raineth Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 yep I am sick of it too! My little boy got chased by three off lead dogs yesterday. He saw that it was time to leave the park and began to run home and the three dogs that people had offlead (in an onlead area) chased him. The owners didn't even bother calling them back I am grateful that he wasn't scared and just knew to stop and be still. But still he said to me that he couldn't tell if they were friendly or not Also yesterday my daughter was playing with her friend at adiffernt playground and a guy stopped with his dog, took its collar off and told it 'go say hello to those kids over there'! The dog then proceeded to jump all pver them both and scratched my daughter's stomach doing so!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tassie Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Henrietta said Yes. This is me you'll see crossing roads or giving me and my dog extra space. But it's my reactive dog I'm thinking of, not necessarily the onlead dog - no matter the breed. And me - but I actually usually apologize to people with Bull Terriers , Staffies or other bully breeds and say that it's my possible rude BCs I'm concerned about, not their dogs :laugh: . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverStar-Aura Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 If I don't have time to dart across the road with dogs oncoming, I'll step off the footpath and well into a front lawn and let the other dog(s) pass. I do this because I have two very reactive dogs, who bark and carry on like mofos in the presence of other on-leash dogs. My guys aren't dangerous, they carry on like this because they want to play with the other dogs, but I don't like putting other peoples' dogs into a potentially dangerous situation. I don't know how their dogs will react and I see it as my responsibility to keep my boofheads out of their way. I don't mind what others think of me for stepping out of the way -- I see it as being responsible. It's not just for the safety of my dogs, but to protect the other ones as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jade~Harley~Bella Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 If I don't have time to dart across the road with dogs oncoming, I'll step off the footpath and well into a front lawn and let the other dog(s) pass. I do this because I have two very reactive dogs, who bark and carry on like mofos in the presence of other on-leash dogs. My guys aren't dangerous, they carry on like this because they want to play with the other dogs, but I don't like putting other peoples' dogs into a potentially dangerous situation. I don't know how their dogs will react and I see it as my responsibility to keep my boofheads out of their way. I don't mind what others think of me for stepping out of the way -- I see it as being responsible. It's not just for the safety of my dogs, but to protect the other ones as well. With Harley we step aside and sit until the dog has gone past and then carry on our walk. He is reactive so I would rather keep him out if trouble and other peoples dogs safe. Bella has no issues so I don't worry about it with her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donski Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 (edited) Most interactions with most dogs (as with people) are nice and social and friendly. IMHO we create more problems for our dogs by teaching them that any or all interactions with other dogs are to be feared and avoided. By crossing the street every time another dog approaches, by tensing up, gripping the lead tighter we are conveying tension to our dogs. This then is communicated to the other dog and thus a conflict may arise. However we ourselves have created the problem, not the oncoming dog. We usually get what we look for in life. If we expect hassle and conflict we get it, if we expect niceness we get that more often that not. Sure bad things can happen, but do we wrap our kids and dogs up in cotton wool to avoid such possibilities, or do we raise them with confidence and reslience? Edited August 14, 2012 by donski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkyTansy Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 I also step aside with my dogs and let other dogs pass. it usually sends the message that I don't want interaction to take place and that I am stepping aside to keep control of my dog/s as their dog passes. I've had a few people even thank me as they pass. Sandgrubber - I agree to a point about breeders breeding Gundogs that should be able to be social, however I believe most of the time it's a product of NOT being in the working environment (at a shoot with multiple dogs working) that cause issues in temperaments of dogs that, if working, would have been just fine. Yes, breeding gundogs (or any dog) with a poor temperament can definitely cause issues, but more often than not, I still believe it's a product of upbringing/socialisation and LACK of them working in that type of environment... more to do with the owner and their activities than the inherited temperament of the dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donski Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 yep I am sick of it too! My little boy got chased by three off lead dogs yesterday. He saw that it was time to leave the park and began to run home and the three dogs that people had offlead (in an onlead area) chased him. The owners