Bloody dogs

[Coolcats]

What do pets say about people then?

The cats believe they are purfect

 

[Steve and Denise]

Well our dog is not spoilt at all she gets to eat what she catches rats/ mice/ birds/cats and any other vermin that come into her vercinity keeps a much cleaner garden we have trained her to crap on demand as that is what other people tend to do ie come to see us with the pretence of letting their dog crap on our plot then walking off leaving me to pick up their dogs shite but I always return it to the rightful owner
But the good thing about our dog she don’t bark at all

 

[Jim]

Why do so many people moan here about incessant yappy dogs, and not at the owners of the yappy dogs at the time?

The threads about it here are as annoying as the yappy dogs. So here I am telling you about it at the time. Do the same.

 

[bobnick]

I see the future whereas it will be compulsory to have a dog if you want to own a MH. No dog No MH.........God forbid.

 

[Pusscat]

I’ve come across little dogs that were so cute, quiet, tentative, thought oh no, when’s the noise going to start but it hasn’t. Then a little face has appeared at the door step looking for a bit of TLC!

Not a doggy person but I could have quite easily scooped them up and taken them home. Some of their owners have been very yappy though..annoying things. Maybe the dogs of such people either yap constantly because they are untrained, frustrated or psychotic due to the owners. The quite ones I think are just keeping their heads down..

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[Tonks]

agree and support the practices in Yulin? The 'fur baby yapping machines' are deep fried alive.

I think the post Dunslow was replying to was in jest and I’m CERTAIN this one isn’t meant seriously (I very much hope so, anyway) but this is the first post I’ve read on MHF which has made me feel physically ill.

I’m not a big fan of dogs, especially those which bark constantly. I’m also not a fan of owners who seemingly feel any instruction about dogs doesn’t apply to them. (Ie. The simple request at most events, ignored by many, to keep dogs on a short lead. Or, in 33+ heat here at #RetroFestival, the need to tell people not to walk their dogs at the height of the day on the concrete walkways!) But what those poor dogs in China go through is horrifying.

 

[Tonks]

I see the future whereas it will be compulsory to have a dog if you want to own a MH. No dog No MH.........God forbid.

Um. Can I get round it if a family member I sometimes camp with has dogs? They’re kind of mine by association, say?

 

[woody65]

Next we will have grumpy auld crusties complaining about the birds tweeting ....ban the birds, stamp on all the bees


Personally I'd find it bliss if I never had to hear a whining motorhomer complaining.

There's one miserable git here from Carlisle that's complained at every motorhome, camper and tent occupier here on a free wild spot .

I asked him if he was in the right hobby. But then again he is in an auto trail...I feel his pain

 

[emjaiuk]

Why do so many people moan here about incessant yappy dogs, and not at the owners of the yappy dogs at the time?

The threads about it here are as annoying as the yappy dogs. So here I am telling you about it at the time. Do the same.

Because this forum appears to attract those for whom moaning is a way of life, over and above the age thing. What makes me laugh is that they seem to prefer moaning to people who have nothing to do with the annoyance, rather than approaching the source.

 

[Minxy]

There is no way I am going to hump my 13 year old Lab into a pram to walk around a park. I would rather preserve his dignity and let him walk around the garden until he is no longer able and then we will make the decision.

So the poor s*d is going to be bored in his later years rather than being taken out to enjoy the outside world ... if we'd done that with our Piggy she'd have died at 16 instead of 17.5 years.

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[Jim]

Because this forum appears to attract those for whom moaning is a way of life,

What attracted you?

 

[Reallyretired]

In the woods yesterday with the dogs and thinking about this thread, what about yappy people. Being a fine Sunday morning there were lots of people never seen during the week, some of whom disturbed the peace of the woods with constant yapping. Not really conversation as it is obvious they are talking but not listening.
Perhaps Douglas Adams had it right in the Hitchhikers where Ford Prefect mused that if people didn't constantly talk about the very obvious their brains might start working.

 

[DDJC]

I like dogs. I do, really.

