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BarbedWire

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  1. I can't believe the mother's attitude. She says: 'They started playing tug-of-war with the pug.' She speaks about it all as if her dogs were doing nothing wrong.They were tearing the pug apart. I have just found out elsewhere that the pug was okay, well up to a point okay. it has been to the vet and has stitches on its back leg. There may be other injuries as well. I hope the mother is going to pay the pug's vet bills. Yes what the man with the cricket bat did is indefensible but the mother's attitude isn't much better.
  2. I agree with this. My dogs always had excellent stays and I did put the younger ones alongside the older ones as part of their training, but my last dog's stay with the handler out of sight was ruined when another handler in the class used to rush back in and correct her dog several times. It made my dog anxious or let's be real, possibly it was my annoyance with her that made my dog anxious. I do agree DATM. In training it is important not to set dogs up to fail. If your dog is not ready don't enter it in a trial.
  3. Thanks JulesP. I did think about horses and how big they are and once upon a time I felt quite comfortable leading three of them. Maybe it is because I am becoming unsteady on my feet. :-)
  4. Sorry it has come to this. I don't want anything banned. I started the thread because I was talking with a friend the other day and she mentioned dog walkers with multiple dogs and how cute they are. When I disagreed ( I had visions of a walker trying to hold on to, or even being attached to, several dogs who were all wanting to go in different directions as a couple of loose dogs were bounding towards them) she laughed and I just started thinking about why I had my reservations and I thought I would come on here to ask for others' opinions. I have learnt that it is quite common overseas where it seems to be done safely. Some posters think Australia is different and maybe it is not as safe here. Then it was mentioned that dogs need to pooh etc which I also had not thought of and then I wondered why we take our dogs for walks anyway. Then someone mentioned the belts the walkers wear which do alarm me. There were a few other issues raised but 'shrug' this is DOL after all. I have changed from my original position. I now believe that it's probably safe for people who know their dogs to walk them in this way, and my original reaction was probably just me being anxious which I am prone to and possibly also because my dogs have twice been attacked when they were on lead walking by my side.
  5. Sorry I can't see where anyone has talked about banning anything. :-(
  6. Of the original photos one is from New York, two are from Argentina, and one is Australian. I do not wish to identify the Australian one but I am seeing more and more of these dog walkers and I am concerned for their safety. Having multiple leads in your hand that you could easily let go is not so bad but having dogs attached to a belt is just asking for trouble. Some more photos here https://www.google.com.au/search?q=dog+walkers&rlz=1C1CHWA_enAU620AU620&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjl2_nznbPYAhVBEbwKHYm8C6QQ_AUICigB&biw=1600&bih=769
  7. When I used to walk my bigger dogs, who were also trialling, I used to break the walk up into sections. If I said 'working' that meant no sniffing or anything else but walking beside me on a loose lead, but then I would say 'long lead' and that meant they could then sniff and relieve themselves if they wanted. It worked well. With my current dogs I let them stop when they want to, but when they are sniffing for too long I say 'walk on' and I then walk on smartly and they follow. One of the reasons why we walk our dogs is so that they don't get bored and being allowed to sniff out all the neighbourhood dogs' calling cards keeps their little minds busy. That is why I walk my dogs. I want to relieve the boredom of being inside all day. I don't use offleash parks because I don't like them.
  8. One of the photos in the OP is local not overseas. I do think it is dangerous, and as others have said if I see someone coming with more than two dogs I am going the other way as fast as I can.
  9. That is a very interesting point Gillybob. I hadn't thought about it. When I walk my two dogs I let them stop frequently just to sniff at posts etc and to do a wee or whatever which I clean up. Sometimes they go round and round in circles just to find the right spot for it. Those dogs in the photos would just have to keep on walking. They wouldn't be allowed to stop and sniff which makes me wonder about why we walk our dogs. Is it to let them explore and sniff and enjoy themselves or is it just for the exercise?
  10. Just wondering how safe you think it is for dog walkers to be walking multiple dogs. I find the situations in these photos quite scary. A dog walker who weighs around 80 kgs walking dogs with a total weight of over 200 kgs. When I have told people I think it is unsafe I have been told that it shows that the dog walkers are really good with dogs. It makes me think of photos I have seen of Cesar Millan with multiple dogs although mostly they were unleashed. Just wondering what others think. Is it dangerous?
