Dog Walker Rage

[harryparry]

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I recently had my 2 old 14 year old dogs die and have just got a new puppy, he is now 9 months old and very excitable. He loves to meet other dogs and play. I have come across so many dog owners that will not allow their dogs to play and see my dog as being aggressive. He has never showed any aggression to other dogs but i beleive these people can't see the difference from a puppy playing to a dog being truly aggressive! I have been shouted and sworn at, my dog has been kicked & punch by other dog owners. What has happended to dog owners!? 14 years ago everyone was amiable, we walked around parks together to let our dogs wear themselves out playing, it was generally a very social event. Now i feel anxious to go out in case i come across one of these unsociable aggressive owners. I should be able to enjoy my walks with my social dog!

I have noticed a rise in people keeping their dogs on leads as they see them as aggressive to other dogs but still go out in social places where there are numbers of un agrreessive dogs running around off lead who will come up to sniff and say hello! If these dogs are aggressive why are they not muzzled and taken to quieter places to be walked!

I had a very nasty confrontation with a man the other day who had 3 small terriers. I had previously seen them off the lead running around on a saturday in a very busy park. My dog ran up to say hello and one of them chased him off which was completely fair enough for the dog to decided he did not want to say hello. But later i came across the man with the dogs on leads and again my dog decided he'd try again as he is a cheeky pup. The dogs were then yapping and pulling on the lead. My puppy found this great fun as he thought they were playing. so he would run away and run back to them again barking (in an none aggressive way) I was a way off so as the man had the dogs on leads i thought it best to go and get him as he could not hear my whistle. As i was half way towards them the man started screaming at my dog telling him to F*** off! Unfortunatley my dog does not understand F** off so he didn't. The man then started screaming at me that i should keep my aggressive dog on a lead and that his dogs were going to rip my dogs head off! I pointed out that his dogs were not exactly well trained, to which he answered that he had them on leads! But if these dogs were according to him able to 'rip my dogs head off' why were they not muzzled!? The dog he let off just chased my dog around a bit yapping which soon sorted my dog out and he left them alone. This solved the problem and i put my dog on a lead and left.

Why do people not let dogs be dogs? Sometime they have a little scuffle and dogs put each other in their place and everything goes along just fine! I';m not condoning letting dogs fight. But why do people seem to want to make their dogs seem aggressive to other people when they are just being normal dogs?

I realise this is a bit of a rant but its just so unpleasant coming across these sort of dog owners, do they not know anything about dogs behavour?

 

[affieluver]

hi some people are just miserable are'nt they what sort of dog do you have ?

i do have to say though not all dogs like others flying over to have what is a harmless game im not having a go but i had a nasty scare with daisy my youngest whippet last year when a giant schnauzer came bounding over wanting to play which is fine but scared the living daylights out of her and she proceeded to run flat out back to the car with the other dog in tow

it was only down to a quick thinking member of the public that nothing bad happened and i dread to think of the consequences if they hadnt helped

i tend to ask the owners now if its ok for their dogs to play and most are ok and i am always careful around small dogs as my two just get too carried away and i get worried they might unintentionally hurt them :- "

there is no excuse for anyone to kick your dog though and i too would be livid :angry:

 

[rls22]

My rule is - if I see a dog(s) on the lead then I put mine on their's straight away. If dogs are on the lead I think that there may be the possibility that they are scared of other dogs, or maybe aggressive - so the last thing they want is another dog, friendly or not, bounding up to them. I also expect the same courtesy from other dog owners in return.

The other day though poor Logan got bitten by a JRT that was off the lead - they were very apologetic, but when I suggested that he should perhaps be kept on the lead they didn't take it too well :- "

Just to add - it is all very well letting 'dogs be dogs' when they are at home as part of a pack, but I would not want little scuffles taking place with unknown dogs when out on a walk - this could escalate into something far worse if one of the dogs does have a tendency to be aggressive.

 

[harryparry]

My dog is actually a standard Schnauzer!

He is very polite when he goes to meet other dogs, he will lie down then approach slowly. Its quite hard to put the dog on a lead when i come across a dog on a lead as sometimes you don't always see them quick enough. In most of the parks i go to, dogs are flying round everywhere and you never know who is around the corner.

I don't object to another dog telling my dog off at all, as its is sometimes just how it goes, they can't all get along! He has been told off quite a few times by other dogs, this is how he learnt how to approach with manners. Its just when owners get so agressive about normal dog behavour, usually their dogs actually want to play.

