worrying experience on dog walk!

hannahsmamma

Out walking the dog today he managed to get through an electric fence into a field which usually has horses or sheep in it. There were no animals in it today. Each time he tried to get back out he was yelping and barking so I assume the fence was 'on'. I finally managed to get him out by encouraging him to jump over the fence and he seems ok now. I was very worried, if he wasn't such a good jumper I don't know what I would have done. Obviously, I'll put him on his leash now when in the area but who do you contact if your pet gets somewhere he isn't supposed to be?

Jaynne

Presumably the farmer in this case. The firebrigade or superman if your cat is up a tree.

Fire_Fox

Jaynne wrote: »

Presumably the farmer in this case. The firebrigade or superman if your cat is up a tree.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

rosyw

Glad to hear you will now be keeping him on his leash when walking in this area, also very glad there were no horses or sheep in the field at the time! You should be aware however, that had there been, and the landowner a had seen your dog in the field with his livestock, he would have had every right to shoot it there and then. I am a dog owner and until a couple of years ago was also a horse owner, and have to say that I used to get pretty fed up with people allowing their dogs to get into my fields, some would become annoyed at being told to remove their dogs, even if it was pointed out that a single kick from a horse could kill their pet. I also had a friend whose dog, although NOT causing any problems was shot & killed by a local farmer when he went into a field containing livestock, my friend hadn't realised there was anything in the field - you can imagine the heartbreak.

sunflower_2

rosyw wrote: »

I also had a friend whose dog, although NOT causing any problems was shot & killed by a local farmer when he went into a field containing livestock, my friend hadn't realised there was anything in the field - you can imagine the heartbreak.

this is awful

surely the farmer could have given a warning

i am sad

Jaynne

There was a story in the papers last month of two spaniels shot by a farmer that had escaped from kennels so it does happen and no they don't have to give warning.

Sheep lose lambs through having to run away from dogs and you don't know how often a particular farmer has been bothered by dogs so best keep them on a leash.

gettingready

http://www.malverngazette.co.uk/news/9968905.Farmer_shot_my_dogs_dead_during_a_stay_at_kennels/?ref=rss

tizerbelle

Jaynne wrote: »

Presumably the farmer in this case. The firebrigade or superman if your cat is up a tree.

It will have to be superman - fire service won't come out to cats up trees anymore unless the RSPCA call them out.

They do still come out if your cat manages to scale a college building and then fall into an enclosed quad but then can't get out from it (even if there's a major England footy match on at the time) plus you also get a snippet in the local paper about "moggy rescued"

Demon Cat used to be a climber back in the day! :rotfl::rotfl:

marmitepotato

Leash? Do you mean lead?

Not sure if I should be singing 'God Save The Queen' or 'Star Spangled Banner'!

moggymutt

Legally farmers can only shoot a dog if it is actually worrying his livestock. He/she may well shoot it just for being in the field, but that is not legal.

Contacting the nearest farmer may be difficult- I'd ring the police, get the dog to stay as near to me as possible, and ask the police to find the farmer. I'd get in the field with the dog if I could. Sounds overkill, but rather that than my dog killed.

I remember falling over whilst walking on the Black Mountains- luckily my dogs didnt run off because they seemed to be fascinated by the sound of my forehead hitting a large flat stone, but it does show that dogs can accidentally get loose.

meritaten

marmitepotato wrote: »

Leash? Do you mean lead?

Not sure if I should be singing 'God Save The Queen' or 'Star Spangled Banner'!

Why? its not an americanism?

Leash is an old English word - here is the Oxford English Dictionary defination of its origin for you.

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French lesse, laisse, from laissier in the specific sense 'let run on a slack lead' (see lease)

Nothing to do with america!