What’s the correct response?

[Ceifer]

Walking my sprocker puppy earlier today. We came across a footpath through a field and then onto a long farm driveway. As we joined the driveway I could see about 80m up that a guy had parked his car, opened his boot and got 2 dogs out.
The dogs spotted my puppy and hurtled towards us. One is a large spaniel and the other looked like a Vizsla. I called my pup to me and he sat by me. As they got closer he lay down.
The owner of the two dogs is yelling for his dogs to come back but they’re not paying a blind bit of notice. He’s now trying to hurry towards us but he’s a bit older and can’t really move very fast.
The spaniel shows a bit of interest in my pup but moves on. The Vizsla starts to growl. My pup immediately rolls on his back and submits. The Vizsla stops growling but every time my pup gets up to move off the Vizsla starts growling again.
I shout to the guy could he please call his dog off. He’s still a way off and shouting.
My pup rolls over again and I managed to get pup on lead and put myself between him and the Vizsla until the owner finally gets to us. He still can’t catch his dog so I made the decision whilst he’s chasing it about to move on.
He managed to catch it and is shouting profuse apologies. When I turned around to see what he was doing he’s walloping his dog round the head ?.
My pup is no worse for wear but I wonder if I should have said something?
I probably didn’t help him by moving on but I am really trying to avoid getting close to people (Covid)

 

[CorvusCorax]

You were right to use you body to block the other dog.
When my puppy has been charged I get down with her and put my arms around her. Tricky part is getting back up again lol. I always have food or a ball on me as well to distract or to reward neutrality/to take her through any stress she might encounter. Go through the stress = good things happen.
I also prefer to keep moving rather than having a Mexican stand-off.

It's good that he was apologetic/contrite but I might have said that there's no point walloping the dog, he definitely won't want to come near you ever again, plus it was his fault, not the dogs'.

 

[Christmascinnamoncookie]

I never understand these people who rollick the arse off a dog who has recalled, albeit slowly. You rollick/smack it, it’s not going to want to come back next time, basic logic. Some people are a bit thick, aren’t they?

 

[CorvusCorax]

I never understand these people who rollick the arse off a dog who has recalled, albeit slowly. You rollick/smack it, it’s not going to want to come back next time, basic logic. Some people are a bit thick, aren’t they?

What I say when she returns from dicking about the field avoiding me for ten minutes: GOOD GIIIRRLLLL!!! YAY!!!!

What I think: F=€_¥¥÷€ING BIIIIITCH!!!!

 

[Pearlsacarolsinger]

It would have been awkward because you wanted to keep your distance, for the pup;s sake and for Covid but I would have been so tempted to call, 'that was your fault, shall I wallop you around the ears?' Don't just let your dog jump out of the car in a public place!'

No wonder his dog doesn't come back to him!

 

[emilylou]

Sounds like you handled it very well, I don’t know if you could have handled it any better. At least the man was apologetic to you and knew his dogs behaviour wasn’t okay but sounds like he should keep his dogs on leads in future!

 

[splashgirl45]

you did the right thing, no wonder the dog doesnt recall if he get hit round the head.

 

[Sandstone1]

I would have had words with him about hitting the dog.

 

[AmyMay]

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That’s awful ?

I had a go at an old boy last year who kicked his dog. I went back for some more when I saw him the next day. I’m afraid my mouth often engages before my brain.

Think you did brilliantly op x

 

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That’s awful ?

I had a go at an old boy last year who kicked his dog. I went back for some more when I saw him the next day. I’m afraid my mouth often engages before my brain.

Think you did brilliantly op x

Breaks my heart every time I think about it, which I do every now and then. I do the same as well sometimes.
Hubby told me once to stop being a doormat. Went for a dog walk a few days later and this guy I’d see out had a spaniel which would never leave my dog alone and my dog was scared. The guy never ever called his dog off and I was walking well away from them. I lost my rag and shouted that it was illegal to walk a dog in public with no collar/ID, he waved a man bag at and said ‘it’s in here’ and he shouted back that my dog should have a muzzle on - he’s a toy poodle FFS and was scared being harassed by his dog. I was so upset and angry. I told my hubby later that I’d tried to stick up for myself and it hadn’t gone very well.

 

[Ceifer]

Thank you for all the replies. Made me feel a lot better. It happened so quick.
pup was fine so that’s good but I’d hate for him to have a bad experience and be affected ?