This is my ex.

[briantrumpet]

A confident calm dog is a joy in that situation. Had one of those, he was awesome and he knew it.

Mind you, had the dachshund gone for the kill, I don't think it would have lasted long, having watched my (four) dogs (including this one, who was undoubtedly the pack leader) dismember a rabbit in about five seconds from alive into four portions.

EDIT: for the sake of clarity, it was a wild rabbit, not a white fluffy pet one.

 

[briantrumpet]

Also, for the sake of clarity, actually, I was the pack leader. Can't be doing with owners who let their dogs dictate terms.

 

[All uphill]

Also, for the sake of clarity, actually, I was the pack leader. Can't be doing with owners who let their dogs dictate terms.

The only time I've been bitten by a dog was in Topsham. Blasted little terrier apparently didn't like my bike. Clearly my fault for riding a bike on the highway.

I could have done with you and your wolf pack then, Brian.

 

[briantrumpet]

The only time I've been bitten by a dog was in Topsham. Blasted little terrier apparently didn't like my bike. Clearly my fault for riding a bike on the highway.

I could have done with you and your wolf pack then, Brian.

Don't get me started on dog owners in Topsham. The number kept on leads is getting less and less, and the ones on leads still are allowed to wander all over the roads that are popular signed cycle routes. They all need some lessons from Barbara Woodhouse about walking to heel on a lead.

 

[BoldonLad]

Don't get me started on dog owners in Topsham. The number kept on leads is getting less and less, and the ones on leads still are allowed to wander all over the roads that are popular signed cycle routes. They all need some lessons from Barbara Woodhouse about walking to heel on a lead.

Are you referring to extendable leads?, which, in my opinion, are widely abused (by dog owners)

 

[AuroraSaab]

Don't get me started on dog owners in Topsham. The number kept on leads is getting less and less, and the ones on leads still are allowed to wander all over the roads that are popular signed cycle routes. They all need some lessons from Barbara Woodhouse about walking to heel on a lead.

Yes, when did all that start? I see loads of people with unleashed dogs these days. They are obviously walking their dogs, or jogging with them, but the dog's off the leash and they are following behind. I'm talking about busy urban footpaths and canal paths, not parks or public fields.

 

[briantrumpet]

Yes, when did all that start? I see loads of people with unleashed dogs these days. They are obviously walking their dogs, or jogging with them, but the dog's off the leash and they are following behind. I'm talking about busy urban footpaths and canal paths, not parks or public fields.

Dunno when it started, but it's getting worse.

(Apologies to @mickle for this discussion pulling right at the end of a very long wander-lead from the original topic. Do give a yank on the lead if we need to be brought to heel.)

 

[BoldonLad]

Yes, when did all that start? I see loads of people with unleashed dogs these days. They are obviously walking their dogs, or jogging with them, but the dog's off the leash and they are following behind. I'm talking about busy urban footpaths and canal paths, not parks or public fields.

Suitably out of sight of the owner/dog walker, so, no need to pickup the crap.

 

[All uphill]

Don't get me started on dog owners in Topsham. The number kept on leads is getting less and less, and the ones on leads still are allowed to wander all over the roads that are popular signed cycle routes. They all need some lessons from Barbara Woodhouse about walking to heel on a lead.

The number of dog owners kept on leads in Topsham?

You want the owners to walk to heel on a lead?

I didn't realise Topsham was such a wild place.

 

[briantrumpet]

Are you referring to extendable leads?, which, in my opinion, are widely abused (by dog owners)

Those and just long leads on narrow roads with unobservant owners.

The worst wander-lead event for me was when I didn't even realise that there was a dog on one side of the road attached via a lead to a human on the other side... an accident was only averted at the very last moment when the human realised and dropped the lead so that the trip wire fell to the tarmac.

 

[briantrumpet]

You want the owners to walk to heel on a lead?

Preferably, yes.

 

[secretsqirrel]

Those and just long leads on narrow roads with unobservant owners.

The worst wander-lead event for me was when I didn't even realise that there was a dog on one side of the road attached via a lead to a human on the other side... an accident was only averted at the very last moment when the human realised and dropped the lead so that the trip wire fell to the tarmac.

Was the human scrolling Tiktok at the time?

 

[briantrumpet]

Was the human scrolling Tiktok at the time?

No, but the dog was.

 

[Pross]

Yes, when did all that start? I see loads of people with unleashed dogs these days. They are obviously walking their dogs, or jogging with them, but the dog's off the leash and they are following behind. I'm talking about busy urban footpaths and canal paths, not parks or public fields.

That’s something I’ve been wondering for a while. Seeing dogs off the lead used to be the exception but now it feels like as soon as someone goes through the gate into a park the lead is off with no checking what’s around. Also, as you say, people walking along roads with the dog off the lead. No matter how well trained they are there’s a risk they’re going to chase something unexpectedly.

Also, when did it become the norm for dogs to go everywhere with its owner (pubs, cafes, busy town centres)? I’m a dog lover and have had at least one dog in my house for my whole life other than maybe two stints of less than a year but even J find it a nuisance at times. I was away with my running club recently and a friend got most offended when told he couldn’t take his dog on the steam train there.

 

[Bazzer]

Sounds identical except mine's a male (albeit quite a small one at 32kg). People laugh when they see Dachshunds regularly behaving the same way and think it's cute.

For around 13 years I lived with my parents while they had kennels. IME reading a big dog was always easier than a small dog. A little one could turn on you in an instant. I would much rather handle (say) a German Shepherd, than a Yorkshire Terrier.
My parents had at one time 4 Old English Sheepdogs. Utterly brilliant family dogs, each with their own personality and comfortable in social situations. But for all their appearance of fluffy, happy go lucky dogs, they were protective of our family. The boundary was probably more relaxed than some breeds, but once crossed.......And they would act as a pack if that boundary was crossed with two or more of them together.