally unable to read their dog's body language .

 

[Unicorn]

I'm assuming there was an owner somewhere...

Smallish doodlething came belting over to my reactive gsd earlier. She was lunging, barking and generally giving a good impression of being unapproachable. (we're working on it)
My fishwife screeches to the owner to call their dog were answered by a whistle.
Doodlething came right up to say hello and got greeted very politely and gently by Poppy. I was mildly stunned and very relieved! And even more relieved when it ran off!

 

[SaddlePsych'D]

Ugh, not had one of these for a while. Which I am grateful for.

Ivy had her post teeth removal check up today and afterwards I found there is a park not far from the vets so thought I'd take her for a walk there. Urban area green spaces are not my favourite and it was fairly busy with dogs but it was nice there and I figured we could keep to ourselves. Immediately spotted a GSD which I was worried about (sorry GSD people!) so we walked a different way.

Small dog, maybe Shih Tzu or similar, stood at the top of a slope staring at us. We weren't particularly close but I kept and eye as we walked the path at the bottom. Obviously the bloody thing came flying down at us full pelt so I stepped to it and shouted no! It kept coming back at Ivy and barking in her face. I struggled to keep her behind me whilst fending it off and was genuinely worried it might get a bite in or she'd eventually have a go back.

I wasn't proud of the phrase "it's going to get my boot in its face if it doesn't stop!" roaring out of my mouth. Interestingly the other owner didn't have a pop back at me. Apologised and came and got his dog straight away. On we went and I rationalised that my leather hiking boot to the chops would have been less bad than if Ivy had gone at it. I assume. She has never gone at anything before other than a bit of a growl. Once a snarl but it was an a-hole of a dog that had snuck up behind us and had a pop completely unprovoked.

I stopped feeling back about it completely when I saw that this absolute knobchop of a man was letting his dog do the exact same thing to the GSD. Who had beautifully recalled from his game of fetch and stood solid next to his owner while this little dog stood miles from his owner just staring at them. I watched this unfold and eventually he did get to his dog without it getting to the GSD again. And PRAISE THE LORD PEOPLE...he finally put it on a fecking lead!

 

[Janique]

I saw a neighbourg's dog tonight, i don't know them, but they have a old lab type and often walk him
at night.

I am not sure what's wrong with him but he is extremely lame in front, it's not nice to see tbh.

I saw him a few months ago and he looks much worst, i tried not to look at them, i noticed that they usually walk
him in the dark, not sure if it's because they don't want people to stare at him or because of their work shedule.

I wouldn't keep a dog like him but i guess, it's up to them. It's hard to watch and i hope they sort something out for him...

He looked like he wanted to move but was really limping badly.

 

[Pippity]

I was at the vet reception with my cat in her carrier by my feet when I noticed a woman wandering round, letting her shih tzu get into everone's business, so I picked my carrier up and put it on the desk.

"It's okay," the woman said, "he's friendly."

I explained that 1, my cat isn't friendly, and 2, she's been on gabapentin for two days to try to calm her enough to be examined and she doesn't need some strange effing dog getting her even more stressed, so if the dog's owner could take it to sit down quietly like every other bloody dog in the waiting room, it would be better for everyone.

And then the vet whisked me straight into the consult room, so I didn't see the woman's reaction.

 

[Janique]

A woman living very close had a sheperd cross, he is wild and always in his hind legs when he see another dog.

She has a bottle with water and spray his head with it, guess, she is trying to distract him....

Well, it doesn't work, tonight, he nearly went for my Basset, she has troubles holding him...

I am trying to avoid him but it isn't always possible as we live next to each other.

Nouille is normally quiet and doesn't care about other dogs, usually ignore them as she is busy sniffing the ground.

But, tonight when she saw him lunging like a lunatic, she reacted, barked and moved towards him !

I really don't want her to get reactive, she is strong ( 30kg) but bar trying to avoid the woman, what can i do ?

I asked to woman to be careful in the future and she laughed saying that her dog was ok, i am used to him doing that she said...

 

[CorvusCorax]

Aaaand he's just wandered past the house shouting the dog's name....could be anywhere!!

