Please please keep your dogs under control

[Angua2]

I know this probably should be in dogs, but please please keep your dogs under control. I had the unfortunate experience of watching two cocker spaniels run onto a busy road and one being run over in front of my eyes. Mercifully it was dead at the scene.... The other disappeared the way it had come.

 

[HappyHorses:)]

I agree.

People need to have control of there dogs at all times otherwise keep them on the bloomin lead!

There is a footpath next to one of my fields and I have made the fence 'dog proof' in all but one tiny area (waiting for two more fence pannels) A cocker spaniel ran in my field yesterday barking at my colt who was having a kip. Colt lept up and chased the dog around the field striking out at him as he was going. Caught him on the back and the dog went down yelping. I managed to get my colt away and got the dog up who was very scared and very sore. The owner was in alot of distress.

I got the dog back to them and suggested they keep their dog under control in future otherwise he could get seriously hurt, they mumbled sorry and just led there dog away!

Now whilst I feel for the dog MY horse was in his OWN field when this dog trespassed.

You wouldn't allow you dog to go wondering in someones garden would you?!

At least dog walkers will now be aware of the 'killer' horse in the field next to the footpath.

 

[Kellys Heroes]

Agreed. If you can't keep your dogs under control, get some training done.
We unfortunately come across a woman every day who has between 2 and 6 dogs with her, all out of control all unrestrained in the car and she can barely walk herself. They attack the horses, and snap at our feet. The dog warden has (unfortunately as she seems lovely but doesn't understand!) been informed.
My first loan pony kicked a dog as we walked past a gate and it wriggled out and began pulling Rebel's tail, snapping at his legs etc - it was a JRT and it went down squealing I jumped off Rebel just as owner came out but luckily she was very good and apologised. She said it wasn't mine or my horse's fault and would be a lesson to him - the next time I went past the gap under the gate was all fenced off.
Your dogs may not be so lucky.
K x

 

[YorksG]

Absolutely agree, the other problem with the scenario in the OP is the possibility of causing an RTA where people are hurt.
Re dogs loose in fields, we found the evidence of a dog burstiga vynil ball in our field and the skid marks leading to the dry stone wall, which my mare had pushed forwards where she couldn't stop (no serious injuries thank goodness)

 

[Angua2]

Absolutely agree, the other problem with the scenario in the OP is the possibility of causing an RTA where people are hurt.

Fortunatly in this incident no humans were hurt. When I came back down the same stretch of road after doing my horse, 2 hours later the police and RSPCA were in attendance. My heart does go out to the owners, assuming that they chipped the dogs and can be tracked down as the dead dog had no "id" on his collar.

 

[RSL]

RIP xxx poor dogs.