Ooooh i'm so angry!!!!!

your dogs only doing his job silly people you should have told them to get off your land and get back to the footpath there are so many sad people about at the moment thinks the world belongs to them don't u get upset at least your happy not like those saddooooos xx
 
I think we need to see a picture of this vicious, out of control dog!:)

Stupid people, does sound like he was just a typical bully.

No need for him to be so rude but do you think it was because he knew he was in the wrong and jsut trying to bluster his way out of it?

And honestly, having your windows open in the sunshine, what are you thinking !!!!!!
 
Amazing how brave he was once you caught the dog you should have threatened to let him go again if he didn't shut up and get of your land. Can we have a picture of your lovely lad please.
 
Starzaan said:
So... I have a very large Great Dane crossbreed, who is incredibly friendly, but only a baby so can be boisterous. I live on a 4,500 acre country estate in the middle of the Cotswolds, and our land surrounds the house, with a footpath crossing through the fields and passing the house.

An hour ago, my dog jumped out of a downstairs window (god knows how, it wasn't a Dane sized space!) and ran off into our side field barking his head off. I ran after him in my socks, screaming at him, and jumped the gate into the field to get him. There were two walkers in the field, a man and a woman. Mole was barking at them, tail wagging, and the silly woman was running around the field waving her arms and shrieking. I shouted "STAND STILL HE THINKS YOU'RE PLAYING", which she did, and I managed to grab him. I apologised profusely to her and explained that he had squeezed out of a window, and I assured her that he wouldn't have bitten her - he thought she was playing. She was understandably a bit short because she had had a fright, but said, "ok, thanks, let's go".

Her husband then proceeded to call me a f***ing idiot, and started yelling at me about keeping my dangerous dog under control. I explained about the window and he said "why the f**k was the window open you stupid woman?!" I got rather cross about this and said that I had no idea he could squeeze through a gap that small, and I was sorry again, and if I had thought for a moment he was going to bite them I would have been throwing bricks to try and stop him.

He carried on screaming at me and calling me an effing this and a stupid that, and I got rather angry, and ended up saying "You are actually currently on MY land, and you are TWO FIELDS AWAY from the footpath route. If you're going to walk in the countryside, you're going to see animals, and you're no longer welcome on my land if you're going to be so abusive. I understand you had a fright, but I've apologised, no harm was done, and I won't open downstairs windows again." He went storming off, still shouting and calling me horrid names, and I was a complete fairy and burst into tears.

I know Mole shouldn't have barked at them, but I had no idea that was going to happen, and there was NO need to be so horrible about it. If I ever see that man again I shall wallop him... HORRIBLE HORRIBLE person.

HMPH. I want hot chocolate now :(
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They sound as if they were really scared and reacted accordingly, as one does when had a terrible fright - also they might have been aware that they had strayed a little from the foot path and were on YOUR LAND, so perhaps even more frightened that you had set the hounds on them.....we too own land, and we have had people shaken up with boisterous young horses galloping up to them, when they have too have strayed from the foot path (people, not horses) - think of yourself in their situation, dog the size of a pony bounding up to you... - blooming scarey, and I suspect that if the boot was on the other foot, you might have come out with some choice language as well? Never forget (as a landowner) your duty of care, or vicarious liability!! lol xx
 
Sol said:
People ought to learn about body language *sigh* In fact, it should be taught in school. Surely it's taught as part of psychology? They ought to make it cumpulsory.... because seriously, the body language of a dog playing is NOTHING like one that wishes to attack! Even an idiot SHOULD be able to see that... grrrrr
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I do both human and canine body language in my canine studies lectures. Because I'm special :D
 
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