Had to catch him today, he was charging all over the place, while owner stood at the bottom of the lane with the lead in his hand, fuming, saying he was going to get rid of him, the dog is only 18 months old and a dear thing, just doesn't want to come back. Gave him a few pointers about hand feeding and recall etc and warned him if I'd been out with my young dog there would probably have been A Situation. I just about managed to hand the Doodle over before my old dog had enough and growled/tried to mount him

 

[ArklePig]

My sister dropped her son off at nursery today. A man walked down the street saw 2 dozen 3/4 year olds lined up giggling and talking, decided to not cross the street (safe to do so and other side totally empty) dog straining at the lead as he walked through and he started shouting at the children 'don't shout at my dog he's nervous.' Maybe don't walk your clearly uncomfortable dog through a crowd of children being children you thick tw@t. I increasingly think you should have to prove your usefulness to society/take a practical test to own a dog.

 

[ponyparty]

A woman moved into the flats next door to my house a few months back, with a bully type thing. Not an XL, not big enough, def that type though. Merle, of course. It unnerved me from day 1. It likes to watch my dogs in the garden and bark/ROAR at them through the window, I’ve never heard such a blood curdling bark!

The woman below her in the flats on the ground floor has 2 cockers. Lovely lady, a great neighbour, does my bins for me every week unless I beat her to it and do hers for her

Yesterday when I was working I heard a commotion of a dog barking and snarling and people shouting, by the flats by mine. It stopped as quickly as it started, before I had chance to think “omg, shall I go next door and check everything is ok”. All was quiet though so I kept on working… if I went outside every time dogs kicked off around here I’d never get any work done.

Anyway, next thing I know there’s an ambulance outside. I found out later from a mutual acquaintance it had attacked the woman who lives downstairs, bitten her shoulder and arm and scratched her leg.

The woman upstairs has told me previously that she used to have a pit bull until it got taken off her you really can’t cure stupid can you. I hope she is going to be prosecuted and feels the full force of the law. Poor woman downstairs. She was in the communal area of the flats, she should have been safe to go about her business without getting attacked.

 

[Clodagh]

A woman moved into the flats next door to my house a few months back, with a bully type thing. Not an XL, not big enough, def that type though. Merle, of course. It unnerved me from day 1. It likes to watch my dogs in the garden and bark/ROAR at them through the window, I’ve never heard such a blood curdling bark!

The woman below her in the flats on the ground floor has 2 cockers. Lovely lady, a great neighbour, does my bins for me every week unless I beat her to it and do hers for her

Yesterday when I was working I heard a commotion of a dog barking and snarling and people shouting, by the flats by mine. It stopped as quickly as it started, before I had chance to think “omg, shall I go next door and check everything is ok”. All was quiet though so I kept on working… if I went outside every time dogs kicked off around here I’d never get any work done.

Anyway, next thing I know there’s an ambulance outside. I found out later from a mutual acquaintance it had attacked the woman who lives downstairs, bitten her shoulder and arm and scratched her leg.

The woman upstairs has told me previously that she used to have a pit bull until it got taken off her you really can’t cure stupid can you. I hope she is going to be prosecuted and feels the full force of the law. Poor woman downstairs. She was in the communal area of the flats, she should have been safe to go about her business without getting attacked.

Please let us know how she does. And I hope her dogs are ok.

 

[ponyparty]

Please let us know how she does. And I hope her dogs are ok.

I haven't seen her yet to get the full story - will update when I know more. Think the dog has been removed, haven't seen or heard it since!

 

[CanteringCarrot]

My sister dropped her son off at nursery today. A man walked down the street saw 2 dozen 3/4 year olds lined up giggling and talking, decided to not cross the street (safe to do so and other side totally empty) dog straining at the lead as he walked through and he started shouting at the children 'don't shout at my dog he's nervous.' Maybe don't walk your clearly uncomfortable dog through a crowd of children being children you thick tw@t. I increasingly think you should have to prove your usefulness to society/take a practical test to own a dog.

With any dog I'd still cross the road!

 

[Jenko109]

With any dog I'd still cross the road!

Without a dog, I'd still cross the road

 

[CanteringCarrot]

Without a dog, I'd still cross the road

Yeah, that too!

 

[Kunoichi73]

This made me laugh

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[TheresaW]

There are 2 huskies local to where the horse is kept. Again this week there was a post on local FB group looking for their owner. It seems to be a weekly occurrence. Apparently, they usually have trackers on so owner knows where they are. Just why would you? Sooner or later one of the livestock owners will lose patience.

