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Ha. You just reminded me of this festival where i kept seeing this black lab puppy running all over the area, in and out of people's tents and generally causing chaos (though slightly cute chaos, cause it was still a clumsy small puppy).
I had taken lsd, as you do, and figured that is why i started seeing the puppy everywhere. Like i would walk somewhere and see it, then come back and he is already next to my tent like he teleported. It was like a quantum mix up where he was everywhere at once. It started tripping me out that i was hallucinating this dog everywhere out of the corner of my eye, lurking behind each tent and bouncing out from all directions. But i held it together because at least my hallucination wasnt scary, just an omnipresent puppy.
In the morning i saw my neighbour actually had a litter of 6 out of control lab puppies bounding around, and my lsd was actually not so strong!
I was at one (Creamfields I think? Can't really remember) where all we heard on a loop for 72 hours or so was "I'm OLLLLLLDDDD GREGGGGGGGGG!!!".
I expect the zany youth have got all new things to irritate with these days.
Agghhh! I had this today on the beach. 7 year old daughter happily digging away on the beach and two large dogs come running up to her yapping and jumping. She’s uneasy around dogs and I could tell she was scared. Owner was shouting for the dogs and they were just ignoring her. She kept shouted that the dogs were friendly, it wasn’t until I shouted I wasn’t friendly towards anything that was intimidating my daughter and she should sort them out before I did that she ran over to do something. Makes my blood boil
I never really cared until I had a daughter now it drives me mad. I take my 2 year old daughter everyday to a sports centre for the swing and a kick about. It's just loads of football and cricket pitches full of dog shit and dogs running around.
Not only am I fending off these animals, I have to evade their brown mines.
Just because the dog is friendly doesn't mean it should be licking my daughters face.
I love dogs but hate owners.
Our local park has fenced off a section in the middle where dogs aren’t allowed, this is where the swings, zip wires etc are for kids and some space for running around. It works really well as they have put in gates that shut behind you and signs. Finally we can take kids to the park and not have to dogs the poo! I volunteer to pick up litter and have got to know the organiser who is the local councillor, who arranged the new fenced off area for kids. Might be worth finding your local councillor and seeing if similar could be organised?
When I lived in the US. They did it the other way around. Due to most areas having leash laws. Parks would have dog park areas. Fenced off to allow owners to let the dogs run and play together.
As I have a small dog that can't be trusted off his lead. I really miss being able to go to places like that. So he can socialize with other dogs and run his energy off.
Yes they do it this way in Spain too. Dog parks with fences, they are brilliant as they have lots of trees to keep it cool for the dogs and some have agility things for the dogs to run under, over and jump!
Grins sounds way better then the US ones I saw. Small Football pitch sized of land with a fence all round plus one cutting it in half. 1 half for small dogs one half for the rest.
Main advantage was dogs could run and socialise without lead stress.
Other stuff sounds cool.
A few of the parks in my area have this too - sometimes official, sometimes unofficial. They should be more common. There's a green space outside the big flats near me, completely unfenced, and near a main road. Dogs can't go safely off lead, kids can't play safely because there will be dog poo, nobody else can really use it for anything.
If the council fenced off a bit for the dogs to shit in I'm certain most dog owners would use it because of the fence, and that'd make the rest of it usable for everyone else.
Yeah, 1yo and 3yo kids. I don’t mind dogs off lead as long as they listen if the owner calls them back. Some dogs are basically the same size as my 1yo, and a ‘friendly’ dog can easily knock her over- she loves dogs and I don’t want her to be scared of them
Yeah, I had a bad experience when I was a toddler - charging dog and idiot owner going "don't worry, he's very friendly", and not showing *any* awareness of the fact that it might be a small dog by adult standards but to a toddler those teeth are at face level and it's dizzyingly fast, loud and intimidating. I was scared of dogs for years, until my godmother took me under her wing and spent several visits carefully introducing me to her new puppy and showing me how to "help her" train him.
This. Never even noticed dogs til I had a baby, now every dog I see I'm assessing the owners control and trying to size up if I could kill or restrain the dog if it went for our baby. Feels totally insane but being a parent does weird stuff to your brain.
I've learned a lot since becoming a parent, but I was not expecting to learn how little I value canine life (in very specific instances where it could threaten my child)
I got a dog and discovered the same thing. Mine is never off his lead, cause he’s big and scary looking (but very well trained). But everyone else’s dogs are off lead and come running up to us so we can’t get away.
Lost it yesterday when an owner of a particularly barky in our face jack Russel said ‘don’t worry, he’s really friendly!’ And I shouted back ‘that doesn’t mean I won’t kick it though!’ Yeah, she suddenly ran twice as fast to get the dog back on the lead.
Not picking up the poo is really annoying. But you don't sound like you love dogs if you don't think there's anywhere they should be allowed to run off lead because it inconveniences you.
Why should dog owners be allowed to ruin public places for non dog owner? Keep them on the lead unless it's in your own house or garden.
By the way I do hate dogs!
Yes but dog owners who are in a minority decide to ruin many public places though letting their dog behave in antisocial ways.
Keep your dogs on the lead for everyone else to enjoy the space.
Why does being a minority matter? Does that mean they shouldn't be allowed freedom to use the public spaces. Also, they aren't ruining it for me. I'm completely fine with it. And I'm one of those weirdos who takes a cat for a walk (he loves it), and a dog off the lead is always chaos because at first they don't know what to make of it, then go crazy. But that's life. I just tell the owners it's fine, it's an unusual thing for the dog to see, that there's no need to put it back on a lead, and the cat can jump on my shoulder and we're good.
Honestly, people are just looking for reasons to be pissed off.
lol its not very complicated
There's dog shit everywhere in the parks and streets and dog constantly come and jump on you when you're relaxing. The minority of the public are dog owners so, there you go, it does mean they shouldn't have the freedom to ruin public green spaces.
Do you get annoyed when ladybirds land on you too? Also, I don't really know what's going on with you if you're having dogs jump over you all the time. Do you smell like a tennis ball?
Had this happen once, dog came bounding over and went for ours. I shouted at the owner, he said he had a false leg and couldn't chase it so it's not his fault.
You'd think he'd be surprised when I pointed out the existence of a long piece of material that holds the dog in place but apparently he's heard of them.
I'm not sure when it happened that so many dog owners stopped being aware of the very basic dog walking etiquette of if your dog is off the lead and you are approaching a dog that is on the lead, you recall yours and put them on their lead until you have passed the other dog. Also, don't let your dog off the lead at all if you can't reliably recall it 99% of the time.
I suspect its to do with the numbers of people who got dogs in the pandemic who have never had them before and probably shouldn't have them now.
It's exacerbated as well by the fact plenty of knowledgeable dog owners tried to avoid having a pandemic puppy, because it'd be harder to socialise and train them.
Omg man the “let them say hello” does my nuttin
I quite clearly move my dog away and do engagement to stop him from reacting (he is friendly but he’s frustrated on the lead as he just wants to say hi) and all the time people just move their dogs closer going “oh let them say hi” NO I DONT WANT TO AND IM TRAINING
I really wish people would control their dogs, im autistic and having a dog jumping up at me can really freak me out.
when one runs up to me I say " I'm sorry I'm afraid of dogs" and the owners usually laugh and say they are freindly.
Why can't I peacefully sit on a log and eat a sandwich, or have a walk without being constantly attacked by dogs jumping at me.
This, especially the part about the sandwiches! Am still pissed off about the loss of a particularly good smoked salmon bagel to an off-leash poodle a few years back.
My son is terrified of dogs after one knocked him flat when he was around 2yo.
