Greyhounds Must Wear Muzzles In Public?

[Evie]

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Hiya,

I was talking with some fellow dog walkers today out on our morning walk. They were discussing meeting a rather unpleasant man they met the morning before who tore strips of a young woman shouting at her telling her that all dogs should be kept on lead and she shouldn't have let hers off. (She was at a popular dog walking spot, some football fields were everyone lets their dogs off to run and her dog was nowhere near his.) He had with him two greyhounds.

One of the walkers commented this morning that he should have muzzles on his dogs. I pointed out what I thought to be true; that it's only if they are racing dogs or have high chase drive or indeed agression issues (as with any type of dog) that they would be muzzled. I believed that it wasn't "law" for them to be muzzled as it is for any other dog.

Having come home and had a quick look on the net I see it mentioned on a website that it is indeed law, both in Northern Ireland and Australia that Greyhounds be muzzled in public.

Anyone know if this is true? If it is how does the law stand for the likes of whippets and lurchers I wonder.

 

[stormydog]

the facts are that any greyhound or greyhound cross (lurcher) to be muzzled in public places. and also no one person is allowed to walk more than 3 of the afore mentioned dogs. strange thing is theres more trouble from yappy pedigrees sometimes than lurchers. ok i know of only 2 lurchers that are intolerant of any other dogs ones a dog and ones a bitch so that cancels out a "sex thing" but thankfully this is rare !

john

 

[Evie]

Thanks for the info John. I never knew that till today!

 

[suzie]

The problem with a lot of dog owners is they are very irresponsible they think they have the right to let their dogs off.and let them run over to other dogs even if they are on the other side of the field [they have no control over them] They wouldnt be very happy if a dog took a lump out of them. [Who would be at fault if this happened]It is people like this who get dog owners a bad name,they shouldnt have dogs.

I let my dogs off the lead but they do as they are told & will not run over to other dogs but there is allways some IDIOT who lets their dogs off and think it is o/k for them to run over to my dogs.

People like this deserve a telling off, but they are too THICK to realise they are doing anything wrong. :rant:

 

[Evie]

But in this instance the man could easily have avoided walking through the football pitches and gone around them. He was in an area that is well known for dog walkers to let their dogs off lead.

The dog that the lady had off lead was nowhere near this man's dogs at all. When he started his rant she called her dog to her and put it straight on lead.

So certainly in this case his reactions were uncalled for.

 

[billyboy45]

Just thought i would add to this and say,sorry John,but the law state's that only 2 dog's may be walked by one person,at any given time.(Greyhond's,or their x that is),and both must wear a muzzle whilst in puplc places.Or places known to be occupied by person's.In saying this,i dont bother with the muzzle's on my lurcher's anymore,since a lab took a nasty bite at one of my pup's,a long time ago.And lately there are quite a few people using the same walk's as me,at all time's,with Collie's,Lab's,and Rottie's.These dog's ALL show serious aggression toward's my dog's,who in turn just walk on.Some of these people cant even hold or retain their dog's,and at time's ive had to turn,and walk back the way i came till i find somewhere that i can dodge into,till they've passed.In saying that,an alsation had a go at Pyper over a week ago,and he showed me just what he will be made off,come adulthood.So i may have to muzzle him.Thing is,how can a dog deffend itself,whilst wearing one,and under attack by another dog.