Vehs Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 bahahaha If that's all your 'snapping' is I don't think you have much to worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 how could you possibly afford to feed all those dogs. reply..................... "Oh, Thank you :) I just knew I had to buy a new red globe for that outside light :) " In some places, persephone, that denotes a doctor's practice - :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 In some places, persephone, that denotes a doctor's practice - :laugh: Oh!! Ah well.... then they just think you're rich :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 I like it when people say something just to make a connection on the walking tracks in the parks around here. Walkers, people with dogs, and people with prams usually say, at least, Good morning!' Lots 'speak' to the dogs or about the dogs they meet. You've got enough negative comments already... so no more salt in the wound! :) But, to me, the man was just saying something factual.. your hands were full. Not something judgmental, as in you can't handle the dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kavik Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 While there is no limit to the number of dogs you can own in NSW, there is a limit of 4 dogs that a person can walk at any time. http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/caa1998174/s13.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dame Aussie Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 When walking Kieran ( 36 " and 42 kg) The "horse/saddle" comments were very common :) Just the other day a group of people were walking towards us and I said to OH "Ready for the "Where's the saddle?" comment?".... As we passed them one of them said "Wheres your saddle?" I had to laugh. I don't mind it though and I wouldn't be nasty in return! They're just being friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 I like it when people say something just to make a connection on the walking tracks in the parks around here. Walkers, people with dogs, and people with prams usually say, at least, Good morning!' Lots 'speak' to the dogs or about the dogs they meet. You've got enough negative comments already... so no more salt in the wound! :) But, to me, the man was just saying something factual.. your hands were full. Not something judgmental, as in you can't handle the dogs. I live in a street that goes around in a loop so doesn't get through traffic as it were. Because I walk the dogs generally twice a day and it is a popular are for dog walkers and women with children in strollers, I see the same people several times a week and it is all very friendly and chatty. Strangers are always greeted with a friendly smile and a hullo. I understand it was just a comment and not a judgmental one. Just a case of one time when I wasn't able to let it go through to the keeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 When walking Kieran ( 36 " and 42 kg) The "horse/saddle" comments were very common :) Just the other day a group of people were walking towards us and I said to OH "Ready for the "Where's the saddle?" comment?".... As we passed them one of them said "Wheres your saddle?" I had to laugh. I don't mind it though and I wouldn't be nasty in return! They're just being friendly. Wasn't there a DOLer who had as part of her signature: What part of my dog looks like a horse? .... something like that :laugh: :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlc Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 how could you possibly afford to feed all those dogs. reply..................... "Oh, Thank you :) I just knew I had to buy a new red globe for that outside light :) " While there is no limit to the number of dogs you can own in NSW, there is a limit of 4 dogs that a person can walk at any time. http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/caa1998174/s13.html That's what I was referring to, not the limit you own, the limit you can walk in public on your own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Just a case of one time when I wasn't able to let it go through to the keeper. Oh, Nooooo you're human. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 Just a case of one time when I wasn't able to let it go through to the keeper. Oh, Nooooo you're human. Sometimes even I wonder :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pollywaffle Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 You should actually feel honoured that you were spoken too...the number of times we pass others in our neighbourhood with our dogs in tow, and we get totally blanked...enjoy the interaction! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlc Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 I'd like to add that for every person I feel is saying something negative there is probably 10 that stop for a chat and are genuinely interested in the dogs as they are dog people themselves. I also get stopped all the time by people who 'want' one like mine. It's a great opportunity to educate about pet shops and puppy farms etc. Just the other day we did a walk with our dog obedience group, we had, labs, GSD, Malamute, Boxer, and more and a lady was only interested in my cross breed, she asked me lots of questions and seems she wanted a non shedding dog and had 'heard' crosses were non shedding. I simply told her there is no guarantee with cross breeds, you are by far better off to buy a purebred from a breeder and then you have a guarantee of type and temperament. It is quite amazing how many people out there are totally uneducated!! Mostly people are nice though there is only a small percentage that has something negative to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted November 8, 2012 Author Share Posted November 8, 2012 You should actually feel honoured that you were spoken too...the number of times we pass others in our neighbourhood with our dogs in tow, and we get totally blanked...enjoy the interaction! That happens only occasionally around where I live and is so rare that it comes as a shock. It is not unusual to see a group of regulars with dogs in tow and babies in strollers gathered on a footpath passing the time of day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantis Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 When walking Kieran ( 36 " and 42 kg) The "horse/saddle" comments were very common :) If I had a dollar, for every time someone said that to me when I walked Kenny, I would be a rich woman. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Labradork Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 (edited) I have five little dogs whom I regularly walk together without much difficulty and have been doing this for years. Yes, we get tangled leads; yes, we get dogs pulling/dragging in different directions; yes I trip over leads from time to time. My dogs are walked for their interest and although it would be very nice if they all walked in a straight line and all in their set positions, I have not trained them for this and am happy just to let them potter and enjoy themselves. Generally speaking, my walks are more like a slow amble and can take up to an hour to go a distance that would take about 1/4 hour at a brisk walk. So .... walking just three of them is a cinch and we were just ambling along, no tangles, no tripping, enjoy sniffing (I wasn't doing any sniffing but the dogs were). Man comes up behind me looking as though he will have a heart attack if he doesn't slow down his jogging and we exchange greetings. All well ........ but then he says it. DOLers I am sure you can relate, but if I had a dollar for every time it has been said to me, I would be a wealthy woman. "You've got your hands full," said man with big smile. Such originality, such erudition!! Mean and nasty got the better of me. "No," I said, "it is quite easy." Smile disappears and man hurries on. Don't feel bad - this happened to me the other day in the dental vet's waiting room. My Lab was sitting quietly with her Sporn harness on and a lady sitting opposite me (with her cat in a crate) said "Oh, the poor thing. That's not very fair, is it?" And I said "Well, you should really mind your own business". Usually I ignore comments like these, and I can tell when people are just making conversation, but she wasn't being friendly - she seemed concerned that my dog was being mistreated in some way. Edited November 8, 2012 by Labradork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 I replied "Well, you should really mind your own business".<br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana, tahoma, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.600000381469727px; background-color: rgb(238, 242, 247); ">Ouch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Willow Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 He was just being friendly....everyone moans about how we are so disconnected as a society, yet go nuts when strangers make a friendly comment with a smile.... People comment when i walk dogs and kids together....when my daughter was tiny and in a sling, and I was walking two dogs a couple made the same comment..."you've got your hands full"....both the dogs were attached to a walking belt at the time so I laughed, waved my hands and said "Hands free actually!!!" I don't think there's any need to be so cranky....a smile costs nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aphelion Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 (edited) I can seriously get told the same things more than 50 times in a walk sometimes, if I go for a long walk in a busy area! "Who is walking who?" (despite the fact that he's usually sedately plodding along by my side at the time), "how much does it eat?", "got a saddle for it?". Sometimes these comments are yelled from passing cars or bikes. I always answer with a smile, but I probably put less thought into the answers sometimes. :laugh: He does weigh a fair bit more than I do. :D Edited November 8, 2012 by Aphelion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Labradork Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 (edited) Oh, I just remembered another one... A few weeks ago a neighbour walked up to me and my 5 month old Lab puppy while I was getting my mail. She said "Oh, what a big dog!" and "She looks like a handful!" with a look of feigned horror on her face. My Lab instantly sat down when the woman approached us. I replied "No, not really. I've had Labradors all my life." Sometimes, you just want to sit in a waiting room or collect your mail in peace. ETA I didn't say this in a bitchy way either :) Edited November 8, 2012 by Labradork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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