So Proud Of My Little Dog

[Agility Dogs]

This morning we were down at the local football field that we go and train at most mornings. This is a field that is bounded by two of the busiest roads in Brisbane. It is not officially an off lead area, but I have spoken with the council's dog guy and his attitude is that if you are there working your dogs as opposed to letting your dogs have a run around, he is OK with it.

That is why we go there, I know I'm not going to get in trouble and you would think that we should be fairly safe from out of control dogs.........you would think.........

I have a particular aversion to big bouncy dogs after my boy was monstered as a puppy and is now quite the policeman with any dog that is rude. As a result I'm VERY careful not to let my current puppy (11 months) suffer the same fate.

This morning we were training and I had sent Wikki out to retrieve her toy when a bouncy big dog decided to race over and say hello to her. I just called her back and she bolted back to my side. I had seen this dog playing with another of the same breed over on the other side of the field and did not like what I had seen. (My dogs are a lot smaller and this dog could accidentally hurt mind just by being boisterous.) The dog, of course, followed her over to us, followed by its owners vain cries of 'Cujo, come, cujo, cujo, cujo, come, here boy.' Eventually the dog left and i waited until I could no longer see them before starting the game again.

Guess what........he hadn't put the dog on lead, and it bolted back around the corner to us. Repeat previous scenario.........

AND A THIRD TIME.

Seriously - what sort of idiot lets a dog they have that little control over run off lead that close to a seriously busy main road leading into town.

[Guest Willow]

Sounds like the couple I know who let their beautiful Rotty boy run around loose in the petrol station forecourt next to their house....which is on a busy highway also ;)

[JulesP]

I actually had a good owner experience the other day! Have just found a great offlead oval near my house. Usually there is no one there. The other day a guy rocked up with about 3 dogs, he was drinking beer and didn't appear to have any control. I thought 'oh crap'. I kept to one oval and he kept to the other oval. When I had to walk along his oval to get home he called one of the dogs over to him and held it until I was at my car. I was pretty impressed.