Nasty dog at Gatcombe also in Dogs

Bosworth

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Took Flodden (my Bedlington pup, and Poppy,my little lurcher, to Gatcombe yesterday, a really lovely day. Flodden caused a bit of a stir with people coming up searching for the little bedlington pup. he was a total star, had a lovely walk and was carried a fair way, one person asked if he was real, well he was fast asleep in my friends arms. Met loads of lovely people with some gorgeous dogs, but did anyone else come across the nastiest Jack Russel ever. The owners had it on a loose lead and it was snarling and attacking anything that it came across. Went for my two and a friends border, then turned and attacked 2 labs and the proceeded to charge at any other dog in the vicinity snarling and barking agressively, it really meant business. The owner appeared completely unconcerned. We told her to get it muzzled, and why on earth take it to Gatcombe, others were saying the same, and they just carried on regardless ignoring everyone. We saw them wandering through the trade stands, dog still on a loose lead and still trying to attack anything nearby.

How can people be so stupid. That dog should never have been out in a crowd. after the first dog it attacked it should have been taken out on to the cross country course, away from any other dog. If they insist on taking it out then it should have been muzzled. Gatcombe is a lovely event to go to, great viewing, and far far less people than Badminton. But there are obviously going to be other dogs - some people really should be put to sleep to spare the world from their stupidity. Poor dog

If it was yours - then leave it at home, get it muzzled, or don't go anywhere where there are dogs, you give dog owners a bad name
 
the exact reason we don't take my sons JRT with us anywhere like that, he is fear aggressive with other dogs, just because he's small doesn't mean he's harmless!!
 
It must have had Little Man Syndrome, could you imagine the carnage it would have caused if it had slipped it's lead? Can't beat a nice spaniel but that's another post!!
 
Hmm see ones like that all the time. One of the reasons my friends and I don't take ours to events like that anymore.
 
If it had gone after me I would've kicked it. As someone said, just because it's small doesn't mean it's harmless. There have been several times that I've been walking home and a neighbour has had a small dog (could be a Yorkie or something similar) on one of those leads that where they can go out quite far and it sees me quite a ways away and starts snarling, barking, baring its teeth, etc and they don't pull it in at all before it gets to me and goes after me! This has happened several times, you can hear it snarling its way down the lane whenever it goes out and then next time it goes after me I'll give it a swift kick. The last thing I want is to be taken off at the ankle by something resembling a rat.
 
tallyho! said:
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One advantage of having 2 staffies is that people tend to think twice about letting their nasty dogs wander over to mine! But seriously, idiotic people are totally irresponsible. Dogs get enough bad press at events atm without silly owners adding to it. Staff's (obviously) have an appalling reputation - which means that the majority of PROPER owners ( and not the jumped idiots prancing around with their dogs on choke chains trying to look tough) make an even greater effort to ensure their dogs are good ambassadors when out and about.
 
I'd like to add to the 'Leave at Home' list the owners and dogs at Cranleigh Show, yesterday. Said owners parked their bottoms right next to the barriers which formed a parade route for the Livestock. Dogs were lunging at the barriers, causing the Sussexes to panic. Owners seemed to take an age to actually move their fat rears!
 
My dog was attacked by a JRT she is lovely with every dog, well with everything (My friends 2 year old son lernt to walk using my dog :) ) But if a JRT even start's to look at her the "wrong" way she goes straight on the defensive and takes no s**t, so I always keep a close eye on her with JRT.

There are 2 where we go hacking they ALWAYS, I mean always run out of the yard (gate is ALWAYS open) and go for what ever is walking passed. Once it was my ponies legs!!! My OH's legs and our 3-4 month old pup. So OH got fed up of asking the owner to sort his dogs out, (just leave's them to it never try's to stop them.) and gave the front leader a swift kick with the flat of his foot. JRT ran off, and has not tried to attack us since :) He did worry I would think he was mean, but I would rather he kicked it than someone eles, who may have kicked it alot harder or someone's horse!!
 
Probably gonna put the cat among the pigeons here, but I dont agree with taking any dog to these events! Especially on scorching hot days when they are taken from pillar to post without a thought of where they might get a drink from. Do people actually think their dog wants to be there? (sorry, it sounds like I am generalising, I am sure there are a few dogs that enjoy it)
 
benson21 said:
Probably gonna put the cat among the pigeons here, but I dont agree with taking any dog to these events! Especially on scorching hot days when they are taken from pillar to post without a thought of where they might get a drink from. Do people actually think their dog wants to be there? (sorry, it sounds like I am generalising, I am sure there are a few dogs that enjoy it)
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Totally agree!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
When I've taken the dog anywhere on a hot day, I always have about 3 litres of water in my rucksack, together with a dog bowl - most responsible dog owners do this. The only time my dog looked miserable at an event was Badminton 2 years ago when is was really wet and muddy so we retreated to somewhere less muddy. Won't be putting him in the dog creche again - he clearly hated it - major issue being the level of barking -will need to work out ideas for SJ day in future, although OH may just go for the big screens and stay with him, or just go for a walk for the day...
 