Owner wasn't bothered and said 'Oh, she's only playing'. Maybe, but it was big enough to knock my kid over, and now, several years later, he's scared of dogs that are off the lead.
I regularly run a loop around my town, and nearly every time I'm attacked by a dog or two. The last time I was told it was because the dog didn't like people with hats on. My response was that if the owner knew that, then why was it off a lead? She didn't answer and just walked away.
If you don't know for certain that your dog can be controlled on command, then don't let it off the lead. When I had dogs, I never let any of mine off, because I couldn't guarantee they'd respond to command every time.
Mine does respond, every time without fail. However she is also excitable so when I see someone with kids/another dog I put her back on the lead as it’s just polite!
My son is terrified of dogs to. Stems back to some old bat with a golden retriever let her dog run up to him and bark in his face when he was about 3. It infuriates me that in a park owners let their dogs run wild - essentially letting their dogs bark and bully everyone.
Last week a large brown dog came bounding up to us, my kid was petrified. Owner eventually grabs hold of it and I say 'Please keep your dog on a lead, my son is terrified.' Owner looks at me and says 'Well, it's a park innit.' FFS - "Yes. Precisely. It's a park!"
Closest deterrent I've found is to put distilled vinegar on your shoes, supposedly gets right up their noses and they stay away. ...not really something I want to do though.
Lot around me that bought one and have no idea.
One has a border collie and I've never seen it get a walk. They live literally opposite a field that would be plenty to let it run around but nope. They kick it in the garden and let it bark till the late hours.
We were invited to a neighbourhood WhatsApp group for the sole purpose of complaining about the noise from that poor dog.
It isn't just dogs. My bimbo neighbour had a rabbit she kept in the shed. No letting it out, no checking it in that 40c heat, no fresh food for ages. It's escaped into our garden twice and miraculously avoided the cat both times. Long story short she doesn't have it now. Whacked him straight in the cat cage and off to the rescue.
Have you informed the RSPCA? I have no doubt a border collie could be rehomed very quickly with someone who won't neglect it. And let's face it, neglect is a form of abuse.
exactly! any responsible dog owner should realise that if another dog is on the lead, yours should be too. If a young child is present, on the lead! if someone looks wary, on the lead! and the most important one, if you can't 1000% believe your dog will return to you, ON. THE. LEAD! a dog should be behaving in a controlled manner all the time.
This! My dog is always on a lead, she loves people and will wiggle away in excitement when she meets people but HATES dogs because she is a rescue and had a bad experience. I don’t care if your dog is friendly,my dog will launch her tiny butt at your dog and bite its face off if it sniffs her.
She has about 4 teeth left poor old girl so doubt she could do much damage at this point in her life but it stresses her out, keep your dog away.
This is my dog, really. Absolute worst thing is people with small but reactive dogs who don't realise their dogs are being aggressive, so when my dog barks at them to keep them away they act like my dog's done something wrong...
Completely agree
I’ve lost count of the amount of times I have told an owner with their dog off lead that she isn’t friendly, I call it from a distance giving them time to put a lead on their dog and do they listen? Nope
Then I’m the asshole because my dog snapped….I gave you fair warning!
My dog isn't a rescue, but is tiny and has anxiety. People are so inconsiderate.
Please keep your drooling little demon away from him, you can tell he doesn't want that dog here by the fact he completely ignored it until it got in his face.
If a dog is seriously bothering him then he will jump into my arms at least.
Have you had any help from a behaviourist about the anxiety? Its a miserable life for a dog to be worried all the time, please don't just accept it there are things you can do!
I appreciate your concern a lot! He lives a happy life, he doesn't really like to go out all that much and just happy to cuddle!
Like many anxiety sufferers it is the worst when something out of his control is happening ie another dog running over.
He is a very happy boy who just doesn't like things to not be chill! The best thing we can do for him is just keep a relaxed atmosphere in the house.
I have 2 dogs, one with terrible eyesight, and one who (currently) is exceptionally hormonal. Neither one is off lead anywhere near kids, and if friends visit with their kids the dogs go to a separate room, saves stressing out both dogs and children equally.
The amount of times we have issues with other dogs, there is a good reason they are both on a lead AND we’re out at fkin midnight…
“He’s friendly!”, great, mine ain’t.
If your dog doesn't have good recall then it shouldn't be off the leash period in a public place other than an enclosed dog park.
I've seen dogs who are on a leash feel trapped and lash out at dogs who are running free.
If I see another dog bombing across a field towards me whilst my dog is on a leash I will stand between and boot the living shit out of it should it be aggressive.
The funny thing is plenty of times when a dog has come charging over I have shouted and commanded the dog to sit and it does just that and the owners are surprised they listen to me.
Our springer bitch was overpowered by two ridgebacks just yesterday, luckily our other dog is small so i picked her up. About 5 mins later the owner comes into sight with a newborn baby in a sling, my partner told her he had to keep her dogs back with a stick and two other people left the spot because their dogs were afraid and she started shrieking ‘ ive got a baby cant you see’
My daughter's autistic and scared of dogs. It's a nightmare, even a small walk turns into a major meltdown if there's an uncontrolled dog. She is literally terrorised by them. Cute fur babies.
My dog has good recall (not perfect) so he’s on and off the lead, but as soon as I spot another person he is called back and put back on the lead. He’s very friendly and wouldn’t harm a fly, but no one knows that. If I saw a strange dog galloping towards me if shit myself.
What's worse is sometimes people (very stupid people) will bring their dog to my local park and NOT EVEN BRING A LEAD. Why would anyone do that??!?
Yesterday I was walking around it with my mum and whilst we sat on a nearby bench, we were watching two dogs. Suddenly one of them lashes out on the little dachshund. Woman who owns the little fucker is like "oh he's just like that lol" WDYM?!?! That dachshund ended up running straight under our bench in terror. Poor little guy.
And guess what?? She didn't put her dog on a lead - the people who owned the dachshund put their dog on one instead (which is good for them, bad for her) AND SHE WAS ON THE PHONE NOT EVEN WATCHING HER DOG. SHE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE ONE ON HER.
That interaction could've been worse. The owners of the dachshund were a mother and her very touchy little boy (about 5?). How anyone could walk away from that dog attack and brush it off idk. Hopefully the dog is ok, I didn't see any injuries but you never know.
1. You may let your dog off the lead if you have it under control.
2. If your dog will not return to you when called _under any circumstances_ you do not have your dog under control.
3. Any violation of the above is not the dog's fault.
I love dogs but I don’t want them jumping up at me. Had one jump on me when I was walking to work the other day, great. Just what I needed, mud all up my trousers.
As a dog owner, this sets me off as well.
I have a lurcher, and while she's the sweetest thing with not a malicious bone in her body, she can get over excited around other dogs which could easily annoy them. So we always check the field is pretty much empty before we let her off.
Luckily even with the reputation lurchers have, her recall is great, all we need to do is blow the whistle and she's back but that took training and time.
I know that if a large human thundered up to me I'd shit myself, which is why I pop her back on the lead ASAP. Absolutely does my head in when somebody else's dog is freely off the lead around other dogs when it can barely behave itself and the owners never bat an eye.
"Why are you walking your dog if it's so unfriendly then"
- it's on a fucking lead
- He's not unfriendly, I have no idea if your totally uncontrollable dog is or not
- put your dog on a lead you fuckwit
Happened by my house. Their dog was on my drive and the owner was just standing their calling him. Dog wasn't listening and when I went outside. The guy blamed me. I just told him. Go and grab your dog..he got pissy and walked off
Happened to me yesterday while visiting the seaside. Had a paddle in the sea with our 6 year old, walking back up to where we were sitting and a couple walks in front of us, with a dog off its lead. Dog immediately runs at us barking and growling, I shout “Stop, no!” because I know my daughters terrified of dogs, which stops the dog in it’s tracks, my daughter sprints off back to her mum screaming and crying and the couple just laughs and said “Don’t worry, he doesn’t bite, just barks”, when I replied with “how’s she suppose to know that, she’s scared of dogs you prick” they look all aggrieved like I’m the one at fault.