didn't even bother calling them back I am grateful that he wasn't scared and just knew to stop and be still. But still he said to me that he couldn't tell if they were friendly or not Also yesterday my daughter was playing with her friend at adiffernt playground and a guy stopped with his dog, took its collar off and told it 'go say hello to those kids over there'! The dog then proceeded to jump all pver them both and scratched my daughter's stomach doing so!!! Oh dear a child was jumped upon and scratched by a dog!!!! Gosh, better call an ambulance and contact the media. Sheeesh, really? Is she that much of a princess that it was an issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkyTansy Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 yep I am sick of it too! My little boy got chased by three off lead dogs yesterday. He saw that it was time to leave the park and began to run home and the three dogs that people had offlead (in an onlead area) chased him. The owners didn't even bother calling them back I am grateful that he wasn't scared and just knew to stop and be still. But still he said to me that he couldn't tell if they were friendly or not Also yesterday my daughter was playing with her friend at adiffernt playground and a guy stopped with his dog, took its collar off and told it 'go say hello to those kids over there'! The dog then proceeded to jump all pver them both and scratched my daughter's stomach doing so!!! Oh dear a child was jumped upon and scratched by a dog!!!! Gosh, better call an ambulance and contact the media. Sheeesh, really? Is she that much of a princess that it was an issue? No... this is not on at all. a person SENDS their dog over to a child to say hello without checking first with the parents? WTF is wrong with you and that response? it is NOT acceptable for any dog to run over and jump on anyone, let alone a child. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W Sibs Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 I like my space when I walk my dogs, and I give space to other people when I see they walking their dogs. Regardless if their dog is friendly or whatnot. I don't even think about it anymore, I just do it. But with your situation, I will be mad at the people and not the breed. I hope your sister's dog is ok.. poor thing. Emmy is not fond of black labs due to 2 over friendly puppies knocked her around when they wanted to play with her. She keeps a distance from black labs now, but she won't go near them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esky the husky Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Really! Might as well just let my dog off in a fenced off playground and let her play bitey face with all the kids *insert mr eye roll guy* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megan_ Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Oh dear a child was jumped upon and scratched by a dog!!!! Gosh, better call an ambulance and contact the media. Sheeesh, really? Is she that much of a princess that it was an issue? way to join and kick people in the shins. Dogs aren't allowed off leash in children's play areas in most councils. No wonder some kids are scared of dogs when d*ckheads think their dog has a right to jump on everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nawnim Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Maybe a bit off topic but do you really think a dog's response to another dog is based on the colour of the other dog? Or is it just responding to the handler tensing up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheena Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 yep I am sick of it too! My little boy got chased by three off lead dogs yesterday. He saw that it was time to leave the park and began to run home and the three dogs that people had offlead (in an onlead area) chased him. The owners didn't even bother calling them back I am grateful that he wasn't scared and just knew to stop and be still. But still he said to me that he couldn't tell if they were friendly or not Also yesterday my daughter was playing with her friend at adiffernt playground and a guy stopped with his dog, took its collar off and told it 'go say hello to those kids over there'! The dog then proceeded to jump all pver them both and scratched my daughter's stomach doing so!!! Oh dear a child was jumped upon and scratched by a dog!!!! Gosh, better call an ambulance and contact the media. Sheeesh, really? Is she that much of a princess that it was an issue? This post is disgusting...absolutely disgusting :mad :mad No other word for it IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheena Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Maybe a bit off topic but do you really think a dog's response to another dog is based on the colour of the other dog? Or is it just responding to the handler tensing up? Not sure about colour, but my girl BC is constantly being lunged at or attacked (if off their leash) by small dogs & off course she gets the blame for reacting back. It's amazing that hardly any of the owners of these small dogs call their dogs off. So I try to avoid them if possible & I never let my girl off leash when there are small dogs around. The only thing I can put it down to is that she probably stares at them like BC's do. My other BC (Mr. Cool) doesn't attract the same sort of attention & I don't think he stares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzy82 Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 I was walking my poodle x maltese off leash through a bush area this morning. I saw a woman with two kids coming towards us on the path, so I called my dog back and put her on leash. They were still about 20 metres away. I heard the kid say to her mum that the dog would "get her" and she was scared to come towards us, while the mum reassured her and pointed out that the dog was on leash now so it was fine. She had to keep encouraging the kid to move forward the whole time they were moving towards us. I walked past with my dog in heel position and on the side away from the kid, so nowhere near the kid, and after they had passed I heard the kid say "the dog didn't get me". And this is a tiny dog, a swf of about 4.5 kg. Should I have left her off leash and let her run and jump on the kid because it's ok for dogs to jump and scratch kids and if the kid had an issue she was just "too much of a princess"? Ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W Sibs Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Maybe a bit off topic but do you really think a dog's response to another dog is based on the colour of the other dog? Or is it just responding to the handler tensing up? Emmy doesn't like black labs. She knows the difference too. We can be walking off leash at the beach and she will stop one, and she runs back to me and I look around and see a black lab and she stays by my side till she feels safe again to wonder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nawnim Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Maybe a bit off topic but do you really think a dog's response to another dog is based on the colour of the other dog? Or is it just responding to the handler tensing up? Not sure about colour, but my girl BC is constantly being lunged at or attacked (if off their leash) by small dogs & off course she gets the blame for reacting back. It's amazing that hardly any of the owners of these small dogs call their dogs off. So I try to avoid them if possible & I never let my girl off leash when there are small dogs around. The only thing I can put it down to is that she probably stares at them like BC's do. My other BC (Mr. Cool) doesn't attract the same sort of attention & I don't think he stares. I am referring back to WSibs comment about the black labs. When I used to go to obedience I so often heard this comment from other handlers, even instructors. It was something like "keep away, my dog doesn't like ???". I agree with you about the stary eyes, one of mine (the one on the left in my sig) has stary working dog eyes and it puts both people and other dogs off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W Sibs Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 I was walking my poodle x maltese off leash through a bush area this morning. I saw a woman with two kids coming towards us on the path, so I called my dog back and put her on leash. They were still about 20 metres away. I heard the kid say to her mum that the dog would "get her" and she was scared to come towards us, while the mum reassured her and pointed out that the dog was on leash now so it was fine. She had to keep encouraging the kid to move forward the whole time they were moving towards us. I walked past with my dog in heel position and on the side away from the kid, so nowhere near the kid, and after they had passed I heard the kid say "the dog didn't get me". And this is a tiny dog, a swf of about 4.5 kg. Should I have left her off leash and let her run and jump on the kid because it's ok for dogs to jump and scratch kids and if the kid had an issue she was just "too much of a princess"? Ridiculous. Some parents are silly. Em doesn't like kids but for some reason parents always tell their kids to come pat her. She is cute, looks sweet and is all fluffy. I always say no and walk away. I hear them calling me rude and stuff when I do that. I remember when Charlie was a puppy and he was walking off leash on the park, there was a family with a little girl and the girl screamed when she saw Charlie, and the parents were laughing and saying 'Run quickly. the dog is going to bite you. Quickly run'. Good thing Charlie had good recall and I called him back, so we walked the other direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkyTansy Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 (edited) my dogs definitely have bias towards certain breeds and certain colours! one doesn't like dark coloured staffies or mixes after one attacked him. He's fine with other well behaved dogs but won't tolerate any dark coloured staffy. My feisty Weimaraner doesnt seem to like any breeds that are heavy breathing (so braccy, or just pulling on their collars and making choking noises!) Edited August 14, 2012 by SparkyTansy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nawnim Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 my dogs definitely have bias towards certain breeds and certain colours! one doesn't like black staffies after one attacked him. He's fine with other well behaved dogs but won't tolerate any staffy. My feisty Weimaraner doesnt seem to like any breeds that are heavy breathing (so braccy, or just pulling on their collars and making choking noises!) Interested to know when in your dog's eyes a black staffy crossbreed becomes a black staffy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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