What problems do you come across when walking dogs?

gettingready

I love my extending lead too but mine is a tape one - it is easily seen by others from a distance and not dangerous while tangled (actually it never tangled around anyone/anything).

I have seen a cyclist flying off the bike because of one of those thin ones, I had it cut into my legs, I had it wrapped around Zara more then once.

They are dangerous, all extendable leads should be wider, bright coloured (so can be seen from a distance).

The ones that I absolutely hate are those ones, the very thin cord ones:



The tape ones like the one below are much safer - for everyone

Person_one

The only one I've ever had break was a tape one.

The cord ones aren't dangerous if you aren't stupid, and most people aren't stupid!

tbourner

gettingready wrote: »

Opposite view here - having a larger dog, I am fed up with small dog owners thinking it is cute when their "little darlings" run up to mine and bite her legs, yap at her etc and the owners think it is ok as they are "only small" and "oh he thinks he is a rottie" blah blah blah - while I am trying to hold on to my 40 kg dog on her lead and the small dog owner is miles away and walking towards us all laughing as "he is so brave".... grrr

But yes, it is not poor dog's fault - it is stupid owners every single time

Agree, especially as mine are always on lead people assume they're aggressive, so when their dog attacks mine and mine tell them off they run up and pick them up!! Scowling at me for having a dangerous dog - err.... your dog's aggressive because you keep picking it up!

gettingready

Person_one wrote: »

The only one I've ever had break was a tape one.

The cord ones aren't dangerous if you aren't stupid, and most people aren't stupid!

Owner on one side of the path, dog on the cord thin lead on the other.. bike coming.... not seeing the thin lead.

Etc etc

They are dangerous

minimad1970

My small, well socialised as a puppy, aggresive dog (fear aggression) is kept on his lead. He's like this due to being attacked by a rottweiler and then a staffy. I'm fed up with having to half strangle him because people can't keep their dog's away. I probably should just leave his lead loose but I would feel terrible if he did bite another dog. Why when he's snarling and growling do some dogs want to keep on getting near him, why don't they just run away?:(

Person_one

minimad1970 wrote: »

My small, well socialised as a puppy, aggresive dog (fear aggression) is kept on his lead. He's like this due to being attacked by a rottweiler and then a staffy. I'm fed up with having to half strangle him because people can't keep their dog's away. I probably should just leave his lead loose but I would feel terrible if he did bite another dog. Why when he's snarling and growling do some dogs want to keep on getting near him, why don't they just run away?:(

Sorry, but it sounds like your dog should be wearing a muzzle on walks. That would probably go some way to solving your problem too as owners are more likely to be wary of a dog wearing a muzzle.

Person_one

gettingready wrote: »

Owner on one side of the path, dog on the cord thin lead on the other.. bike coming.... not seeing the thin lead.

Etc etc

They are dangerous

We'll just have to agree to disagree on that one. I've never ever seen or heard of that happening, and it won't if people are aware of their surroundings.

gettingready

People can not be aware of their surrounding if they can not SEE a very thin very long lead going across a path with owner on one side and the dog on the other.

I am not aksing you to agree with me, I am replying to OP's opening post as per topic, writing about what problems I come across when walking my dog

Person_one

gettingready wrote: »

I am not aksing you to agree with me, I am replying to OP's opening post as per topic, writing about what problems I come across when walking my dog

Then why keep posting to disagree with me?

gettingready

If you scroll up a bit - you may be able to notice it was you replying to my post with ..

Never mind.

I replied to the topic not a person, no idea why you have the need on agree/disagree as this is nto the point here.

Every area will have different issues and this is what people are describing here.

It is not a matter of agree/disagree but examples of what are personal experiences,