Fenton, Jesus Christ!

Frugalista

I posted the comment "Brilliant" in response to the Hitler spoof - not the "Fenton" video :mad:.

I live in a very rural area and have seen, first hand, the damage that loose dogs can do to livestock . As a responsible owner of a herding breed I live in fear of my own dogs getting in with stock and, as a result, am probably over cautious. Our place is completely surrounded by fields and sits in the middle like Fort Knox :cool:. Luckily, all the local farmers now know they have never seen my dogs loose and trust me to keep them contained.

That said, some posters are being terribly "Holier than thou" and really need to chill out :cool:. I'm sure that if there had been some tragedy resulting from Fentons' stampede it would be all over the papers/net by now.

On a positive note, Fentons' owner - and all the folks who have seen the video - will, undoubtably, all be keeping their dogs on long leads from now on .

Person_one

BigBlackcat wrote: »

But none of your Doomsday scenarios happened did they? Are we not allowed to find anything amusing anymore? We have to worry about the what ifs?

It is possible for responsible pet owners to have a sense of humour, you know? But not in all cases, obviously;D

Maybe we just have a different sense of humour than you. I've never found the clips of grannies falling over on You've Been Framed particularly amusing either.

Person_one

Frugalista wrote: »

On a positive note, Fentons' owner - and all the folks who have seen the video - will, undoubtably, all be keeping their dogs on long leads from now on .

I just hope it doesn't add fuel to the fire of the dog haters who want all dogs on leads all the time. They've already succeeded in getting lots of beaches declared off limits, maybe parks are the next target, livestock or not.

No, wait, I should just 'chill out'.

Sally_A

I'm sure we have all been in that situation, my dog went for a jogger that jumped out of a bush on a cross country run (practice - not event) - he gave me a rollicking, I asked him what he expected when someone emerges suddenly in the middle of a field - in the end he agreed it was acceptable behaviour for a dog, as he had encroached our space in an unexpected manner.

On another occasion, I was up a bush behind wire cutting beansticks, the dogs were sniffing round, when a young calf got a bit curious and boisterous - this resulted in my dogs chasing it, with the mother cow and the rest of the herd in tow. Rather than run after the dogs (this gives them the wrong message and they think you are chasing the cows too), I ran away from the herd calling their names - thankfully they ran after me and the situation didn't last very long.

Rule 1 = make yourself the most interesting thing on the planet for your dog - that makes them follow you or come to you when called.

BigBlackcat

Person_one wrote: »

Maybe we just have a different sense of humour than you. I've never found the clips of grannies falling over on You've Been Framed particularly amusing either.

And that's OK! Nobody is telling you that you must find the clip funny. It was actually another PP, implying that no responsible pet owner would find the clip funny that I found objectionable:).

hethmar

Oh dear, I didnt mean to start a conflict. I certainly didnt think it was funny that the poor bloke was nearly hysterical. Ive been there too - with two dalmatians chasing a herd of deer in Knowle Park, Kent, so I know exactly how it feels. Luckily no roads near there though.

However, it does remind us all that once dogs get on a chase, no matter how good at recall they are normally, they just cant hear you.

But, have to say we did find the spoof funny.

I think the poor guy is probably keeping his head down for fear of being fined or something but in fact the film probably has saved a good few accidents by shocking dog owners.
Anyway, apologies to anyone who felt offended - really didnt mean to.:(

Sally_A

No conflict here, in fact it's good to remind dog owners every now and then that their pooches have a totally independent mind if the fancy takes them.

I can totally feel for the bloke in the video, one minute pooch is snuffling along oblivious to the world, and in a blink of an eye, it's rounded up 50 deer. You've got to laugh really (and it seems no animals were hurt in the making of this film [STRIKE]killjoys[/STRIKE]folks!

Any dog owner who has never had the "ooh $h1t" situation, has never truly given their dog a free run in the country.

Person_one

Don't worry Hethmar, its not offensive, different people have different reactions to it that's all. I just gasped in shock when I saw it first and my heart went out to the poor guy. If it had been in The Simpsons or a scene from Marley and Me or similar it might have been funny but I just can't forget that it really happened to some poor chap.

I bet he's so embarrassed, there aren't that many dogs out there called Fenton, anyone who knows him will know it was his dog.

I admit I haven't watched any spoofs.

hethmar

I know just how he must have felt - particularly when they went near the road. I kept thinking why isnt the bloke with the camera helping him. Thank goodness the traffic in Richmond must be used to the deers crossing the road as they were all going slowly.

I dont think anyone with a dog would have found the original film funny, but the spoofs really are quite clever.

zaksmum

Dogs can suddenly become a law unto themselves though, can't they? My dog is a lunatic when there are rabbits around and he made the most dreadful show of me last week. I took him on lead into a pet shop where dogs are allowed and they had a white parrot type bird out of it's cage...with a £500 price tag on it - the bird did a wolf whistle and my dog just leaped at it. White feathers everywhere and I got dragged all round the pet shop yelling "NO! Bad dog!!!" which he totally ignored.

The bird was ushered back into it's cage with VERY ruffled feathers and the pet shop owner reminded me how expensive it was before I made my escape!! I fully expected him to say he wouldn't be able to charge £500 now as it was so traumatised and mght never talk again...and I'd have to make up the shortfall...!!!

And normally my dog's so calm and obedient, but he's a whippet cross so has this chase instinct that surfaces from time to time. I think most dogs do.