I'd prefer it if they didnt bark at all hours like the mad vicious bear killing chimera that they have behind us at home.

But yeah, it's the owners that need to be muzzled. So:

1. Put a proper lead on it unless there absolutely no one around.
2. Train your dog to stop barking on command.
3. Don't tell me "oh he wont bite" or "shes just being friendly". Get your effing mutt away from my autistic son who is terrified of your friendly non-biting hound.
4. There should be more dog-free sites in both clubs.
5. There are some (not many) dog owners who cannot or will not understand why some other people don't want to be around dogs. To these people I say, nothing you suggest will change minds. Accept that some folk don't want your wittle poochie anywhere near them.
6. Owners of illegal or nearly illegal, macho type fighting dogs should be given ten years, no parole. Sod all to do with the "no bad dogs, only bad owners" garbage. If a dog can bite through a telegraph pole, it isn't a pet. Its a killer.
7. If you don't clear up your dogs poo, you should forced to eat it.
8. And why is it ok for a dog to pee everywhere it bloody well feels like? If people did it they would be arrested. Train your dogs to pee in YOUR pitch, not mine.

We're in Italy on a huge site. I don't think dogs are banned per se, but there don't seem to be any. It is very peaceful. Just saying.

As i said, I do like dogs, but there are a lot of dog owners that i don't like.

 

[emjaiuk]

What attracted you?

Facts went down the pan, since you ask.

 

[emjaiuk]

What attracted you?

Your question seems to me defensive. Do you not think that there is a high proportion of moaning on your forum?

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[David and Sally]

Your question seems to me defensive. Do you not think that there is a high proportion of moaning on your forum?

Are you moaning about people moaning? And before you say it, I know it is a question you asked. But it was a moaning question not that I’m moaning.

 

[Spriddler]

I see the future whereas it will be compulsory to have a dog if you want to own a MH. No dog No MH.........God forbid.

Already necessary in order to use some escalators. I've seen signs saying 'Dogs must be carried'.

 

[David and Sally]

Already necessary in order to use some escalators. I've seen signs saying 'Dogs must be carried'.

You can rent one. Take it up in it’s little handbag and someone else rents it to take it down again.

 

[Lenny HB]

You can rent one. Take it up in it’s little handbag and someone else rents it to take it down again.

The dog or the handbag?

 

[EuroTrotters]

We are on a nice CL down near the south coast.

5 vans max. All have had dogs. Super quiet, including our grandog

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[bobnick]

I'm curious about this grandog thing..............................is the same as a grandchild but a dog? Or is just a Grand Dog?

 

[Jim]

Your question seems to me defensive. Do you not think that there is a high proportion of moaning on your forum?

My question was sincere.

As for your question, I don't think so at all. The ratio of helpful, fun, informative posts to moans must be 5000 to 1. I'm more happy with that ratio. And besides, some of the serial moaners add value elsewhere, their misog demeanour forgiven.

 

[Minxy]

I'm curious about this grandog thing..............................is the same as a grandchild but a dog? Or is just a Grand Dog?

I assume it's a dog owned by one of their offspring, saves having to say "I'm talking about my son/daughter's dog" ...

 

[Minxy]

My question was sincere.

As for your question, I don't think so at all. The ratio of helpful, informative posts to moans must be 5000 to 1. I'm more happy with that ratio. And besides, some of the serial moaners add value elsewhere, their misog demeanour forgiven.

Before he says it I'll ask for Mattyjwr "do you have a link to back up that statement?".

 

[MarionK]

Instead of letting them wind you up you could try and work out what the dogs are actually saying?
They are pretty intelligent, in fact some would say that they understand our language much better than we understand theirs.
Get yourself a note book…..nice little project for the weekend

That's actually kind of what I'd do.