I'm not saying my dog is perfectly well behaved because he is not! He's only 9 months and has his naughty days and his very naughty days! I just wish people were not as agressive. Speacially men when i am a women walking round on my own! Threatening behaviour to these situations just seems absurd!

 

[bertha]

He is a biggish dog and I would be worried if he came bounding up to my whippets when they were on their leads, or off come to that. It is common courtesy to leash your dog rather than let it run around annoying other peoples dogs when they are leashed.

He may only be a puppy, but he is bouncy, not everyone likes bouncy dogs. :cheers:

 

[Karen-Coral]

He is a biggish dog and I would be worried if he came bounding up to my whippets when they were on their leads, or off come to that. It is common courtesy to leash your dog rather than let it run around annoying other peoples dogs when they are leashed.He may only be a puppy, but he is bouncy, not everyone likes bouncy dogs. :cheers:

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Yeah-thats our rule too-ours turn into a pack of raving loonies if they are on their lead and a unleashed dog bounds up to them...

Unfortunately some folk have no common sense-or are slower to catch on/learn....but there you go-life would be boring if too predictable eh?

 

[fallenangel]

we have all types here some that mixs well with other dogs some a bit load and happy to be with others and one that hates other dogs and then theres Indy whos a good girl as brill recall but becoues of her medical conditions carnt jump about with bouncy dogs. becoues of this if there strange dogs about shes allways on lead and I would be upset if some bouncy dog keeped coming over pestering her once ok but if it keepd comeing and going again I would say somthing to the owner. some of mine paly regulay with other peopels dogs at the playing felad but every one of us aske if its ok for our dogs to play and we introcude them all first. I think its good doggy maners. like peoepl all dog are differnt.

Then we have Ruby who thinks anything thast not a greyhound or whippet and comes to near me if far game. shes allways muzzled and on lead but she has to be walked just like any other dog. It my responsability to keep her with me and secrue but if someone else dog is not under control thats not my falt. Yet I would be mortified if she hurt another dog. I do everything I can to keep other dogs safe from her so an owner poping there dog on the lead as we pass isnt much to ask we dont hang about if theres other dogs there. non of mine go off lead till I am sure of there recall and with whippets and greyhounds thats not an easy task but has to be done.

if you want your dog mixes try taking him to puppy classs i did with the ones we have had from pups and iot good fun and the dogs learn manners aswell as playing

 

[hely]

Hello

standard Schnauzers are quite big dogs, maybe the bloke felt a bit threatened by him, as a few others have said, if you see other dogs on lead i think it just polite to put your dog back on lead, i know he only wants to play but other people might not see it like that, also if another dog is on a lead maybe they are not very dog friendly :unsure:

I had a dog come bounding up to Gypsy the other day, it only wanted to play, but Gypsy can be a bit funny when other dogs are fussing around her while she in on lead and gets herself all worked up............i have had to ask several people to come and get their dogs that are fussing around her, so although theres no reason why the bloke needed to shout and scream, i do kind of understand where hes coming from :thumbsup:

any pic's of your lad

 

[Strike Whippets]

I personally get REALLY annoyed when owners let their dogs run up to my lot ...... and yes it makes some of mine mad as they are a PACK and acting completely correctly. You wouldn't have a strange wolf running into the middle of a pack of wolves as it WOULD be killed. I hate the fact that people think its fine for their dog to leave them and disappear over a distance to get in some other dogs face .....and then you get the ....oh he won't hurt, he only wants to play ...... now that drives me up the wall .....also as long as you weren't fields away in gales, a dog trained to the whistle would have heard it, but looks like he chose to ignore it ....now which dog is out of control ?? .... Sorry I'll get off my soap box, but this is a huge pet hate of mine ...

 

[bedlington]

With all due respect, harryparry, at nine months old you should have a lot more control over your pup than that. As to the other dog-owners behaviour it sounds over the top. But we are only reading one side of the argument, perhaps your pup wasn't the first that day, perhaps his description of events would differ.

The moral is simple. Keep your dogs under control, he was...........

 

[Finleyfoofoo]

Hi,

I am afraid that i hate dogs running up to my 3.If a dog is off the lead,i always ask if it is friendly,then i will turn mine off.Having been on the recieveing end of 3 dog attacks,one recently,i think more and more owners have unruley dogs.My Lurcher is a pain for running up to other dogs,i don,t like it,so i do not let mine do it.I think a little courtesy goes a long way.

Amanda