Today Tyson let down GSDs everywhere

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Due to his hurty ear he's a bit protective of himself & dogs coming near it.
Little jack russel and its owner spotted Bryony and gave us a wide birth anyway, but Tys still felt the need to let the swiftly retreating Jack russel know that he 'had a sore ear and mustn't be touched' by snarling and snapping at the end of his lead.
Knowing my dog I realise that his behaviour is due to his ear, and I was about to spologise to jack russel man and explain about the ear thing when he shouted quite loudly to his friend that he "doesnt understand why them alsayshuns are still allowed in this country, they're all nasty as **** and that one needs putting down"
I just mumbled my apology and shuffled off. Feel a bit bad, I know it was our fault, and tonight we gave GSD's a bit of a bad name.
Sorry guys :o
 
Nort like earache!! poor thing, probably feels like a bear with a sore head!

As regards to giving GSD's a bad name i actually think mr JRT owner gives us JRT owners a bad name!!

Wish Tyson bettererererer soon xx
 
He did behave appaulingly, definately couldn't blame anyone for thinking him viscious. Just annoying he did it to someone who already had a bad opinion on the breed.
 
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Poor Tyson must be ouchie :(

I am always greatful for how stoic B is, I just put some earwash in tonight, he stands there and cries and looks miserable (he looks like a berk now, with floppy ears :o) but for all the pain he has had to put up with, he's never minded people coming near his ears.
 
Actually, if someone is anti your breed, then its highly unlikely you could do much to change that perspective. Yes it might have hardened his view but do you think he would have been like that with say, a lab?

It happens!
 
I agree with Luci07. My dogs have always been super friendly with people and loved children, yet people still pull their children away and pass comments about vicious dogs, can't be trusted etc. I do still try and educate people and in particularly kids and let them come and say hello to the dogs, but some people just won't be told. I am sure Evie will forgive Tyson, hope his ear is a little more comfortable today.
 
Poor Tye and completely understandable given his very sore ear, as for that man I think you have to accept there is a lot of ignorance out there. I think even if Tye had been his usual self that man would have thought he was the exception rather than the rule.
 
It was Pips puppy class onMonday but when we got there it was a mixed class which we didnt have a problem with. For the first 10mins we had to sit whilst the trainer produced a box with all the things he dosnt want to see in his class. However I digress we found our selves sat next to a big GSD that no one else wanted to sit next to in fact there was a distance of 3 chairs before the next person. We sat next to them as Pip is used to big dogs(she thinks she is one) and through the course of the session had a brief chat with the owner who had smiled and said Hi when we had sat down.They said they were shocked by the general public and other dog owners reaction to their dog who was a sweetie.
I think it is up to the individual owners to show the general public that their dog is not a man eater because they are never going to know otherwise. But Im not aiming this at GSD owners I get the same problem with mine as Im sure other breeds do too.
 
CaveCanem said:
What was in the box? :p
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It was quite fascinating really there were extendable leads(2 of the class came in with them:rolleyes:) he explained the dangers and were not appropriate in a class. Haltis, said there were better alternatives out there,choke chains again a no no he said half checks were fine and how they should be fitted. Harnesses the type which allows a dog to throw their full weight into them, showed a alternative the one that clips on the front.

When I saw some of the numpties sat there I realised why he was having to explain all this ,one woman had come in with a harness on her JR puppy and on an extendable lead, we had driven past her on a busy road with her dog miles behind her.

He also asked how had people arrived there, some had walked but it was the ones arriving by car he was interested in, all bar ours(she was secured in a crate) had their dog unsecured on the front seat or back.He produced a safety harness and explained why they were necessary.
 
CaveCanem said:
**slinks to back of class with choke chain** :p

But a good idea :)
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I too use a choke chain on my Dobes, its a bit like a gag on a horse only as severe as the person using it.

I use a half check 99% of the time, but if Im going out on the road or to the village I put it on. That also applies if Im doing extensive training(well it is for me) and gets them listening and focused on me.

CC At the next training class with Pip the trainer is talking about food, a brief survey shows that Bakers is very popular, trainer never said a word but when he got to us and found we were feeding fish4puppies his delight was evident. Everyone else was saying fish4what, what did she say:rolleyes:.

Ive never been to a class like that before but he is the trainer for the higher agilitydogs where I take Darcy.
 
I have mine on the dead link 99% of the time TBH, I just like them as you can use the live ring when you need it for power steering and any other time it is just like a normal collar. Plus mine are in the sea or river a lot and I can't be bothered with soggy collars.
 
