need a rant

chris_n_tj

viktory wrote: »

You think a stick is going to repel a p1ssed off staffy??? *using staffy as an example as per the OP*

You seem to be enjoying finding fault with everything I have to say on this matter. So rather than give you the pleasure of winding me up I shall ignore any further pearls of your wisdom in this thread.

Sorry OP, I hope you and your girl are feeling a bit better today. Its a lovely day so enjoy your walk in the sunshine as I guess we all will.

birkee

tankgirl1 wrote: »

You did nothing wrong! I let my on lead dog sniff at bolshy cats too! My pooch usually looses interest before the bolshy cat does!

Haven't read the whole thread

Poor staffie! Being encouraged to be aggressive, when they are actually very sweet dogs!

I bet the kitty was bemused.... and suddenly made themselves busy with some essential grooming!

Hope your pooch is ok. It infuriates me that 'owners' of a certain type seem to gravitate towards a certain type of dog, encourage them to be aggressive, and then its the breed of dog that gets the flack - not the 'owner'!


Grrrr at irresponsible staffie owners!!!:mad:

Who on earth, condemns a cat for being a cat?

kiwi99

chris_n_tj wrote: »

Sorry OP, I hope you and your girl are feeling a bit better today. Its a lovely day so enjoy your walk in the sunshine as I guess we all will.

Thanks, yes we are both fine. Enjoyed a nice walk yesteday. Pooch decided to go for a dip in a muddy ditch, which was nice :eek:

I've decided to change our route home for a while. I know I shouldn't have to, but it works for me at the moment. My pooch is only young and small and she'd definately come out worse if anything did happen, so I don't want to take that chance. As I said it's not the nicest part of town, so not really missing out on much!:rotfl:

Its a sad (sad) situation though as I sometimes see another staffy out walking and he's lovely. V friendly. So unfortunately its down to the idiot owners.

viktory

chris_n_tj wrote: »

You seem to be enjoying finding fault with everything I have to say on this matter. So rather than give you the pleasure of winding me up I shall ignore any further pearls of your wisdom in this thread.

Oh don't be so sensitive! If you are going to put comments and suggestions on a forum, at least be able to explain further without coming over all unnecessary! Luckily for you, another poster was able to explain your point a bit further.

CFC wrote: »

It will either discourage another dog providing it is not already at full steam, if it is at full steam a whack to the testicles or a poke in the anus is probably going to make it think about its own defence rather than taking chunks out of another dog. Or alternatively stuffing the stick in it's mouth prvents it closing its jaws. It does depend on how dextrous and calm you are.

Fair comments - however, a dog already minded to attack might just get even more wound up being poked by a stick - and might decided to attack the person doing the poking, thereby making the situation even worse. It is also feasible that someone with a stick might decide to poke the other dog out of fear - and actually trigger an attack that might not have happened. Also, if the owner is also aggressive (as in this situation) do you think he is just going to stand there and have his dog poked?. Of course not. He's going to take that stick and use it himself on dog, owner or both. This scenario is similar to people carrying knives to defend themselves - and there is a reason the police advise against it.

Best thing to do in this situation, in my opinion, is what the OP did. Walk away. Nice and slowly, don't further antagonise either dog or owner.