... not let much 'room' for the ones who do give a shit and don't think their dogs are perfect ... does that mean I and my dogs are special?
Let’s hope the young girl wasn’t too traumatised by the behaviour of an out of control dog bounding over to her. Is it going to attack or just steal the towel? Similar scenes acted out on beaches here every summer, but not my idea of great fun.We took our black lab Max to Spain last year when he was about 3 months old.
There was a dog beach there with all the dogs running loose so we let him go.
He humiliated me by stealing a young girls beach towel bag thing and running off with it, only to stop and wait for me to catch up and then run off again. It was a great game.
The whole beach were really laughing at this hapless British chap trying to exercise control over his dog.
It was great fun really
Well, she was on a dog beach, with her own dog so I doubt she was too traumatised.
Wouldn't want to try throwing the poo in the hedge without them though!You could stop buying poo bags.
Be good to the environment too
Not unless there was a dog hater sitting in the hedge.Wouldn't want to try throwing the poo in the hedge without them though!
Launching them into the trees is the only sport I take part in nowadays, however sometimes after a few days they fall out of the trees and I can have another go, ah simple pleasures.You could stop buying poo bags.
Be good to the environment too
....'a stick to flick' is the mantra that we use.
Usually facts are as reported by our very unbiased press and TV or radio...very reliable..BUSBY.
Yes, we shouldn’t take it too seriously, after all 8000+ NHS admissions for dog bites is nothing to be concerned about, not to mention the odd horrendous death.3 month old black labs are fearsome looking creatures.
I should really have kept him in a cage
Edit - he must have been 5 months old rather than 3
Oh for Gods sake we are talking about a labrador pup not a bloody pit bull.
for facts to be facts not just opinions of the press or a personal view they are usually gathered from evidence through research and survey.
No we’re not, I’m talking about your attitude to responsible dog ownership.
what i can read is gross over reaction to a light hearted incident
You can talk about what you want.
Yeah Chris , you need to be more responsible like what I am.You can talk about what you want.
The rest of us are trying to have a sensible discussion
Do you have the documented truth or are the figures just guess work.
Had a quick look around, I dont know how accurate this is, but quite shocking anyway even if the statistics were 10 or 20% out.
petkeen.com
I agree I made up the figures, the object was to point out that there are a large number of dog owners that dont have wèll behaved dogs but cant see past the soppy brown eyes and dont believe that there is anything wrong. Realisticly if I look back at all the dog owners that I have known over the years, friends, family naibours,acquaintances etc. I would say that actualy my figures were very generous.
If she was traumatised by a three month old puppy playing, let’s be honest, life is going to be pretty difficult for her.
Figures for USA all I've found. 250,000 human bites a year. Perhaps people should be on a lead or muzzled in public.
They certainly are shocking stats. I still think the way forward is prosecution of owners which would encourage owners to be more responsible training their dogs.Had a quick look around, I dont know how accurate this is, but quite shocking anyway even if the statistics were 10 or 20% out.
18 Surprising UK Dog Bite Statistics to Know in 2024 – Dogster
To help you better understand the number of dog bites that occur and to create awareness around this issue, we’ve listed some dog bite statistics for the UK.
That link led to another (the way the web does suck time)
This thread started as Dogs should be kept on. Leads when walking in the country.That link led to another (the way the web does suck time)
Apparently 34 innocent people lost their lives to Cow attacks between 2018 and 2022
I can’t imagine how big a Cow lead would be to stop this happening
Funny place, the World full of things we love, and things we hate, and like comedy we all don’t love/hate the same things, luckily
The trick to live a happy life is to accept that not everyone dislikes the things that scare or annoy you, so don’t expect everyone to be legislated, controlled, regulated or prosecuted into not doing/having the things you dislike
. What if I had been a child or someone who is not confident around dogs. This was the owners fault he should not have removed that muzzle and the Dog was not on a lead.
So are you saying you wouldn’t have been bitten if the dog had been on a lead? Or do you think all dogs should be muzzledThis thread started as Dogs should be kept on. Leads when walking in the country.
I am not scared of dogs and have had dogs in the past including an amazing German Shepard. They are not fur babies or children they are a socialised animal.
Not so long ago I was with a group of friends one who has three Dogs one of which he keeps a muzzle on when walking in public. I am pretty relaxed around Dogs and did not notice he had slipped the muzzle off. I went to sit in a bench, not noticing the Dog was nearby as I placed my hand on the bench the F*****g thing bit my finger. I was fuming
I was very close to reporting him to the police for having a dangerous Dog so yes this individual could have had his dog put down, some here will say I should have reported him and on reflection they are probably right.
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If a cow attacks somebody or something there is usualy a damn good reason, usualy becouse they feel threatened, or if they have calves, the only reason you can pass through a field with cows in it, is becouse there is a public footpath, which you should keep to and act accordingly, keeping to the footpath with animals under control even if it follows 2 sides of a field when it looks easier to just cut across the middle.That link led to another (the way the web does suck time)
Apparently 34 innocent people lost their lives to Cow attacks between 2018 and 2022
I can’t imagine how big a Cow lead would be to stop this happening
Funny place, the World full of things we love, and things we hate, and like comedy we all don’t love/hate the same things, luckily
The trick to live a happy life is to accept that not everyone dislikes the things that scare or annoy you, so don’t expect everyone to be legislated, controlled, regulated or prosecuted into not doing/having the things you dislike
If he had been' dogging 'it wouldn't have been his finger that got bitten.So are you saying you wouldn’t have been bitten if the dog had been on a lead? Or do you think all dogs should be muzzled
As you were out in the Country with a group of people is that what they call ‘Dogging?”
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