It's the same even when you've got a dog. They let theirs come trotting up to my dog usually with the words " it's ok he's friendly" to which I reply " it's not your dog I'm worried about that's why he's on a lead because he's a grumpy bastard like me".
So you should. They all deserve to be given the lowdown on how to act responsibly as a dog owner.
I think some dogs are just like that. George doesn't run off he just wanders off with anyone he takes a shine to. If they've got a car and they leave the door open it's fatal. He dropped me right in the shit with the dog warden in Leicester when he was
You should come to Germany. Mandatory registration and licensing for dogs, plus an additional dog-tax to pay, and God help you if your dog bites someone (because they can, and probably will, sue you, so you have to have insurance for that, too).
Yep, same here.
To me, as a walker of probably the best behaved dog I've ever seen, the lead thing is debatable. Firstly we walk the dog away from most people and therefore dogs, but obviously we do encounter a few and I would say we've had one incident where 'our' dog barked at another. That's the worst we've had. He isn't bothered about other dogs or people, he walks or runs straight past them. If other people's dogs are similarly behaved there isn't an issue.
It's about knowing your dog, yes there could be unexpected behaviour but if your dog jumps up at folk or doesn't like kids, dogs or whatever then a lead is appropriate where there could be issues.
It might be contentious but I don't like the collie on a lead ( except when on roads) and so far have no reason to think he should be.
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Yes but border collies are extremely intelligent whereas George,s sole purpose in life is to fucking wind me up.To me, as a walker of probably the best behaved dog I've ever seen, the lead thing is debatable. Firstly we walk the dog away from most people and therefore dogs, but obviously we do encounter a few and I would say we've had one incident where 'our' dog barked at another. That's the worst we've had. He isn't bothered about other dogs or people, he walks or runs straight past them. If other people's dogs are similarly behaved there isn't an issue.
It's about knowing your dog, yes there could be unexpected behaviour but if your dog jumps up at folk or doesn't like kids, dogs or whatever then a lead is appropriate where there could be issues.
It might be contentious but I don't like the collie on a lead ( except when on roads) and so far have no reason to think he should be.
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There seems to be 4 types. Those that don't give a fuck and got the dog on a whim because the kids wanted it. Those that see it as a way to threaten other people. The ones that treat it like a substitute child who are on par with the I don't give a fuck lot. The decent owners.
We sometimes do a circular walk, where there are no bins (fields and woods). If outward bound the dogs "perform" we pick up and will leave the bag inconspicuosly, and collect it on the return journey.
In your case I've no doubt that's true but not so in many others. I'm almost tempted to say it would be better off leaving where it is than bagging it for posterity.
At 18 months she's still a baby so hasn't yet reached a point where she will respond to commands over her own instincts. That said you can keep going over the recall work daily and it should eventually drop in.
The bags are biodegradable but you're right, that's not really the point. When I was growing up in the early 80's it was acceptable to let your dog go in the hedges but then we knew better than to walk through them. These days with bags and dog bins all over the place there really is no excuse but some people will always be tossers.
