AmyMay Again
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May he rot in hell.
Irresponsible Owners
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Marshpiper
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At last a judge who hands down a decent sentence, we could have hoped for more, but this is better than the pathetic suspended sentences and dismally small fines…Do hope this lays down a marker for other cases and judges…..
SaddlePsych'D
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I'm pleased to not have had reason to post on here for a good while but had a couple of things recently.
Last weekend had dog settled nicely in cafe, guy asks if his puppy (who had been barking at us from across the way) can say hello. Before the words 'actually no...' had a chance to leave my mouth, the pup was already there. Fairly predictably it wanted to play and jumped up at Ivy who was laying down. Ivy gave a growl but to me it was a very measured correction of the pup who hadn't done anything wrong, just being a puppy in a busy place learning how to behave (or not). Not a biggie but then my dog looks like the mean one when she was behaving exactly how we have asked her to and minding her own business!
Then today a much more unpleasant experience. Walking along hedge line in a field (incidentally, one which will likely have sheep with lambs in fairly soon) when a big young boxer emerges from where the gate is further up. Can hear owner but not see them so we stood still. OH told the dog no and it did stop. Finally owner catches up with another boxer on a lead. Young one absolutely not listening and approaches. OH says no again but it ends up reaching him. Other owner starts getting arsey telling OH to just grab it by the collar and bring his dog back over to him. Fairly understandably OH isn't sure about this so I give him our spare lead. Other owner gets rude about that too. OH returns dog to owner who then explains he couldn't come and get his off lead dog is because the on lead one would kick off at us.
Fantastic. So we have a large, young, off lead dog with no recall and if it gets into any kind of trouble, an owner who can't do anything about it because the on lead dog will cause problems.
He was so rude to OH and I for no reason; we were calm to not upset his young dog and I think basically all we said through this whole interaction was 'no'. When we walked off I said to OH I was glad he was there because if I had been on my own, I'd have been stuffed (or clipping the young dog on a lead and walking it home with me because we wouldn't be able to go near the guy with the other dog!)
OH agreed if he hadn't have been there, the guy probably would have behaved worse with me. Eugh!
Last weekend had dog settled nicely in cafe, guy asks if his puppy (who had been barking at us from across the way) can say hello. Before the words 'actually no...' had a chance to leave my mouth, the pup was already there. Fairly predictably it wanted to play and jumped up at Ivy who was laying down. Ivy gave a growl but to me it was a very measured correction of the pup who hadn't done anything wrong, just being a puppy in a busy place learning how to behave (or not). Not a biggie but then my dog looks like the mean one when she was behaving exactly how we have asked her to and minding her own business!
Then today a much more unpleasant experience. Walking along hedge line in a field (incidentally, one which will likely have sheep with lambs in fairly soon) when a big young boxer emerges from where the gate is further up. Can hear owner but not see them so we stood still. OH told the dog no and it did stop. Finally owner catches up with another boxer on a lead. Young one absolutely not listening and approaches. OH says no again but it ends up reaching him. Other owner starts getting arsey telling OH to just grab it by the collar and bring his dog back over to him. Fairly understandably OH isn't sure about this so I give him our spare lead. Other owner gets rude about that too. OH returns dog to owner who then explains he couldn't come and get his off lead dog is because the on lead one would kick off at us.
Fantastic. So we have a large, young, off lead dog with no recall and if it gets into any kind of trouble, an owner who can't do anything about it because the on lead dog will cause problems.
He was so rude to OH and I for no reason; we were calm to not upset his young dog and I think basically all we said through this whole interaction was 'no'. When we walked off I said to OH I was glad he was there because if I had been on my own, I'd have been stuffed (or clipping the young dog on a lead and walking it home with me because we wouldn't be able to go near the guy with the other dog!)
OH agreed if he hadn't have been there, the guy probably would have behaved worse with me. Eugh!
Smitty
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I can't sufficiently express my contempt of this individual. Your OH was I dare say correct. Anyway it was clearly all your fault for being there 
Many years ago a couple of GSDs pinned my shrieking Labxcollie down in some woods. I told their owner to get his effing dogs off mine. He said not till I asked more politely!! I was forced to grovel. I went home and told OH who was furious and said he wouldn't have responded like that to him. I'm sure he was right.
Despicable.
Many years ago a couple of GSDs pinned my shrieking Labxcollie down in some woods. I told their owner to get his effing dogs off mine. He said not till I asked more politely!! I was forced to grovel. I went home and told OH who was furious and said he wouldn't have responded like that to him. I'm sure he was right.
Despicable.