Re: Dogs - sheesh!
Thing is I have always felt I train my dogs to not be a nuisance to me, to generally live within my rules but they probably won't be what others enjoy, but the key is I don't inflict them on anyone else. If you visit I put them on leads and they sit happily at my feet but let them off they would mob you to death so leads are my way to keep you unmolested. Again out and about leads keep them from leaping all over anyone who doesn't want to be leapt upon. But say it's OK and you meet the close up and personal Molliepops and Bettypoos - no surface unlicked and no person uninvestigated thoroughly.Re: Dogs - sheesh!
We have virtually stopped taking our two small dogs out due to irresponsible people who walk their dogs off the lead.........completely illegal here. The law here is that ALL dogs MUST be on leads when out, no matter where, and as far as I'm concerned quite right too. Taking our dogs for a walk became a nightmare as other peoples dogs were constantly bounding towards us, some big, some small, but the owners think it funny. Well I don't and more than once people have had the wrong end of my tongue and asked if they can read, there are notices everywhere saying that dogs must be on leads. Fortunately our dogs are small, but very active and we have a large garden where they can run and play in safety. Laws here regarding dogs are very strict, unfortunately of course impossible to implement, but those who are caught find themselves paying very large fines and all the dog's paperwork checked. So basically I don't care who you are as a dog owner, keep your dog on a lead wherever you are, safer for other people and their dogs, also safer for your own dog.Re: Dogs - sheesh!
Re: Dogs - sheesh!
Can't help but think a bit laterally with all this talk about responsible dog ownership. (With which, I do agree, though.)Re: Dogs - sheesh!
Re: Dogs - sheesh!
It is definitely the owner not the dog. I have never been nervous of dogs having been an owner myself in the past. Now I am wary.Re: Dogs - sheesh!
Re: Dogs - sheesh!
Something to ponder
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