Fairweather Dog Walkers

Person_one

Shepherd1 wrote: »

My dog is not a problem and neither is my horse thanks. I do however have a friend who fosters dogs with problems and helps to rehabilitate them.

I have no problem with social dogs being off lead if their owners have control, I do have a problem with owners thinking their dogs can do no wrong even when bothering a nervous dog that has had a pretty bad start in life. Putting a muzzle on a nervous dog makes the dog more nervous as it is unable to defend itself.

Selfish people make it 100 times more difficult to rehabilitate dogs as they are only concerned with themselves and the fact their out of control dogs can have off lead time. You have no idea what the nervous dog has been through in its life maybe have a little bit of compassion and control your own dogs.

Out of interest if out of control dogs where annoying your horse and the horse kicked out, would that mean the horse never hacks again?

So what's your solution to the problem of selfish people? One that doesn't involve any dogs being harmed please, there's no such thing as a selfish dog!

GwylimT

Our current dog doesn't like the cold, the wind, rain, snow or hot weather, then when he does agree to a walk he gets about 100 yards before he firmly plants his !!!! on the floor.

He used to really enjoy walks, but as a puppy he was very badly attacked by a dog off the lead (owner then verbally abused my as my dogs blood had stained her show dogs fur) and since then he has been very nervous when he is outside and visibly cowers when other dogs are around.

singlehouseholder

Person_one wrote: »

So they don't 'set about' other dogs? Or do they? Its not clear.

If they do, muzzles. Its the only responsible thing to do if you have a dog that you know will attack if approached. Yes, in a perfect world they wouldn't be approached but it isn't a perfect world and there are no perfect dogs or owners!

My two dogs, rescue terriers, are very nervous dogs, even after attending socialising classes they are still very nervous. This cannot be helped, or cured, unless you have a magic solution?
If a strange dog comes pelting towards them I cannot guarantee that they won't try to , ' set about' the dog. If the dog is recalled, obviously they won't , because they will not feel intimidated by said strange dog coming towards them. Unfortunately , as they are rescue dogs I know little of their history, what I do know, certainly about one of them, is that their owner lied blatantly About the dog, claiming she has fits because she is dairy intolerant?! No, she has fits because she is epileptic, for which she is given medication and has her bloods taken regularly. Terriers cannot be forced to be friends with dogs , especially when introductions are not made in the correct manner. They may, for all I know, have been attacked by a dog in their old lives, one trainer suggested maybe the younger dog been tied up and just left.
My dogs aren't perfect, I never claimed they were, I am not perfect, I don't believe I claimed I was. If I were to muzzle my dogs and they were attacked , by a dog that is walked infrequently and doesn't listen to it's owners , then I would feel responsible. So no, they won't be muzzled. They will be walked on a lead, and let off to run and play together in a safe field, where the every day walkers wait until you come off the field before going on. I suppose it's just basic etiquette really, an unspoken rule that is observed by the regular walkers in my area. Hope that clears it up for you :T

singlehouseholder

GwylimT wrote: »

Our current dog doesn't like the cold, the wind, rain, snow or hot weather, then when he does agree to a walk he gets about 100 yards before he firmly plants his !!!! on the floor.

He used to really enjoy walks, but as a puppy he was very badly attacked by a dog off the lead (owner then verbally abused my as my dogs blood had stained her show dogs fur) and since then he has been very nervous when he is outside and visibly cowers when other dogs are around.

Sorry to hear your puppy was attacked.

This is clearly a case where the dog should have been kept on the lead.:mad:

Are there any classes in your area for dog socialisation ? Do you have any dogs in the family who you could walk with, it is so sad that your boy won't get to enjoy the company of his own species because of one irresponsible owner. My two play willingly with my mams two dogs, and both of my brothers dogs. We started off by meeting up for walks first, not making anything of it, had plenty of hm treats in the pocket to reward. We worked up to walking them side by side, and a little bit of cheeky bum sniffing, now, I can have all of the dogs , all 6 of them playing in my garden, my two even let the rest rake through their toy box and help themselves. Good luck.

tigzem

Our dog gets at least 2 walks a day, sometimes 3. Fridays and weekends he gets longer walks, but even in the winter he still gets walked.