 

[Landcruiser]

I was at the vet reception with my cat in her carrier by my feet when I noticed a woman wandering round, letting her shih tzu get into everone's business, so I picked my carrier up and put it on the desk.

"It's okay," the woman said, "he's friendly."

I explained that 1, my cat isn't friendly, and 2, she's been on gabapentin for two days to try to calm her enough to be examined and she doesn't need some strange effing dog getting her even more stressed, so if the dog's owner could take it to sit down quietly like every other bloody dog in the waiting room, it would be better for everyone.

And then the vet whisked me straight into the consult room, so I didn't see the woman's reaction.

Every vet receptionist has a multitude of stories like this. You would be amazed at the stupidity of some people. I've seen so many come in with cats in their arms rather than carriers, I've seen owners sit down and immediately open their carrier and sometimes get their cat out. I saw someone get a rat out once, and have it climbing over their shoulders. And then we have the dog owners who come in without leads ("I forgot my lead ") or unclip the lead as they sit down, or have an extending lead that allows the dog to roam the room. And just they don't notice the scared dogs, the ill dogs, all the body language from dogs and often their owners too which makes it clear they are very uncomfortable with the unwanted interaction. They also don't seem to realise that cats or rabbits trapped in baskets don't want a flipping dog shoving its face right next to them.
As receptionists, some of us are more confident than others at telling people to get their animals under control. I'm one of the confident ones, but some of my colleagues are much less so...and we've all experienced people giving us a mouthful, so they have a good reason to hesitate.

 

[Goldenstar]

We have a cats corner in the reception at our vets it’s screened off.
It is I always think not a great place for the rabbits who will both dogs and cats scary
Then the rats they need an owners nook to keep them away .
I will confess I used to take favourite ferret to the vets in my shelve that’s many years ago it was less of the Wild West in reception in those day .
She was used to travelling in there .

 

[malwhit]

I must have had the wrong Cockapoo & Labradoodles looking at recent posts. I've found them to be the easiest dogs to train. In comparison to Lola my Whippet, they were angelic

 

[maisie06]

Every vet receptionist has a multitude of stories like this. You would be amazed at the stupidity of some people. I've seen so many come in with cats in their arms rather than carriers, I've seen owners sit down and immediately open their carrier and sometimes get their cat out. I saw someone get a rat out once, and have it climbing over their shoulders. And then we have the dog owners who come in without leads ("I forgot my lead ") or unclip the lead as they sit down, or have an extending lead that allows the dog to roam the room. And just they don't notice the scared dogs, the ill dogs, all the body language from dogs and often their owners too which makes it clear they are very uncomfortable with the unwanted interaction. They also don't seem to realise that cats or rabbits trapped in baskets don't want a flipping dog shoving its face right next to them.
As receptionists, some of us are more confident than others at telling people to get their animals under control. I'm one of the confident ones, but some of my colleagues are much less so...and we've all experienced people giving us a mouthful, so they have a good reason to hesitate.

This is exactly why my dogs stay in the car until we are called in..

 

[maisie06]

Out this morning with mine at a NT place, dogs must be on leads which is fine with me, a lady walking towards me with a young spaniel exclaims - oh! more spaniels they will love each other, my youngster isn't interested but is timid my old boy really isn't that tolerant of puppies/young dogs and when off lead chooses to keep away from them, despite me saying no please give us room she marched up and allowed her dog full extension of it's flexi to leap all over mine at which point the old dog decked it (he doesn't bite but uses noise and bodyweight) she was then fussing and calling mine vicious - she got an absolute piece of my mind and I told her it's a shame her lovely young dog had such a pig shite thick owner...

 

[MurphysMinder]

What is it with people who think if they're the same breed they must meet and be instant friends.

 

[ponyparty]

And why do people think a dog is “vicious” just because it doesn’t want other dogs jumping all over it?!

 

[Smitty]

Mine got called vicious and nasty by several complete strangers a few years ago. My fault, I wanted to go to a weekly market in a town about an hour away, and mix it with a bit of sightseeing . He didn't fancy the market part which was a bit crowded but did take it in good part when some poo puppy thing tried to befriend him. I intervened, but pup's owner was just completely stupid and my dog's patience ran out quite quickly, a lot of growling and a snap ensued from him. Onlookers remarked on what a horrible and bad tempered dog he was

 

[pinkfluffy]

What is it with people who think if they're the same breed they must meet and be instant friends.

I haven't had it happen with my GSD ... can't think why