What Would You Do In This Situation?

[FeeFee]

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I do agree, but there are 2 different issues here.  One is dogs working out their pecking order, you know bit of raised hackles etc.  Which is fine as long as the owners can "read" their dogs, and know how to break up a real fight.  And i have some 50 stitches in my leg from a long time ago when I misread dogs and put my leg too close to 2 fighting dogs.  I thought they are just playing roughly.
Another issue is people not understanding that while their dog is "only playing" it can inflict serious demage.  I know a man whose miniature silver poodle had his back broken (had to be PTS) by a rottie pup that jumped on him playfully.  Other very solid breeds can also seriously hurt or even kill a dog by being "playful".

It is up to the owners of these dogs to control them.  I am speaking from personal experience as i had Great Danes in the past.  All Boxers I ever met were very lovely dogs, I have never seen any agression in them, but their play is very physical, they crash into dogs with their chests and wrestle them to the ground.  We all need to be in control of our dogs.  I do not let my 3 Whippets terrorise the smalled dogs in our park.  I always let my dogs have a a big run, to calm down, before we walk over to other people and let them to play with all the JRT and other littlelies.  If any of my dogs gets too rough I call her back, and as they are pretty good on recall they usually come immediately.

To be on top of the cherry picker with a chain saw, while the dog is left to its own devices is just not on.

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Yes, I'd totally agree with that, I didn't mean that dogs should be left to run up to other dogs willy nilly, or that owners shouldn't keep a careful eye on interactions or be in control. My lurchers, for instance, can play fast and rough and I'm very careful only to let them run with 'known' dogs who won't be intimidated by them.

I just worry that an awful lot of dog walkers nowadays NEVER seem to allow their dogs to mix with others, and regard all approaches by other dogs as 'aggressive' and react by pulling their dogs away, shouting at the other dog etc. Then they wonder why they end up with a terrified, fear-aggressive dog.

 

[HopeRosie]

There has been a bit of a development in my original post. I work at my sons primary school just up the road. The school caretaker (and his wife who also works at the school who I get on really well with, shes a bit like my mum lol :thumbsup: ) own the farm that is right behind the school. It turns out that the fields in my original post that have got the public footpath in them belong to them. I was talking that I had found a new walk to go on. She said 'ooh thats our field, My hubby has just been sorting out some of the trees along the footpath'. So I just casually replied with 'ah would he have had a Collie with him' It turns out that the collie is theirs, she is actually as soft as butter and is a working sheepdog and is very responsive, but does like to herd people but never gets that close to them. I just VERY tactfully explained that I wasnt sure what their dog was going to do and I found it quite un nerving. She said that I should have gone over to her hubby and just asked him to call her over, shes very obedient and it wouldnt have been a problem at all

She then invited me over for coffee and some cake! so I could meet all their dogs properly

 

[beaubeau]

Great result... :thumbsup:

 

[Seraphina]

She then invited me over for coffee and some cake! so I could meet all their dogs properly

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:thumbsup: That is great

But of-course if you are walking across their land that is bit different. I am not sure what your rights would be in that situation.

 

[HopeRosie]

Serpaphina - sorry not sure I explained it properly their fields have properly marked Cheshire county council footpaths going through them - the paths are even mowed and have stiles etc, it was the footpaths through their fields I was walking on.

 

[JAX]

Thank goodness for that , Common sense rules at last :cheers:

But I wonder how many people have been `terrorised `by his dog

My whippets all hate Collies with a vengeance and my near neighbour has 4 dogs , who hate my gang in return (w00t)

We both check to see if each other is out walking , and Ive hide in someones garden so she can come past on more than one occasion

but good result , with some very handy tips along the way :cheers:

 

[Seraphina]

Serpaphina - sorry not sure I explained it properly  their fields have properly marked Cheshire county council footpaths going through them - the paths are even mowed and have stiles etc, it was the footpaths through their fields I was walking on.

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It is great that the people are friendly and you will be able to meet their dogs, once they know you they can play with yours.

No need to really worry about legalities. We do not have here in OZ public path through private properties very often (I heard they do exist, but never came across one), so I have no idea how it works. I guess it depends if it is private land with right of way, or if the path is actually public land.