Riding on the road with dogs off the lead

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Out of interest - to all those who say 'leave the dog at home' ... do you walk your dogs on the lead all the time on country lanes?
If not, what's the difference?

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Excatly!

I've got five dogs. How the hell can I ride with them on leads.

I NEVER walk with them on leads.
 
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If I was to come round a corner and see all those dogs, I would SLAM on my breaks, if it was icy, the ABS may kick it, and I may skid. I could crash, cause damage to myself....or a passenger. More important to me than a dog. Sorry if that seems selfish, but it IS true.

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But isn't the point that legally you should drive round corners so you can stop safely if there is something round the bend. My lanes are single track it could just as well be me on a horse or a kid a car or a bike.

A dog can get in to the side of the road, a car or a horse is far less likely to.
 
To me , 15 is a safe speed around a corner. To a dog, hey...cool...dead bunny in road...sniff sniff....oh...car...oh dear...

This is an argument that once again is hard to get to the bottom of, 'loose dog' people know that their dogs will move, 'drivers' who have no idea about dogs don't trust they won't.

Going around any corner I am always aware that something MAY jump out, and therefore do it carefully, but is it not your job to try to make sure that the thing I brake for is not your canine. Would you blame the driver in your picture who came around the corner? !
 


If I had a very well trained dog who was voice obedient & who I knew would obey then yes, I would.

There are very quiet, country lanes around here & little villages & a few people take their dogs out. I'd also only do it on a horse I could trust as well as having all my concentration on the horse while dog trails behind/lollops in front is not a good idea.
 
I do take mine out with me. He has full reflectives on as does my horse and myself. I think we are safter than some ive seen out two abreast with no reflectives and little regard for their or their horses safety. The thing is there are loads of dogs out on the lanes where I live, they are usually working dogs (sheep) etc. I rarely see a car on my hacks.
 
It is illegal to walk dogs on a public highway as it is anywhere else and not be in control of them, if you were to be involved in an accident, you would not be covered by your insurance.
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So how do you pick up after your dog? I don't believe having your dogs off the lead is an offence if they are under control, but dog fouling on a public road definately is. Its a health hazard and unpleasant for other pedestrians.
I hate seeing dogs off the lead on a road, no matter how well behaved they are you can't always guarantee their behaviour, or that of drivers on the road.
 
and wat do you do wen they poo...... get off and scope it up, cause i dont want to step in it wen im out with my kids thanks....
 
I think its wrong. Sorry, but I just think of hacking my own horses (if I did hack!) and coming round the corner to find dogs rushing towards me! I remember riding in forestry with a dog off the lead (with people I was with), we were cantering up a hill, the dog came out from behind some trees and scared the crap out of my horse chucking me off!

I personally think you have to think about other people. I HATE dogs off leads.
 
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And me, not withstanding the fact it is an offence to have a dog off the lead on a designated road. If you cause someone to have a collision with a vehicle because you're dogs are loose then you will be held liable no matter how well trained they are, hope you're well insured...
 
The law requires you to have your dogs under control in a public area. If they are off lead and an acxcident/attxk occurs it would be hard to prove control. If your dog is super obedient you woud be ok, personaly I wouldnt risk it with my pup. The lure of rats is greater than obeyance of the green cross code!
 
I wouldn't do it, cars come round corners too fast round here.Regarding the comment about hounds a situation has just arisen locally regarding this. Shrewsbury has introduced byelaws stating that dogs must be on the lead on public highways in the town(loosely translated not sure of exact wording). Some wag in a meeting asked what about hounds as the Boxing Day meet is held within the town, to cut the story short it looks as if the Boxing Day meet may have to move as some of the jobsworths on the council are looking to play it strictly by the rules even for the hounds.
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Out of interest - to all those who say 'leave the dog at home' ... do you walk your dogs on the lead all the time on country lanes?
If not, what's the difference?

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I NEVER have and NEVER WOULD take my dogs out with me whilst riding on any sort of road. I walk my dogs over fields and bridleways (not roads) where it is safe for them to run and play off the lead!!

Do you bother to walk your dogs at any other time, or only when you are riding?
 
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I NEVER have and NEVER WOULD take my dogs out with me whilst riding on any sort of road. I walk my dogs over fields and bridleways (not roads) where it is safe for them to run and play off the lead!!

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I agree.

Both my dogs are very well trained.My GSD will drop down at command when she is at full pelt.
It would not even enter my head to take my dogs for a walk on a road whilst riding.
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If I take my dogs with me I go off road, there's one lane I go down with them off lead and that's only ever used by the people who live there, and even then there are hardly ay cars. I wouldn't do it any where else.

My friend who used to loan Nelson before I did used to take her Cairn terrier out with her old horse. She'd run it off lead and it knew commands to tuck in behind the horse or sit and wait, just as someone else has posted on here. However, she told him "in" when a car was coming and the horse spooked so the dog ran back into the road to avoid the horse. The result: he was hit by the car and died at the vets.

So no, as a rule, I wouldn't ride on a proper road with my dogs off lead. Besides the roads around here are too busy or too fast.
 
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JM07 likes to squash loose dogs too!

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i do????
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I think Daisychain is confusing you with me. I like to flatten any loose dogs, as discussed in a previous post.
Perhaps we could go out together, scanning the countryside for dogs to reshape?
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JM07 likes to squash loose dogs too!

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i do????
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I think Daisychain is confusing you with me. I like to flatten any loose dogs, as discussed in a previous post.
Perhaps we could go out together, scanning the countryside for dogs to reshape?
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AHHH, thats ok then...

i mean, how on earth do you put a "squashed" dog on a Spit???
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A few years ago I had to 'rescue' a dog that had been run over by a car while it and its owner where hacking down the lane. The woman had another dog with her as well but that stayed with her. To top it all, she was riding in a baseball cap. I ended up driving round and round trying to find her, until she had finished her hack, to offload the dog. I see her often hacking with the dogs so knew exactly who's it was. She is one of those that owns the road, if you know what I mean!
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