Yeah she did, I was about to tell her when Scott made some remark or other about Cayla being a mythical creature that tames wild beasts and costs him a lot of money in fuel.
I decided that would do nicely & no more was said on the matter :p
 
Lady La La said:
Yeah she did, I was about to tell her when Scott made some remark or other about Cayla being a mythical creature that tames wild beasts and costs him a lot of money in fuel.
I decided that would do nicely & no more was said on the matter :p
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Love it!

At our training class we have the "talk" about what are good and bad pieces of equipment. I passed muster with my half check on Pickle. When Evie started at the same classes she was on a half check for the first course then I moved on to a german link check chain. Luckily I know the trainer well and she used to show GSDs so she didn't pass comment. Unfortunately having done 2 weeks with Pickle the class has now stopped - no he didn't cause that much chaos. :p It is run by a local college and there were not enough going to make it viable so they have joined up with the later class (still puppies). I can't make this one, sounds awful but I have just started zumba and love it and its at the same time. Its the the only thing I do for me so decided to be a bit selfish. I have applied to join another class started in a couple of weeks, have been warned woman running it has some strange ideas but I really only want to socialise him so we shall see.:rolleyes:
 
Dont Worry Most jack Russell terriers are snappy apologies of Terriers very few of them nothing more than neurotic cowards.

I await the comments but have only told the truth, Get a LAKELAND
 
Hairy Old Cob said:
Dont Worry Most jack Russell terriers are snappy apologies of Terriers very few of them nothing more than neurotic cowards.

I await the comments but have only told the truth, Get a LAKELAND
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I think thats a bit of a sweeping comment, I dont own a JR but have known quite a few in my years working for the hunt, they were not cowards far from it.

A lot of people on here own JRs and Im sure they will be along to defend them.

I do think as with all breeds there are a lot of badly bred ones and these are often owned by neurotic people.:eek:
 
Lady La La said:
Yeah she did, I was about to tell her when Scott made some remark or other about Cayla being a mythical creature that tames wild beasts and costs him a lot of money in fuel.
I decided that would do nicely & no more was said on the matter :p
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:eek: that scotts a cheeky so n so ! but he is correct I suppose.:p
You tell that trainer to give me a call if she gives you any hastle;):D:p
 
Had a walk of shame with the huskies this morning. :(

Ricoh had stopped on the corner of the village green to do A Very Large Poo which I was dutifully scooping when a bloke quite suddenly appeared from round the corner with his entire male rough collie off the lead. Ricoh exploded - the dog had appeared from nowhere, had come up really close, was staring at him and was accompanied by a strange bloke who was also staring at him.

So he's lunging on the end of the lead, howling and thrashing, I've got two full bags of shite in one hand, one of them untied, Dax doesn't like what's going on so she whirls at Ricoh and bites him on the back of the neck, both are howling like banshees. I've no way of grabbing him or going to my pocket to get anything to distract him.

"Why's that one so nasty then, your other one didn't used to be nasty, I'll stay away then shall I." *disgusted look*

Yes, you bloody well shall, you unhelpful sack of shite. :rolleyes: This is the same dog that had an hour's group agility lesson yesterday with other dogs of all shapes and sizes, all off the lead, without a single murmur. Forgive him if he's not ready to be confronted with your great fat hairy entire dog right in his face when I'm not paying attention.

And breathe... I hate, hate, HATE that other people might think they are vicious/dangerous, especially since I've gone to such lengths to socialise and train both. :mad:
 
I was tutted and scowled at because my scruffy Patterdale showed an immaculate border collie how much fun it is to lie in muddy puddles :) and it must be fun, she does it a lot.
 
Met my friend/neighbour this morning (she has a husky and a collie). She mentioned that she saw rough collie chap earlier on and he said to her 'that girl on (x road), her new husky, watch out for him, he's vicious.' Absolutely seething. Funny how Ricoh approached her two dogs with waggy tail and she got down on the floor to give him a squeeze and a big sloppy kiss. :rolleyes: Yeah, that's my vicious dog on the floor surrounded by big dominant male dogs, rolling on his back in order to have his belly more thoroughly raspberried.
 
Must be something in the air.....

I walk out of my house the other day nanoseconds later the Dobe from up the road walks out of his- que screaming from Dex- simply too close- so I cross the road and hide him behind my car....

Guy washing his car a few doors down convo goes like this
"that effing dog is a nutter"
" yeah he is a bit- a rescue, massively over excited, Dex sit" he does
" why is he so effing aggressive"
"hes not, he just does not know how to channel his excitement hence the noise"
" looks effing aggressive to me, dont know why you'd get an aggressive dog myself, was there not a nicer dog in the rescue"
" what are you a frigging dog trainer? hes not aggressive"
"no need to be rude"
" you were being rude to me first"
" its only a dog"
"to you maybe"

Why is it that anyone who sees a dog doing anything other than walking to heel naturally assumes it is aggressive?
 
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