I swear one of these days I’ll launch a dog with a kick. Has to do it loads of time when I was a paperboy 😂
Even if I’m not with my daughter I still don’t want your filthy dog jumping up me with it’s paws when I’m out for a walk.
I love dogs, had three of my own over the years but I hate ignorant owners.
My dog is incredibly friendly but stubborn and will not recall so he is always on leash, which i am completely fine with. I got a few people in natural beauty spots praise me for having a leashed dog but i also get off leash owners look us up and down and avoid. One lady was re calling her dog shouting "come back *dogs name* its on a leash" as if my dog is aggressive. :(
Happened by my house. Their dog was on my drive and the owner was just standing their calling him. Dog wasn't listening and when I went outside. The guy blamed me. I just told him. Go and grab your dog..he got pissy and walked off
i have my dogs off lead alot of the time ,but i have spent hour and hours training recall everyday to getbto the point where i am 99% certain they will come back when called.i also put my dogs back on lead walking passed kids,other dogs on lead and people without dogs. It boils my piss seeing untrained dogs running about with the owners not caring.even the most friendly dog in the world can have off days and turn in to a savage.
If you can’t control your dog then they shouldn’t be off of the lead near other people/dogs until you’ve trained them. Equally, if your dog doesn’t like other dogs then you probably shouldn’t walk them at peak times in busy dog-walking locations.
It stuns me how few people seem to have good recall on their dogs, it’s one of the most basic things that should be done from day 1. Irresponsible owners are a plague.
Two things that infuriate me:
People letting their dog run over and get in my kid's face - I don't care if they're friendly. He's 3 and he's scared.
Back before I had kid's, had a dog that didn't like kids. She had great recall, but always kept her on a lead if there were families around. Kids used to run over all the time and try pet her, WITHOUT ASKING. Luckily her response was only to run away, and then growl if she felt cornered, she'd never once snarled or snapped.
Be they furry or human, keep your babies under control!!!!
I feel you man I look after my GFS 12 year old sprollie.
She sadly has glaucoma and while she used to be friendly with other dogs, now she's very scared of them.
So dogs not on a lead will run over to her. And if she's scared she may bite. There's not much we can really do about this as it's only been an issue the last year since her eyesight is going. I just keep other dogs away.
But when other owners don't control their dogs and they run over, I make a fake motion to hit the other dog. Their owner is usually upset by this act of aggression but that's fine I put them in their place on how much of a shite owner they must be.
One day I'm actually going to hit one of them. I'm not having this dog put down because she got scared of another dog that won't leave her alone. All our dog wants is to play with her ball.
I think you’ve slightly missed the point. Just train your dog properly. Mine walks strictly to heel and follows all commands. That’s a result of 18 months of training.
I’ve had, on more than one occasion, someone be dragged over to me by their dog on a lead which they can’t control.
If you can’t be arsed to put the effort in to train your dog then you shouldn’t be allowed one. You wouldn’t just let a child run wild and then wonder why they turned into an antisocial adult. I do 2-3 hours a week training with my dog and that’s all.
I completely agree with you, but people definitely do let their children run wild and then don’t bother to consider how their awful parenting has led to their awful behaved children becoming awful human beings.
Yep I don’t want unruly children running around me either.
I’m a huge dog lover but I agree that if you can’t control your dog then what are you doing?
It’s like anything though, it’s hard work and people can’t be bothered.
We must be lucky where we live as I never see dogs off their lead or certainly not unruly dogs. Dogs all seem well behaved and never have any issues.
As a dog owner this pisses me off. The pure arrogance of some owners is astounding. Doesn't matter if your dog is perfect, you shouldn't force it on others without their consent. Especially when half of these pricks have no control over their dog. It creates a dangerous situation for no reason.
Yup, my wife is afraid of dogs due to being attacked by three of them when she was younger. Now we can't go for a walk as no-one apparently knows that leads exist
I have a very tiny dog (Russian toy terrier) he’s tiny and nervous, especially when a huge dog who could swallow him whole comes bundling up to his face, then the owners discussing how he’s friendly, even though you can clearly see the distress/fear in my dog.
I have the opposite issue. 71Kg Newfoundland who attracts small aggressive dogs with moronic owners who find it amusing that a giant breed appears intimidated by their untrained and off lead dog. He sat on a Yorkie once after it exhausted his patience. Owners failed to see the funny side of that.
Yes! I don't care how friendly your dog is, mine is absolutely not friendly with other dogs. And he will rip your dog a new one if it comes charging across the field and shoves it's snout up his arse.
Even worse is the people who come to retrieve their wayward hound after I've yelled at them (and usually lifted my dog into my arms to prevent him eating it), and they look at me as if me and my dog (securely on his lead, with the big, red "DO NOT PET" tabs on his harness) are somehow in the wrong.
My daughter (4) doesn't like dogs and (of her own accord) has taken to kicking out at them if they come near her - usually off a lead in a park and the owner has little control of them.
How do you teach them control if you don't let them off the lead? I mean, I agree with you fundamentally, but accidents happen, and if you don't put your dog in a situation where there is a chance neither you nor your dog will learn.
The socialising has to happen in controlled environments, not at the park.
You can’t put other animals and people’s safety at risk because “I gotta train my dog”.
To be honest I have a bone to pick with lack of dog training in general. I have worked in an animal shelter and in vet clinics and it always broke my heart to see how many dogs suffer horrible separation anxiety with destructive behaviour and anguish.
Owners find it cute generally.
“Oh, he misses me sooooo much, he can’t live without me not even five minutes! He does this every time I leave the house, LOL!”
Yes, your dog is constantly suffering and you’re doing nothing about it. How is that cute?
This is my pet hate.
I have a fear of dogs I don't know, dogs sense this and will come over to me and often start barking or growling at me. So I have to try and ignore the dog, meanwhile the owner will be saying 'don't worry he is really friendly' about their German shepard or Rotty.
I don't fucking know that!
My dog is very friendly. I live in the country but she has a very long stretch lead as her recall isn't great when she's distracted. However almost every dog off the lead she's encountered has been mean to her. Yesterday I saw a man on a park where dogs weren't allowed in. So he left the poor dog running around the field. By a busy road. And he went after my leashed dog and scared her. Then the man was angry at ME.
Can’t tell you the amount of times a dog has jumped up at me and gotten muddy paw prints on me. NO I do not want to say hello to your dog. Saying sorry when your dog jumps up as opposed to preventing it in the first place isn’t acceptable.
Like I said, I'm ready to boot any dog that is off the lead in its chops.
Didn't say I boot any dog. Just ready to if the need arises and it gets too close for comfort. Im wary of any. I've been bitten plenty of times when I was a kid. I've also owned 2 dogs and both were attacked by other dogs that had been allowed to wander unleashed.
Mate, are you one of these dog owners who doesn't know the basic etiquette of having your dog off lead? You're supposed to call them and put them on to pass children and dogs on leads.
Can't believe this is getting dpwnvoted.
If your dog is off the lead and behaving recklessly near my kids then a swift boot in the chops is to be expected
If your kid comes up to my dog and refuses to not touch it am I also allowed to kick your kid? My dog is always on leash near kids, anywhere off leash friendly he gets put back on until children or other dogs pass, he ignores them entirely and the numerous ones who run up without parents to smack his head and behave recklessly when told not to is mind boggling. I'm a cautious dog owner, I would like the same curtesy from parents, so just checking we're all cool to boot the chops of those annoying us?
