rottweiler at school gates - opinions?

Curious_George_2

DevilsAdvocate1 wrote: »

What an over reaction - I don't think anyone is saying that at all.

well then read back a bit!

you obviously havent read my opinion on this at all... just my sarcastic reaction to someone saying walking your dog during the school run should be banned... surely THAT is the over reaction!

why dont people read the thread before pouncing?? (pouncing like a loosely held dog controlled by a 'not clever' woman )

jellyhead

bestpud wrote: »

I'm a dog lover and can't imagine my life without one tbh, so for me it's very odd to see people talk about them as though they are wild animals and need treating as I would a rattle snake, for example. Some of the posts on here are like a foreign language to me.

Is it because of the scenario? 400 kids with assorted parents, prams etc. piling out of a narrow school gate with many kids running ahead of their parents. They might touch a dog who doesn't want to be touched, accidentally kick a dog etc. and just the general mayhem around the gate at hometime might be enough to make a dog turn dangerous?

I've only seen 2 children bit by dogs, and both times it was at the school gate where the child had run ahead of parent, and touched a dog without asking either owner or parent.

Oh, and my boy was bitten on the face and ear while crawling in an enclosed play area, but then the child 'in charge' of the dog shouldn't have brought it into the play area. The parents perhaps should have thought twice about allowing such a small child out of their sight with a dog in a dolls pram, but there you go. Leaving stupid parents/owners aside, the school gate scenario is probably more likely to agitate a dog than walking in the woods or in a large park.

jellyhead

As for the OP - how far away from the gate was the dog? I'm allergic to dogs and would like them to be avoidable.

If a dog blocks the school gate to the extent that I can't get past it without getting it's saliva on me (yes, I know lots of dogs don't jump and slobber at everyone who passes) or my children can't pass without it knocking them down or covering their clothes in mud then it's a problem imo. If there is space for anyone who wishes to avoid the dog, and it's on a lead or being carried then I see no problem.

aliasojo

When all's said and done, this isn't really about dogs, stupid women or scared children.

It's about consideration and tolerance. In all camps.

Perhaps the OP could show a little more tolerance to things that clearly stem from her own predjudice and consideration could be shown by the dog owner at the gate (if she got the chance, that is).

aliasojo

maggied wrote: »

Got that everyone? If you're wary of someone else's dog remember - it's your problem.

Whose problem should it be?


(Obviously in the case of a snarling dog straining at the lead then it's clear why someone would be wary............ but generally?)

SarahNeedle1872

Threads like this make me quite sad, and a little angry - no sterotypical views about the Rottie or its owner by the OP!!:rolleyes:

IME half of the problem is not the children being scared, but the parents instilling fear in their children. I have Black Lab, who is very large for his breed (tall and slightly overweight but we're dealing with that issue) and a 2 year old son... When we are walking to the park - yes, shock horror, I do allow my large dog out of the house!! - it is the parents dragging the kids away from the dog rather than the kids being scared.... and that is despite my dog being on a lead and fully in my control.

Yes some children are scared of dogs, but that doesn't mean we should ban them from school gates/public places! I have a deep rooted fear of cats after I was attacked by my Nan's cat as a toddler... does that mean I should tell all my cat owning neighbours to ensure their cats don't come near my house?!

If the woman had her dog on a lead and was in control of it, she has every right to pick her children up from school with it - at least she had the decency not to take it into the school grounds, so she must have some intelligence! I personally would be more concerned with the mothers around here who fly past the school at 40mph in there cars, as a friend of mine found out last week when she was hit - ON A ZEBRA CROSSING !!!!!!!!

Sx

bestpud

aliasojo wrote: »

When all's said and done, this isn't really about dogs, stupid women or scared children.

It's about consideration and tolerance. In all camps.

Perhaps the OP could show a little more tolerance to things that clearly stem from her own predjudice and consideration could be shown by the dog owner at the gate (if she got the chance, that is).

Quite! :T

But, for all we know, the woman was stood back a bit anyway.

I say that as I am afraid of spiders and the result is, I don't get 'money spiders' in my house, I get 'animals'. When we are frightened, we tend to exaggerate the source of our fear - it's a natural reaction.

Therefore, what the OP defines as being too close, may actually be a reasonable gap for anyone without that fear iyswim?

Had the OP asked he if she'd move back a bit, and had a 'lippy' and/or uneducated reply, I'm sure we'd have all been saying different, but she didn't ask.

It's a shame people feel the need to create a drama when communication is the answer.

MileySmiley_2

SarahNeedle1872 wrote: »

Threads like this make me quite sad, and a little angry - no sterotypical views about the Rottie or its owner by the OP!!:rolleyes:

IME half of the problem is not the children being scared, but the parents instilling fear in their children. I have Black Lab, who is very large for his breed (tall and slightly overweight but we're dealing with that issue) and a 2 year old son... When we are walking to the park - yes, shock horror, I do allow my large dog out of the house!! - it is the parents dragging the kids away from the dog rather than the kids being scared.... and that is despite my dog being on a lead and fully in my control.

Yes some children are scared of dogs, but that doesn't mean we should ban them from school gates/public places! I have a deep rooted fear of cats after I was attacked by my Nan's cat as a toddler... does that mean I should tell all my cat owning neighbours to ensure their cats don't come near my house?!

If the woman had her dog on a lead and was in control of it, she has every right to pick her children up from school with it - at least she had the decency not to take it into the school grounds, so she must have some intelligence! I personally would be more concerned with the mothers around here who fly past the school at 40mph in there cars, as a friend of mine found out last week when she was hit - ON A ZEBRA CROSSING !!!!!!!!

Sx

Very true about the mums/dads who often speed and talk on their mobiles and park on the yellow school lines, I'm more concerned about that problem than dogs scaring people.:rolleyes: