Another Dog Park Question

[Rottigirl]

honestly what kind of moron thinks a 6kg poodle is going to enjoy being rumbled by a 35kg Labrador. confused.gif

My 35kg rotti was pursued by an insistant playbowing 10kg daschund this morning I kept him with me while owner called this 'rude' little monster off 3 times only for her to keep coming back for more again. My boy would have played nicely he has a JRT that he plays with regularly but I don't know this owner and if my dog accidentally harmed hers I'd be in a spot of bother wouldn't I...

I don't mind the dog parks, I play by the rules, my dog plays with known friendly dogs regularly, we all watch for the nasties and stay away from unknowns and small children. You can enjoy dog parks I believe, its just like going anywhere though you need to be a bit sensible about it and keep yourself and dog out of risky situations.

FWIW Aussielover I don't think you did anything wrong,the man was just one of those morons we share the earth with because we have to. I think that that complaints to council would not be warranted as the dog didn't actually 'attack' anything. Steer clear next time. Good luck with your pup's desexing op and the quiet period afterwards.

Edited September 30, 2010 by Rottigirl

[Staff'n'Toller]

I get what you mean SK, but I don't hink there is any substitution for an off leash run. Dogs use different muscles when running full pelt. I don't have a garden at all. As I said, I have reduced risks by only going to the park at the crack of dawn, and I haven't had a problem yet (touch wood).

In my council, dogs are only allowed on a long line in an off leash park.

Which council if you don't mind me asking?

This week alone I've had 2 dogs run up to us whilst I was taking a class. I asked them both to recall their dogs, one had a semi recall, the other one had no recall, I grabbed the dog by it's harness and the owner was saying "wait, wait" as she was trying to clip her lead on.....as if I was not to let go of the dog until she had the lead on.......ummmmm excuse me?!?!?! Ridiculous situation.

[poodlefan]

I don't mind the dog parks, I play by the rules, we play with known friendly dogs regularly, we all watch for the nasties and stay away from unknowns and small children. You can enjoy dog parks I believe, its just like going anywhere though you need to be a bit sensible about it and keep yourself and dog out of risky situations.

If I had larger, non-reactive dogs I might try them. But the likely consquences for a small dog of being squashed or attacked are worse.

[FranVT]

There's every chance in the world he exaggerated for effect. I wouldn't blame him if his dog is reactive.

Some people simply won't listen.

As there hasn't been an incident, I see nothing to report.

Exactly. I used to do the same thing with Atlas (on lead) because 90% of dog owners in this town are IDIOTS and they use excuses like "he just wants to play" when their out of control dog is jumping all over At, he didn't like it, then when he had a growl they'd wonder why I got sick of explaining that he doesn't like to be ON LEAD with OFF LEAD dogs jumping all over him and imagine how you would feel if you were trapped and that happened to you etc. I didn't say he'd rip anyone's heads off but I did make it clear that their dog was best off not coming near. Perpetuating myths about the breed? Possibly. Better than him getting cross and having blood on my 'hands'. I was following the rules and having him on lead.

[Rottigirl]

If I had larger, non-reactive dogs I might try them. But the likely consquences for a small dog of being squashed or attacked are worse. frown.gif

That is sad that you can't enjoy them. There are groups of small dogs that meet up for play dates regularly around here and then the big dog groups. It's a shame that some owners ruin it for the owners of smaller dogs

[poodlefan]

If I had larger, non-reactive dogs I might try them. But the likely consquences for a small dog of being squashed or attacked are worse. frown.gif

That is sad that you can't enjoy them. There are groups of small dogs that meet up for play dates regularly around here and then the big dog groups. It's a shame that some owners ruin it for the owners of smaller dogs

I don't kid myself that the owners of some smaller dogs don't ruin it for others too. You know the "its up to you to stop your dog from hurting Muffin" brigade.. when Muffin is hanging of your dog's head.

[megan_]

I get what you mean SK, but I don't hink there is any substitution for an off leash run. Dogs use different muscles when running full pelt. I don't have a garden at all. As I said, I have reduced risks by only going to the park at the crack of dawn, and I haven't had a problem yet (touch wood).

In my council, dogs are only allowed on a long line in an off leash park.

Which council if you don't mind me asking?

This week alone I've had 2 dogs run up to us whilst I was taking a class. I asked them both to recall their dogs, one had a semi recall, the other one had no recall, I grabbed the dog by it's harness and the owner was saying "wait, wait" as she was trying to clip her lead on.....as if I was not to let go of the dog until she had the lead on.......ummmmm excuse me?!?!?! Ridiculous situation.

Glen Eira. But I'm pretty sure it is the same for most councils in metro Melbourne.

[Staff'n'Toller]

I get what you mean SK, but I don't hink there is any substitution for an off leash run. Dogs use different muscles when running full pelt. I don't have a garden at all. As I said, I have reduced risks by only going to the park at the crack of dawn, and I haven't had a problem yet (touch wood).

In my council, dogs are only allowed on a long line in an off leash park.

Which council if you don't mind me asking?

This week alone I've had 2 dogs run up to us whilst I was taking a class. I asked them both to recall their dogs, one had a semi recall, the other one had no recall, I grabbed the dog by it's harness and the owner was saying "wait, wait" as she was trying to clip her lead on.....as if I was not to let go of the dog until she had the lead on.......ummmmm excuse me?!?!?! Ridiculous situation.

Glen Eira. But I'm pretty sure it is the same for most councils in metro Melbourne.

Not that I know of, Glen Eira is a bit strange though. Everywhere I know of it's under voice control off leash.

[megan_]

Sorry S&T, I didn't make myself clear. If a dog is on a longline, they aren't allowed in an on lead area - they have to be in an off leash area. Off leash dogs are allowed there too.

[♥Baxter♥]

My dog isn't reactive or DA & I simply don't want him to become like that - I hate seeing dogs rushing to others they do not know - the same as I would hate someon that I don't know coming hopping every where

Obviously you were close enough that the other guy though you were coming so your dog could say hello, otherwise he wouldn't have said anything whatsoever...(thats wht I'm getting from your OP )

[♥Baxter♥]

Sorry S&T, I didn't make myself clear. If a dog is on a longline, they aren't allowed in an on lead area - they have to be in an off leash area. Off leash dogs are allowed there too.

longline = long leash for small dog?

[aussielover]

My dog isn't reactive or DA & I simply don't want him to become like that - I hate seeing dogs rushing to others they do not know - the same as I would hate someon that I don't know coming hopping every where

Obviously you were close enough that the other guy though you were coming so your dog could say hello, otherwise he wouldn't have said anything whatsoever...(thats wht I'm getting from your OP )

Not really, we were just approaching a big open area, i didn't really intend on letting my dog run over, she wasn't really interested anyway, she was off sniffing in the opposite direction. The area is a walk-thru to another part of the park though, that we were going to go to.

I was at least 500 m away, he literally saw me walking vaguely towards them and started yelling.