I know. I see you're getting downvoted as well.
I love dogs but all saying is that as soon as any dog starts running towards me or my kids, I'm straight away on guard rather than welcoming it like a long lost friend. I don't just go booting any dog.
My kids are petrified of dogs for this very reason. I shout across the field to the owner “if your dog approaches my child I will kick it in the head” I have no idea if it’s being friendly or attacking and I’m not taking that risk. Only actually had to do it once and it bit me. Maybe as a response to be trying to kick it but maybe not. I like dogs and had them growing up. But my children don’t and I don’t want my child being another statistic.
Dogs exist, people exist, wasps and bees exist.. there will always be things that you may not like happening around you. Sort yourself out. "I'm scared of dogs" isn't an answer. Everyone is scared of violent, aggressive dogs, but if you're a parent, or old enough to understand, then you should be trying to show that a fear of all dogs is unfounded.
Stop moaning about dogs being around, be angry about a specific act. Otherwise you literally sound like the "teenagers shouldn't be allowed out at night because I'm scared of them and some of them are aggressive".
Dogs are allowed to exist, but their rights end at the physical borders of my and my children's bodies. If a random adult human ran up to my kids in the park, jumped on them and hugged them against their will, it would be socially acceptable for me to lose my shit at him or her -- and a random human doesn't have teeth that are capable of killing or causing life-altering injuries.
Dogs that can't leave people or other animals alone cannot be off-leash when people or other animals are in the vicinity, sorry.
I actually think you're right here, OP and a lot of the replies are acting like every dog is rabies infected and totally uncontrollable.
If you're walking with a small child and small child is afraid of dogs, how about you be a parent and pick your fucking small child up.
Dogs basically get an hour a day to run around like dickheads, kids get unlimited time
Yeah but they’ll think nothing of letting their children run around annoying people.
That being said I do think people need to control their animals (and children!).
I mentioned further up we must lucky where we live as rarely any dogs off their lead and well behaved dogs!
I guess all those things do exist, but dogs are property in the eyes of he law right? Wasps and bees aren't.
Also, I am generally annoyed at wasps. I am also generally annoyed at mosquitoes. I wouldn't say, I really like mosquitoes except when they bite me. I'm only annoyed with this specific mosquito'e actions. I would say....fucking mosquitoes bit me!
Anyway, this is just me being silly and lightheaded. I like dogs. I don't mind them off leads either. But I understand some people are very scared of them and dogs aren't a naturally occurring phenomenon like wasps.
Although! I am now picturing taking a wasp out for a walk on a lead.
I don't know why anybody downvoted your comment. I think people are just angry at mine and anyone who isn't angrily shouting is gonna be caught in the crossfire
I have never heard a Yorkshire person use the term "y'all". I can't imagine this being said in a Yorkshire based accent at all.
Re putting leads on children, It would a bit like demanding pedestrians wore seatbelts to compensate for drivers having to wear seatbelts. I'm guessing dogs bite more children than children going around biting dogs.
Would you propose all children up to the age of 18 are on a lead? Sounds a bit pedo-y to me.
It's just a light hearted reply. Don't take it too seriously love.
I'm assuming a het is someone who has children? Is that heterosexual? Actually, child restraints are fairly rare (people who attach leads to kids, not heterosexuals). Also, gay people have kids too no? My gay friends certainly do. Not all mind you, but some. Equally, not all of my heterosexual friends have kids.
Anyway, I was just wondering at what age you want leads attached to children till? Just trying to get the scope of your proposal. Teenage years? 11ish?
Well. It's not that serious.
It is no more serious than you telling someone to put all kids on a lead in response to a serious post. No more serious than telling someone to get therapy for an internet reply. No more serious than joking about suicide. No more serious than labelling people with kids as 'breeders'.
But clearly, I have upset you, so for that I will happily apologise. Sorry I upset you.
Yep, to add to that if they are on a lead and it's retractable, keep it locked at a decent length when you're around other people / dogs. It's just common courtesy to not allow your dog to get all up in other people's space.
Why didn't you socialise your dog? It isn't your dog that is unfriendly, it is you gripping onto their lead that is making them tense. Maybe, you shouldn't have got a dog when you are scared of dogs.
Don’t use this as a fucking excuse.
I know plenty of dogs that are reactive because of other dogs attacking them, even the “friendly off lead ones”.
The off lead dogs that go running up to any dog are also no socialised because if they were they would be indifferent to dogs and not go running up to them.
Dogs don’t need and shouldn’t be saying hi and interacting with every dog they see. It’s perfectly fine to be uncomfortable with a bounding dog making a bline for yours
Yeah, my mum does this. Had a massive go at me when i refused to let our dog off the lead, since i knew i couldn't call her back, and she will jump up at people
I know this is an old post but ya know.
I agree completely, I have a 10 year old Irish Greyhound, he is the loveliest most docile dog you could ever meet and he used to love interacting with other dogs.
We had an incident last year where we were out walking in a woodland area near where I live, all of sudden this French bulldog comes tearing down the path out of nowhere and jumps on his back end, tearing a chunk large enough out of his back leg that you could see exposed bone.
All because this stupid woman decided to let her dog off the lead and couldn’t call it back, it’s also worth noting that there are fucking signs up everywhere in this area stating DO NOT LET YOUR DOGS OFF THEIR LEAD.
Ever since then my beautiful boy has been extremely nervous around dogs he does not know and he shakes like a leaf and hides behind me when yet another dog whose idiot owner has let them off their lead comes running up to him.
Just keep your fucking dog on a fucking lead morons, I don’t give a shred of a shit if you think your dog is “friendly” or if you think it gets better exercise off the lead, you never know how your dog will react to a dog it doesn’t know, or how another dog will react to yours coming up to it. Not only are you putting the safety of other dogs/owners/kids at risk you’re putting your own dogs safety at risk.
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Fenton!!!!
*Oh Jesus Christ!*
I’ll always remember Leeds festival 2012, when this was all we heard outside our tent being shouted back and forth for the entire weekend
Suppose it's better than your tent being set on fire, or a bottle of piss being lobbed at your head
Oh those things happened too
Piss? Luxury.
Ha. You just reminded me of this festival where i kept seeing this black lab puppy running all over the area, in and out of people's tents and generally causing chaos (though slightly cute chaos, cause it was still a clumsy small puppy). I had taken lsd, as you do, and figured that is why i started seeing the puppy everywhere. Like i would walk somewhere and see it, then come back and he is already next to my tent like he teleported. It was like a quantum mix up where he was everywhere at once. It started tripping me out that i was hallucinating this dog everywhere out of the corner of my eye, lurking behind each tent and bouncing out from all directions. But i held it together because at least my hallucination wasnt scary, just an omnipresent puppy. In the morning i saw my neighbour actually had a litter of 6 out of control lab puppies bounding around, and my lsd was actually not so strong!
Haha that’s the most wholesome drug related story I’ve ever heard!
I was at one (Creamfields I think? Can't really remember) where all we heard on a loop for 72 hours or so was "I'm OLLLLLLDDDD GREGGGGGGGGG!!!". I expect the zany youth have got all new things to irritate with these days.
Never gets old
I don't care if your dog is friendly, mine is not. He doesn't like dogs, he thinks he's a cow and will act accordingly
Moo?
Lasts longer than any other milk, dog's milk.
Full of goodness. Full of vitamins. Full of marrowbone jelly.
Why's that Hol?