benson21 said:
Probably gonna put the cat among the pigeons here, but I dont agree with taking any dog to these events! Especially on scorching hot days when they are taken from pillar to post without a thought of where they might get a drink from. Do people actually think their dog wants to be there? (sorry, it sounds like I am generalising, I am sure there are a few dogs that enjoy it)
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For some dogs thats perfectly true (my bitch being one of them) but others, including my other 3 adore going places and meeting new faces.
Water is taken in the form of a collapsable water bowl, and bottle in a rucksack.
Bear would sulk for days if I left him at home!
 
benson21 said:
Probably gonna put the cat among the pigeons here, but I dont agree with taking any dog to these events! Especially on scorching hot days when they are taken from pillar to post without a thought of where they might get a drink from. Do people actually think their dog wants to be there? (sorry, it sounds like I am generalising, I am sure there are a few dogs that enjoy it)
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I always take my dogs with me. I check ahead to make sure I can as would be gutted to drive somewhere and find I couldn't take my dogs in with me - that would mean a swift return home as I would not leave them in the car. My dogs come to shows, training and events (again always double checking to make sure they can come) They are used to sitting in a crate with the back open at training and ALWAYS have water to hand. I took mine around Badminton - yes it needed a bit of thinking ahead in terms of carrying water and drinking bottles for the dogs, poo bags etc but mine are such people dogs they revel in all the attention they get. They also save me a fortune as shopping with 2 dogs is not really on! So not all dog owners are inconsiderate ( I appreciate you realise you might be generalising). Can't we just accept there are always inconsiderate people - and it could be dog owners, riders or parents! So for the people who get cross as dogs are in the front row, how about people with pushchairs? I do accept that if you have a yappy dog or one that lunges it should not be there but there are a lot of other people who take time and enjoy their day out with their dogs and friends. Mine had a great day out at Badminton last year, massive amount of cuddles, a couple of diversions away from the XC so I could let them go long on their lead, but they shared the food, attention and water for the day and a good time was had by all. Mine aren't large dogs either (proper staffies) but just so used to coming out everywhere. Great time had by all!
 
benson21 said:
Probably gonna put the cat among the pigeons here, but I dont agree with taking any dog to these events! Especially on scorching hot days when they are taken from pillar to post without a thought of where they might get a drink from. Do people actually think their dog wants to be there? (sorry, it sounds like I am generalising, I am sure there are a few dogs that enjoy it)
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If it is going to be hot then my JRT stops at home with my mum, if it's nice he comes, with his own little cool bag full of water, food, treats and the most important thing DOG BAGS....My little man does like to come to shows, but not when it is scorching hot........

I was at Gatcombe on Saturday, lots of dogs and some very responsible owners, but also a few who couldn't be bothered to pick up after their dogs had left little parcels, is it really that difficult..... As for nasty dogs, owners should be more responsible, but alas some don't care.....
 
Now, bear with me...this sounds strange even to me!!
I was sitting on the floor with me dog the other day in the kitchen, actually more laying on the floor so my head was his head height. My husband walked into the room and all I could see was his legs and feet. Its ok for the older dogs as they are pretty much used to it, but can you imagine what it would be like for a young puppy to be surrounded by this? I just dont think a crowded busy area is the place for dogs.
 
Benson, it all depends on the dog... some will cope admirably and enjoy it, some will not. For a lot of people taking the dog is part of the day and as long as the dog behaves and the owner is resonsible with the water, poo bags, lead etc, why on earth not. My dog likes his days out, we steer clear of the most crowded areas (or I pick him up and carry him), he meets lots of people (which as a people dog, he adores) and goes home tired and happy.
 
I think dogs should be banned from these things altogether, i was at Gatcombe at the weekend and saw dogs of leads, a husky attack a puppy, a dog eating a childs ice cream (just walked up to the child) I dont think the dogs enjoy it and they just get in everyones way!!!
 
Benson, I took my 5 year old lurcher and my 4 month old bedlington puppy. He walked some and was carried some. He had a fantastic day. He met loads of people, he played with a spaniel puppy, he was cuddled by loads of people. He learned to walk close on a short lead through a crowd. He sat still while we watched the SJ and he slept while we watched XC. A hugely important lesson of which he enjoyed every minute. He now has a skill for life, and will enjoy coming with us to more events. We carry water, and poo bags and never put the dogs in a position where they were stressed or unhappy.
 
I think it's a case of horses (or rather dogs) for courses. I would never take my girl - she gets upset if the pub is busier than usual - but my old boy, despite being smaller, would have loved it. He was so interested in people watching, the busier it was for him the better!
 
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