I went to the recent craft rally, for my first overnight try out of motorhoming. As I pulled up, I was a little concerned to see a dog running around. Thinks to myself "Hopefully it's owners are responsible." Going over to the marquee to introduce myself, or maybe it was a bit later, a dog comes up to me to say hello (silently afaicr). I reach down to return the greeting. Dog attempts to 'kiss' my hand, which is a no-no with me, I remove my hand. Just one or two more times like that and she stopped trying to kiss me, despite the owner saying kisses were inevitable.
There were actually three dogs there, all beautifully well behaved, as were their owners!
If confronted with a noisy dog, I would simply adapt the reward/withholding technique, and only if the dog was stupid enough for it not to work (unlikely) would I complain.

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[Dunslow]

I think the post Dunslow was replying to was in jest and I’m CERTAIN this one isn’t meant seriously (I very much hope so, anyway) but this is the first post I’ve read on MHF which has made me feel physically ill.

I’m not a big fan of dogs, especially those which bark constantly. I’m also not a fan of owners who seemingly feel any instruction about dogs doesn’t apply to them. (Ie. The simple request at most events, ignored by many, to keep dogs on a short lead. Or, in 33+ heat here at #RetroFestival, the need to tell people not to walk their dogs at the height of the day on the concrete walkways!) But what those poor dogs in China go through is horrifying.

I too hope the post I was replying to was in jest. We all should be made aware of what goes on in China, but if in context I can put it out there and it brings the horrific practice to a n other peoples notice (and makes them physically ill at the barbaric practice) then it's more voices condemning the 'festival' and practice, and possibly to those with a more influential status than my little voice.

 

[Dutch 68]

??!!!
Really? One a months? Unfortunately my cat leaves around 3 to 4 bodies in the house a night, brings in several live ones during the day. The bell and colourful collar has helped a bit…loads of moles (dead and alive, boy are they strong little buggers), rabbits, moorhens( both alive) wood pigeons and of corse voles and shred. I hate that aspect of cats. But he also kills rats which is one of the primary reasons we have him.

Are you sure it’s not a tiger?

 

[MattR]

James Herbert wrote a book called Fluke.... Unlike many of his other books, it isn't horror based. It has some great perspectives from a dog's point of view. In the book or another one I read at the same time, there were explanations why dogs bark so much.... One of which explained that dogs bark to warn of intrusions and threats... When folk walk towards them, they are warning their pack about the intrusion. When the person continues walking and goes past them, the dog thinks that it has done a good job of scaring off the intruder. They bark more and more if they are rewarded in any way for their warnings - such as the attention they get by the wishy washy "commands" given by some owners.

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There are books that adviser how to minimise dog yapping such as this one: https://pethelpful.com/dogs/little-dogs-bark-too-much#:~:text=Small dogs have to vocalize more to be noticed.&text=Small dogs are often rewarded,or bed, etc.).&text=Some small dogs are bred,schnauzers are a few examples.)

 

[DDJC]

My question was sincere.

As for your question, I don't think so at all. The ratio of helpful, fun, informative posts to moans must be 5000 to 1. I'm more happy with that ratio. And besides, some of the serial moaners add value elsewhere, their misog demeanour forgiven.

Be assured that I am doing my best to reduce this to a more typically British ratio of nearer 500 to one. Any lower is beyond me and i would suggest asking a Yorkshireman to oblige.

 

[DDJC]

That's actually kind of what I'd do.

I went to the recent craft rally, for my first overnight try out of motorhoming. As I pulled up, I was a little concerned to see a dog running around. Thinks to myself "Hopefully it's owners are responsible." Going over to the marquee to introduce myself, or maybe it was a bit later, a dog comes up to me to say hello (silently afaicr). I reach down to return the greeting. Dog attempts to 'kiss' my hand, which is a no-no with me, I remove my hand. Just one or two more times like that and she stopped trying to kiss me, despite the owner saying kisses were inevitable.
There were actually three dogs there, all beautifully well behaved, as were their owners!
If confronted with a noisy dog, I would simply adapt the reward/withholding technique, and only if the dog was stupid enough for it not to work (unlikely) would I complain.

Sounds great until that one dog makes off with a couple of fingers. "She's not like that normally, you must have upset her"

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