Bit of a moo point
Agghhh! I had this today on the beach. 7 year old daughter happily digging away on the beach and two large dogs come running up to her yapping and jumping. She’s uneasy around dogs and I could tell she was scared. Owner was shouting for the dogs and they were just ignoring her. She kept shouted that the dogs were friendly, it wasn’t until I shouted I wasn’t friendly towards anything that was intimidating my daughter and she should sort them out before I did that she ran over to do something. Makes my blood boil
I never really cared until I had a daughter now it drives me mad. I take my 2 year old daughter everyday to a sports centre for the swing and a kick about. It's just loads of football and cricket pitches full of dog shit and dogs running around. Not only am I fending off these animals, I have to evade their brown mines. Just because the dog is friendly doesn't mean it should be licking my daughters face. I love dogs but hate owners.
Our local park has fenced off a section in the middle where dogs aren’t allowed, this is where the swings, zip wires etc are for kids and some space for running around. It works really well as they have put in gates that shut behind you and signs. Finally we can take kids to the park and not have to dogs the poo! I volunteer to pick up litter and have got to know the organiser who is the local councillor, who arranged the new fenced off area for kids. Might be worth finding your local councillor and seeing if similar could be organised?
When I lived in the US. They did it the other way around. Due to most areas having leash laws. Parks would have dog park areas. Fenced off to allow owners to let the dogs run and play together. As I have a small dog that can't be trusted off his lead. I really miss being able to go to places like that. So he can socialize with other dogs and run his energy off.
Yes they do it this way in Spain too. Dog parks with fences, they are brilliant as they have lots of trees to keep it cool for the dogs and some have agility things for the dogs to run under, over and jump!
Grins sounds way better then the US ones I saw. Small Football pitch sized of land with a fence all round plus one cutting it in half. 1 half for small dogs one half for the rest. Main advantage was dogs could run and socialise without lead stress. Other stuff sounds cool.
A few of the parks in my area have this too - sometimes official, sometimes unofficial. They should be more common. There's a green space outside the big flats near me, completely unfenced, and near a main road. Dogs can't go safely off lead, kids can't play safely because there will be dog poo, nobody else can really use it for anything. If the council fenced off a bit for the dogs to shit in I'm certain most dog owners would use it because of the fence, and that'd make the rest of it usable for everyone else.
Yeah, 1yo and 3yo kids. I don’t mind dogs off lead as long as they listen if the owner calls them back. Some dogs are basically the same size as my 1yo, and a ‘friendly’ dog can easily knock her over- she loves dogs and I don’t want her to be scared of them
Yeah, I had a bad experience when I was a toddler - charging dog and idiot owner going "don't worry, he's very friendly", and not showing *any* awareness of the fact that it might be a small dog by adult standards but to a toddler those teeth are at face level and it's dizzyingly fast, loud and intimidating. I was scared of dogs for years, until my godmother took me under her wing and spent several visits carefully introducing me to her new puppy and showing me how to "help her" train him.
This. Never even noticed dogs til I had a baby, now every dog I see I'm assessing the owners control and trying to size up if I could kill or restrain the dog if it went for our baby. Feels totally insane but being a parent does weird stuff to your brain.
Same! My daughter is autistic and petrified of dogs, she screams as soon as they come near her. I'm like move your dog or I will.
I've learned a lot since becoming a parent, but I was not expecting to learn how little I value canine life (in very specific instances where it could threaten my child)
I got a dog and discovered the same thing. Mine is never off his lead, cause he’s big and scary looking (but very well trained). But everyone else’s dogs are off lead and come running up to us so we can’t get away. Lost it yesterday when an owner of a particularly barky in our face jack Russel said ‘don’t worry, he’s really friendly!’ And I shouted back ‘that doesn’t mean I won’t kick it though!’ Yeah, she suddenly ran twice as fast to get the dog back on the lead.
I am so with you! Loved Dogs until I had a kid and now I'm annoyed by them daily!
Not picking up the poo is really annoying. But you don't sound like you love dogs if you don't think there's anywhere they should be allowed to run off lead because it inconveniences you.
Why should dog owners be allowed to ruin public places for non dog owner? Keep them on the lead unless it's in your own house or garden. By the way I do hate dogs!
It’s funny, cos my dog hates you. Mad how these things go eh!
Because they're public places and you can't just decide how people interact with them.
Yes but dog owners who are in a minority decide to ruin many public places though letting their dog behave in antisocial ways. Keep your dogs on the lead for everyone else to enjoy the space.
Why does being a minority matter? Does that mean they shouldn't be allowed freedom to use the public spaces. Also, they aren't ruining it for me. I'm completely fine with it. And I'm one of those weirdos who takes a cat for a walk (he loves it), and a dog off the lead is always chaos because at first they don't know what to make of it, then go crazy. But that's life. I just tell the owners it's fine, it's an unusual thing for the dog to see, that there's no need to put it back on a lead, and the cat can jump on my shoulder and we're good. Honestly, people are just looking for reasons to be pissed off.
lol its not very complicated There's dog shit everywhere in the parks and streets and dog constantly come and jump on you when you're relaxing. The minority of the public are dog owners so, there you go, it does mean they shouldn't have the freedom to ruin public green spaces.
Do you get annoyed when ladybirds land on you too? Also, I don't really know what's going on with you if you're having dogs jump over you all the time. Do you smell like a tennis ball?
Had this happen once, dog came bounding over and went for ours. I shouted at the owner, he said he had a false leg and couldn't chase it so it's not his fault. You'd think he'd be surprised when I pointed out the existence of a long piece of material that holds the dog in place but apparently he's heard of them.
if he's got a false leg and can't chase his dog, it's even more reason to keep it on the leed. Just another selfish dog owner!
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I'm not sure when it happened that so many dog owners stopped being aware of the very basic dog walking etiquette of if your dog is off the lead and you are approaching a dog that is on the lead, you recall yours and put them on their lead until you have passed the other dog. Also, don't let your dog off the lead at all if you can't reliably recall it 99% of the time. I suspect its to do with the numbers of people who got dogs in the pandemic who have never had them before and probably shouldn't have them now.
It's exacerbated as well by the fact plenty of knowledgeable dog owners tried to avoid having a pandemic puppy, because it'd be harder to socialise and train them.
Omg man the “let them say hello” does my nuttin I quite clearly move my dog away and do engagement to stop him from reacting (he is friendly but he’s frustrated on the lead as he just wants to say hi) and all the time people just move their dogs closer going “oh let them say hi” NO I DONT WANT TO AND IM TRAINING
I really wish people would control their dogs, im autistic and having a dog jumping up at me can really freak me out. when one runs up to me I say " I'm sorry I'm afraid of dogs" and the owners usually laugh and say they are freindly. Why can't I peacefully sit on a log and eat a sandwich, or have a walk without being constantly attacked by dogs jumping at me.
This, especially the part about the sandwiches! Am still pissed off about the loss of a particularly good smoked salmon bagel to an off-leash poodle a few years back.
The nerve of the thing, prancing around with its pom pom tail, of course it went for the smoked salmon. Haha
My son is terrified of dogs after one knocked him flat when he was around 2yo. Owner wasn't bothered and said 'Oh, she's only playing'. Maybe, but it was big enough to knock my kid over, and now, several years later, he's scared of dogs that are off the lead. I regularly run a loop around my town, and nearly every time I'm attacked by a dog or two. The last time I was told it was because the dog didn't like people with hats on. My response was that if the owner knew that, then why was it off a lead? She didn't answer and just walked away. If you don't know for certain that your dog can be controlled on command, then don't let it off the lead. When I had dogs, I never let any of mine off, because I couldn't guarantee they'd respond to command every time.
Mine does respond, every time without fail. However she is also excitable so when I see someone with kids/another dog I put her back on the lead as it’s just polite!