  11. This is how it felt when the dog followed after us when I was trying to get away. My older dog is very anxious and initially reactive to other dogs although usually I can make her settle. The owner made no attempt to stop his dog. I was walking down a street calling out for someone to help me and no-one came. People must have been not at home or they didn't want to be involved. It really does ruin your confidence to go for a walk again. My older dog has been very clingy since. She is sleeping at my feet right now. We just have to be so watchful now.
  12. Thanks everyone. Your stories are so scary. Roova I like the description of approaching dogs as having a bouncy or flat running style. I found this chart which I think illustrates the flat focussed running style of dogs who are about to attack.
  13. Thanks Karen your dogs are lucky to have such a protective owner but I am not very mobile these days which is what makes it all more scary because I can't protect my dogs.
  14. Thanks Mingaling, I really don't want to report him because I think he lives in the house that every year around Australia Day has a lamb or sheep in the backyard which I assume is then butchered for their Australia Day barbecue. I would hate to have anything thrown over my fence.
  15. The council had cut something (a tree?0 down and left the chips for the locals. It is often done here.
  16. Thank you so much for the supportive comments. I have just been for my regular blood test and I told the nurse about it and he said that the other guy was being aggressive and being a bully probably because he knew he was in the wrong. What you say and what he said is so true. Unfortunately for me I always feel guilty. That's just who I am. I need to change me and stop eating so many biscuits. Thanks again. I did so hate hearing my old girl yelp and I couldn't help her.
  17. I know this has been done many times before and sorry to bore you but I need to vent and I need to understand why I feel as I do and what I should be doing about it. This morning I took my two smaller dogs for a walk along one of their usual routes when I saw an offlead dog ahead on the path. It was a yellow dog, the size of a shepherd. Normally I would assess its body language and harm potential and make a decision about continuing or a detour. I had also noticed a man shovelling wood chips into a barrow and I thought the dog might be his so I decided to continue expecting him to call his dog if there was a problem. Then the dog noticed us and immediately sprinted towards us. Both my dogs were on lead and I waved my arms yelling at it to go away. It paused for a moment and I picked up my smaller dog so that she at least would be safe. Then it lunged at my old dog and I started yelling and pulled her away calling out to the man asking if it was his dog and could he please come and get it. The man then came over and said he only wants to play and obviously I didn't know the first thing about dogs. If he had wanted to hurt my dog he would have ripped her to pieces. I was now extremely agitated and I asked him to control his dog deciding that I wanted to escape asap. The dog then bared his teeth and lunged at my old girl again and she yelped. It was all so quick. I am not sure what happened next but I said to the man that wasn't his dog wanting to play and he said that his dog didn't like my cranky voice and a few other choice things which I have forgotten. I then took off expecting him to restrain his dog but it kept following me until it finally went off into someone's front garden and I turned a corner hoping it wouldn't know where I had gone and we got home safely. My dog is not hurt physically but I guess her anxiety about other dogs has just been reinforced yet again. I am okay but that's just one more area I now have to avoid and I have just eaten a packet of biscuits. My thoughts about all this: What should I have done? I know I got upset which I shouldn't do but my old girl has been attacked before and I was very afraid. I am also very fearful because I am elderly and unsteady on my pins and because I know that if I had tried to intervene I would probably have fallen over. I am also feeling so guilty that I let my old girl take the brunt of the attack while my smaller younger dog was safe in my arms, but I can't hold them both at once. I am also angry that a lot of what was said to me was a male bullying a female and I am so over all of that. When I got home I thought about reporting him to the ranger but the area is actually an offlead area and also it wouldn't be hard for him to find out where I live and there could be repercussions. Thoughts welcome.
  18. BarbedWire

    Boxer

    I just wanted to share. This is what boxers can do. https://youtu.be/Tn0Wt2MfMUc
  19. So sorry! Did I really deserve this? I was trying to be helpful. I'm going.
  20. Can you quote your source. I found this article from two vets that supports what I am saying. Note my post was referring to treating a dog who is already acting out her anxiety I said 'when she is carrying on', not while the dog is still being calm when it would of course be appropriate to treat. Positive reinforcement is used to reinforce desirable behaviors. Remember: any behavior you reward is likely to occur again. my bolding https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/reducing-fear-of-veterinary-visits-for-dogs
  21. Going back to the OP and the second option I am not sure that giving an anxious dog treats is the best way to go. I have an anxious dog who detests vets and I wonder if giving her treats when she is carrying on is just rewarding and reinforcing the anxious behaviour. Good luck with whatever you decide.
  22. She is beautiful. I love black dogs and she has such a shiny coat.
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