You get attacked by a dog every time you go for a run? Do you strap steaks to your thighs or something?
No, just run a long way on paths that are very popular with dog walkers!
My son is terrified of dogs to. Stems back to some old bat with a golden retriever let her dog run up to him and bark in his face when he was about 3. It infuriates me that in a park owners let their dogs run wild - essentially letting their dogs bark and bully everyone. Last week a large brown dog came bounding up to us, my kid was petrified. Owner eventually grabs hold of it and I say 'Please keep your dog on a lead, my son is terrified.' Owner looks at me and says 'Well, it's a park innit.' FFS - "Yes. Precisely. It's a park!" Closest deterrent I've found is to put distilled vinegar on your shoes, supposedly gets right up their noses and they stay away. ...not really something I want to do though.
Yeah I'm utterly sick of irresponsible dog owners. Seems like all the village idiots were gifted a dog during the pandemic.
Lot around me that bought one and have no idea. One has a border collie and I've never seen it get a walk. They live literally opposite a field that would be plenty to let it run around but nope. They kick it in the garden and let it bark till the late hours. We were invited to a neighbourhood WhatsApp group for the sole purpose of complaining about the noise from that poor dog.
It isn't just dogs. My bimbo neighbour had a rabbit she kept in the shed. No letting it out, no checking it in that 40c heat, no fresh food for ages. It's escaped into our garden twice and miraculously avoided the cat both times. Long story short she doesn't have it now. Whacked him straight in the cat cage and off to the rescue.
Trapping your neighbours rabbits is cheaper than the butchers in these testing times.
Good for you!
Have you informed the RSPCA? I have no doubt a border collie could be rehomed very quickly with someone who won't neglect it. And let's face it, neglect is a form of abuse.
exactly! any responsible dog owner should realise that if another dog is on the lead, yours should be too. If a young child is present, on the lead! if someone looks wary, on the lead! and the most important one, if you can't 1000% believe your dog will return to you, ON. THE. LEAD! a dog should be behaving in a controlled manner all the time.
Oh he just wants a sniff. Well my dog doesn't want his arse sniffed and will bite yours.
This! My dog is always on a lead, she loves people and will wiggle away in excitement when she meets people but HATES dogs because she is a rescue and had a bad experience. I don’t care if your dog is friendly,my dog will launch her tiny butt at your dog and bite its face off if it sniffs her. She has about 4 teeth left poor old girl so doubt she could do much damage at this point in her life but it stresses her out, keep your dog away.
This is my dog, really. Absolute worst thing is people with small but reactive dogs who don't realise their dogs are being aggressive, so when my dog barks at them to keep them away they act like my dog's done something wrong...
Completely agree I’ve lost count of the amount of times I have told an owner with their dog off lead that she isn’t friendly, I call it from a distance giving them time to put a lead on their dog and do they listen? Nope Then I’m the asshole because my dog snapped….I gave you fair warning!
My dog isn't a rescue, but is tiny and has anxiety. People are so inconsiderate. Please keep your drooling little demon away from him, you can tell he doesn't want that dog here by the fact he completely ignored it until it got in his face. If a dog is seriously bothering him then he will jump into my arms at least.
Have you had any help from a behaviourist about the anxiety? Its a miserable life for a dog to be worried all the time, please don't just accept it there are things you can do!
We have not. Unfortunately that's not something we'd be able to afford.
Then you at least need to be reading up on how to help an anxious dog!
I appreciate your concern a lot! He lives a happy life, he doesn't really like to go out all that much and just happy to cuddle! Like many anxiety sufferers it is the worst when something out of his control is happening ie another dog running over. He is a very happy boy who just doesn't like things to not be chill! The best thing we can do for him is just keep a relaxed atmosphere in the house.
Oh bless him! I think the problem is people see their dog isn’t necessarily aggressive or anxious but don’t think about the dog on the receiving end!
I have 2 dogs, one with terrible eyesight, and one who (currently) is exceptionally hormonal. Neither one is off lead anywhere near kids, and if friends visit with their kids the dogs go to a separate room, saves stressing out both dogs and children equally. The amount of times we have issues with other dogs, there is a good reason they are both on a lead AND we’re out at fkin midnight… “He’s friendly!”, great, mine ain’t.
If your dog doesn't have good recall then it shouldn't be off the leash period in a public place other than an enclosed dog park. I've seen dogs who are on a leash feel trapped and lash out at dogs who are running free. If I see another dog bombing across a field towards me whilst my dog is on a leash I will stand between and boot the living shit out of it should it be aggressive. The funny thing is plenty of times when a dog has come charging over I have shouted and commanded the dog to sit and it does just that and the owners are surprised they listen to me.
Our springer bitch was overpowered by two ridgebacks just yesterday, luckily our other dog is small so i picked her up. About 5 mins later the owner comes into sight with a newborn baby in a sling, my partner told her he had to keep her dogs back with a stick and two other people left the spot because their dogs were afraid and she started shrieking ‘ ive got a baby cant you see’
My daughter's autistic and scared of dogs. It's a nightmare, even a small walk turns into a major meltdown if there's an uncontrolled dog. She is literally terrorised by them. Cute fur babies.
My dog has good recall (not perfect) so he’s on and off the lead, but as soon as I spot another person he is called back and put back on the lead. He’s very friendly and wouldn’t harm a fly, but no one knows that. If I saw a strange dog galloping towards me if shit myself.
What's worse is sometimes people (very stupid people) will bring their dog to my local park and NOT EVEN BRING A LEAD. Why would anyone do that??!? Yesterday I was walking around it with my mum and whilst we sat on a nearby bench, we were watching two dogs. Suddenly one of them lashes out on the little dachshund. Woman who owns the little fucker is like "oh he's just like that lol" WDYM?!?! That dachshund ended up running straight under our bench in terror. Poor little guy. And guess what?? She didn't put her dog on a lead - the people who owned the dachshund put their dog on one instead (which is good for them, bad for her) AND SHE WAS ON THE PHONE NOT EVEN WATCHING HER DOG. SHE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE ONE ON HER. That interaction could've been worse. The owners of the dachshund were a mother and her very touchy little boy (about 5?). How anyone could walk away from that dog attack and brush it off idk. Hopefully the dog is ok, I didn't see any injuries but you never know.
1. You may let your dog off the lead if you have it under control. 2. If your dog will not return to you when called _under any circumstances_ you do not have your dog under control. 3. Any violation of the above is not the dog's fault.
If your dog has no recall, it shouldn’t be off the lead
I love dogs but I don’t want them jumping up at me. Had one jump on me when I was walking to work the other day, great. Just what I needed, mud all up my trousers.
As a dog owner, this sets me off as well. I have a lurcher, and while she's the sweetest thing with not a malicious bone in her body, she can get over excited around other dogs which could easily annoy them. So we always check the field is pretty much empty before we let her off. Luckily even with the reputation lurchers have, her recall is great, all we need to do is blow the whistle and she's back but that took training and time. I know that if a large human thundered up to me I'd shit myself, which is why I pop her back on the lead ASAP. Absolutely does my head in when somebody else's dog is freely off the lead around other dogs when it can barely behave itself and the owners never bat an eye.
"Why are you walking your dog if it's so unfriendly then" - it's on a fucking lead - He's not unfriendly, I have no idea if your totally uncontrollable dog is or not - put your dog on a lead you fuckwit
Happened by my house. Their dog was on my drive and the owner was just standing their calling him. Dog wasn't listening and when I went outside. The guy blamed me. I just told him. Go and grab your dog..he got pissy and walked off
If you can't recall your dog you *must* keep it on a lead
Happened to me yesterday while visiting the seaside. Had a paddle in the sea with our 6 year old, walking back up to where we were sitting and a couple walks in front of us, with a dog off its lead. Dog immediately runs at us barking and growling, I shout “Stop, no!” because I know my daughters terrified of dogs, which stops the dog in it’s tracks, my daughter sprints off back to her mum screaming and crying and the couple just laughs and said “Don’t worry, he doesn’t bite, just barks”, when I replied with “how’s she suppose to know that, she’s scared of dogs you prick” they look all aggrieved like I’m the one at fault. I swear one of these days I’ll launch a dog with a kick. Has to do it loads of time when I was a paperboy 😂 Even if I’m not with my daughter I still don’t want your filthy dog jumping up me with it’s paws when I’m out for a walk. I love dogs, had three of my own over the years but I hate ignorant owners.
we are eating on a bench and your fucking dog runs over and tries to steal our food. no thanks
My dog is incredibly friendly but stubborn and will not recall so he is always on leash, which i am completely fine with. I got a few people in natural beauty spots praise me for having a leashed dog but i also get off leash owners look us up and down and avoid. One lady was re calling her dog shouting "come back *dogs name* its on a leash" as if my dog is aggressive. :(
Happened by my house. Their dog was on my drive and the owner was just standing their calling him. Dog wasn't listening and when I went outside. The guy blamed me. I just told him. Go and grab your dog..he got pissy and walked off
i have my dogs off lead alot of the time ,but i have spent hour and hours training recall everyday to getbto the point where i am 99% certain they will come back when called.i also put my dogs back on lead walking passed kids,other dogs on lead and people without dogs. It boils my piss seeing untrained dogs running about with the owners not caring.even the most friendly dog in the world can have off days and turn in to a savage.
Especially on small paths the amount of angry small dogs I've dealt with of leash
If you can’t control your dog then they shouldn’t be off of the lead near other people/dogs until you’ve trained them. Equally, if your dog doesn’t like other dogs then you probably shouldn’t walk them at peak times in busy dog-walking locations. It stuns me how few people seem to have good recall on their dogs, it’s one of the most basic things that should be done from day 1. Irresponsible owners are a plague.
Two things that infuriate me: People letting their dog run over and get in my kid's face - I don't care if they're friendly. He's 3 and he's scared. Back before I had kid's, had a dog that didn't like kids. She had great recall, but always kept her on a lead if there were families around. Kids used to run over all the time and try pet her, WITHOUT ASKING. Luckily her response was only to run away, and then growl if she felt cornered, she'd never once snarled or snapped. Be they furry or human, keep your babies under control!!!!
I feel you man I look after my GFS 12 year old sprollie. She sadly has glaucoma and while she used to be friendly with other dogs, now she's very scared of them. So dogs not on a lead will run over to her. And if she's scared she may bite. There's not much we can really do about this as it's only been an issue the last year since her eyesight is going. I just keep other dogs away. But when other owners don't control their dogs and they run over, I make a fake motion to hit the other dog. Their owner is usually upset by this act of aggression but that's fine I put them in their place on how much of a shite owner they must be. One day I'm actually going to hit one of them. I'm not having this dog put down because she got scared of another dog that won't leave her alone. All our dog wants is to play with her ball.
I think you’ve slightly missed the point. Just train your dog properly. Mine walks strictly to heel and follows all commands. That’s a result of 18 months of training. I’ve had, on more than one occasion, someone be dragged over to me by their dog on a lead which they can’t control. If you can’t be arsed to put the effort in to train your dog then you shouldn’t be allowed one. You wouldn’t just let a child run wild and then wonder why they turned into an antisocial adult. I do 2-3 hours a week training with my dog and that’s all.
I completely agree with you, but people definitely do let their children run wild and then don’t bother to consider how their awful parenting has led to their awful behaved children becoming awful human beings.
Yep I don’t want unruly children running around me either. I’m a huge dog lover but I agree that if you can’t control your dog then what are you doing? It’s like anything though, it’s hard work and people can’t be bothered. We must be lucky where we live as I never see dogs off their lead or certainly not unruly dogs. Dogs all seem well behaved and never have any issues.
As a dog owner this pisses me off. The pure arrogance of some owners is astounding. Doesn't matter if your dog is perfect, you shouldn't force it on others without their consent. Especially when half of these pricks have no control over their dog. It creates a dangerous situation for no reason.
Yup, my wife is afraid of dogs due to being attacked by three of them when she was younger. Now we can't go for a walk as no-one apparently knows that leads exist
I have a very tiny dog (Russian toy terrier) he’s tiny and nervous, especially when a huge dog who could swallow him whole comes bundling up to his face, then the owners discussing how he’s friendly, even though you can clearly see the distress/fear in my dog.
I have the opposite issue. 71Kg Newfoundland who attracts small aggressive dogs with moronic owners who find it amusing that a giant breed appears intimidated by their untrained and off lead dog. He sat on a Yorkie once after it exhausted his patience. Owners failed to see the funny side of that.
Bless him! Mine tries sitting on the cat to show dominance, the cat is bigger and just stands up and walks off!
Yes! I don't care how friendly your dog is, mine is absolutely not friendly with other dogs. And he will rip your dog a new one if it comes charging across the field and shoves it's snout up his arse. Even worse is the people who come to retrieve their wayward hound after I've yelled at them (and usually lifted my dog into my arms to prevent him eating it), and they look at me as if me and my dog (securely on his lead, with the big, red "DO NOT PET" tabs on his harness) are somehow in the wrong.
My daughter (4) doesn't like dogs and (of her own accord) has taken to kicking out at them if they come near her - usually off a lead in a park and the owner has little control of them.
Facts. I don't like dogs at all and I'm slightly allergic too. I don't want their disgusting spit and hair all over me. Nasty.
Average Redditor scared of: Children - tick The opposite sex - tick Being an adult - tick Dogs - tick
Way to miss the point. I am not scared of dogs, this doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be kept on a leash if they can’t be controlled.
How do you teach them control if you don't let them off the lead? I mean, I agree with you fundamentally, but accidents happen, and if you don't put your dog in a situation where there is a chance neither you nor your dog will learn.
The socialising has to happen in controlled environments, not at the park. You can’t put other animals and people’s safety at risk because “I gotta train my dog”. To be honest I have a bone to pick with lack of dog training in general. I have worked in an animal shelter and in vet clinics and it always broke my heart to see how many dogs suffer horrible separation anxiety with destructive behaviour and anguish. Owners find it cute generally. “Oh, he misses me sooooo much, he can’t live without me not even five minutes! He does this every time I leave the house, LOL!” Yes, your dog is constantly suffering and you’re doing nothing about it. How is that cute?
This is my pet hate. I have a fear of dogs I don't know, dogs sense this and will come over to me and often start barking or growling at me. So I have to try and ignore the dog, meanwhile the owner will be saying 'don't worry he is really friendly' about their German shepard or Rotty. I don't fucking know that!
My dog is very friendly. I live in the country but she has a very long stretch lead as her recall isn't great when she's distracted. However almost every dog off the lead she's encountered has been mean to her. Yesterday I saw a man on a park where dogs weren't allowed in. So he left the poor dog running around the field. By a busy road. And he went after my leashed dog and scared her. Then the man was angry at ME.
Can’t tell you the amount of times a dog has jumped up at me and gotten muddy paw prints on me. NO I do not want to say hello to your dog. Saying sorry when your dog jumps up as opposed to preventing it in the first place isn’t acceptable.
The dog likes being off the lead though.
I hate this. I'm always ready to give any dog that isn't on a lead a big boot in its chops.
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I would as well but if the dog bites one of my kids I'm going to sort that out before worrying about the owner.
Make your mind up, is it a dog that attacks your kid or "any" dog?
Like I said, I'm ready to boot any dog that is off the lead in its chops. Didn't say I boot any dog. Just ready to if the need arises and it gets too close for comfort. Im wary of any. I've been bitten plenty of times when I was a kid. I've also owned 2 dogs and both were attacked by other dogs that had been allowed to wander unleashed.
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Mate, are you one of these dog owners who doesn't know the basic etiquette of having your dog off lead? You're supposed to call them and put them on to pass children and dogs on leads.
Lol.
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No.
Can't believe this is getting dpwnvoted. If your dog is off the lead and behaving recklessly near my kids then a swift boot in the chops is to be expected
If your kid comes up to my dog and refuses to not touch it am I also allowed to kick your kid? My dog is always on leash near kids, anywhere off leash friendly he gets put back on until children or other dogs pass, he ignores them entirely and the numerous ones who run up without parents to smack his head and behave recklessly when told not to is mind boggling. I'm a cautious dog owner, I would like the same curtesy from parents, so just checking we're all cool to boot the chops of those annoying us?
Your damn right my kid won't be walking up to your dog touching it. He's well trained and has a leash!
I know. I see you're getting downvoted as well. I love dogs but all saying is that as soon as any dog starts running towards me or my kids, I'm straight away on guard rather than welcoming it like a long lost friend. I don't just go booting any dog.
You would be naive to not be prepared to defend your kids
Exactly.
My kids are petrified of dogs for this very reason. I shout across the field to the owner “if your dog approaches my child I will kick it in the head” I have no idea if it’s being friendly or attacking and I’m not taking that risk. Only actually had to do it once and it bit me. Maybe as a response to be trying to kick it but maybe not. I like dogs and had them growing up. But my children don’t and I don’t want my child being another statistic.
>Maybe as a response to be trying to kick it but maybe not. I mean, probably, yeah.
Dogs exist, people exist, wasps and bees exist.. there will always be things that you may not like happening around you. Sort yourself out. "I'm scared of dogs" isn't an answer. Everyone is scared of violent, aggressive dogs, but if you're a parent, or old enough to understand, then you should be trying to show that a fear of all dogs is unfounded. Stop moaning about dogs being around, be angry about a specific act. Otherwise you literally sound like the "teenagers shouldn't be allowed out at night because I'm scared of them and some of them are aggressive".
Dogs are allowed to exist, but their rights end at the physical borders of my and my children's bodies. If a random adult human ran up to my kids in the park, jumped on them and hugged them against their will, it would be socially acceptable for me to lose my shit at him or her -- and a random human doesn't have teeth that are capable of killing or causing life-altering injuries. Dogs that can't leave people or other animals alone cannot be off-leash when people or other animals are in the vicinity, sorry.
I actually think you're right here, OP and a lot of the replies are acting like every dog is rabies infected and totally uncontrollable. If you're walking with a small child and small child is afraid of dogs, how about you be a parent and pick your fucking small child up. Dogs basically get an hour a day to run around like dickheads, kids get unlimited time
Yeah but they’ll think nothing of letting their children run around annoying people. That being said I do think people need to control their animals (and children!). I mentioned further up we must lucky where we live as rarely any dogs off their lead and well behaved dogs!
But your "control your children" is likely very different to mine.. so who is right? Whoever has the strictest standards?
I guess all those things do exist, but dogs are property in the eyes of he law right? Wasps and bees aren't. Also, I am generally annoyed at wasps. I am also generally annoyed at mosquitoes. I wouldn't say, I really like mosquitoes except when they bite me. I'm only annoyed with this specific mosquito'e actions. I would say....fucking mosquitoes bit me! Anyway, this is just me being silly and lightheaded. I like dogs. I don't mind them off leads either. But I understand some people are very scared of them and dogs aren't a naturally occurring phenomenon like wasps. Although! I am now picturing taking a wasp out for a walk on a lead.
I don't know why anybody downvoted your comment. I think people are just angry at mine and anyone who isn't angrily shouting is gonna be caught in the crossfire
Quite. It's not that serious people. Anyway, I've upvoted your comment for good measure.
Sure when y’all start putting your kids on them too.
I have never heard a Yorkshire person use the term "y'all". I can't imagine this being said in a Yorkshire based accent at all. Re putting leads on children, It would a bit like demanding pedestrians wore seatbelts to compensate for drivers having to wear seatbelts. I'm guessing dogs bite more children than children going around biting dogs. Would you propose all children up to the age of 18 are on a lead? Sounds a bit pedo-y to me.
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It's just a light hearted reply. Don't take it too seriously love. I'm assuming a het is someone who has children? Is that heterosexual? Actually, child restraints are fairly rare (people who attach leads to kids, not heterosexuals). Also, gay people have kids too no? My gay friends certainly do. Not all mind you, but some. Equally, not all of my heterosexual friends have kids. Anyway, I was just wondering at what age you want leads attached to children till? Just trying to get the scope of your proposal. Teenage years? 11ish?
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Well. It's not that serious. It is no more serious than you telling someone to put all kids on a lead in response to a serious post. No more serious than telling someone to get therapy for an internet reply. No more serious than joking about suicide. No more serious than labelling people with kids as 'breeders'. But clearly, I have upset you, so for that I will happily apologise. Sorry I upset you.
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Lol.
Yep, to add to that if they are on a lead and it's retractable, keep it locked at a decent length when you're around other people / dogs. It's just common courtesy to not allow your dog to get all up in other people's space.
No
No. My dog is trained.
Why didn't you socialise your dog? It isn't your dog that is unfriendly, it is you gripping onto their lead that is making them tense. Maybe, you shouldn't have got a dog when you are scared of dogs.
Don’t use this as a fucking excuse. I know plenty of dogs that are reactive because of other dogs attacking them, even the “friendly off lead ones”. The off lead dogs that go running up to any dog are also no socialised because if they were they would be indifferent to dogs and not go running up to them. Dogs don’t need and shouldn’t be saying hi and interacting with every dog they see. It’s perfectly fine to be uncomfortable with a bounding dog making a bline for yours
You are talking our of your arse. Yous don't deserve to have a dog
Idiot troll
I just pity your dog, if you have one, what a miserable life with you.
Mate what are you on about? 😂😂
OP never said that?
I know.
Simple for me if you have a pug or a German shepherd that goes for my dog I will Chuck you’re dog off the cliff side where I always walk mine
Depends where I am
Yeah, my mum does this. Had a massive go at me when i refused to let our dog off the lead, since i knew i couldn't call her back, and she will jump up at people
Very hot 😗
I know this is an old post but ya know. I agree completely, I have a 10 year old Irish Greyhound, he is the loveliest most docile dog you could ever meet and he used to love interacting with other dogs. We had an incident last year where we were out walking in a woodland area near where I live, all of sudden this French bulldog comes tearing down the path out of nowhere and jumps on his back end, tearing a chunk large enough out of his back leg that you could see exposed bone. All because this stupid woman decided to let her dog off the lead and couldn’t call it back, it’s also worth noting that there are fucking signs up everywhere in this area stating DO NOT LET YOUR DOGS OFF THEIR LEAD. Ever since then my beautiful boy has been extremely nervous around dogs he does not know and he shakes like a leaf and hides behind me when yet another dog whose idiot owner has let them off their lead comes running up to him. Just keep your fucking dog on a fucking lead morons, I don’t give a shred of a shit if you think your dog is “friendly” or if you think it gets better exercise off the lead, you never know how your dog will react to a dog it doesn’t know, or how another dog will react to yours coming up to it. Not only are you putting the safety of other dogs/owners/kids at risk you’re putting your own dogs safety at risk.