Ashley
Well-known member
I'm sorry if I go off on a bit of a rant here... but here goes...
Whilst walking Holly yesterday I met a man with a little Jack Russell. So off Holly went, happy to see another small dog. They were just being dogs really... pouncing about, playing, rolling in mud etc, when a boy on his scooter came over.... dropped his scooter loudly on the pavement (which startled both dogs) and proceeded to run over to Holly and the JRT Suzie. Both were rather scared and were trying to run away from him. I shouted at the boy and told him to stop scaring the dogs, but he would not take a telling... both Holly and Suzie ran back to me and the other owner. The boy STILL then came over to pat Holly. Now in my family we have a rule.. the kids do not play with the dog... they have to ignore the dog unless she comes to them for a 'quick' pet, and only if I am present. This works for us, and means I am not stressed!
The boy was actually reaching round me to get to Holly since she was now on lead. I was fuming. Both myself and the other man repeatedly told the boy not to touch the dogs, and I even told him that Holly doesnt like children and if she got annoyed with him she would bite (anything with teeth bites!). So the he started chasing this wee Jack Russell terrier who was doing circles on the end of her lead. Eventually I went over, scooped up both dogs and told him I was going to call the police as these dogs were "our property", not his! (Sounds silly, but what else could I say).
Had Holly or the wee JRT bit him... it would have been our fault and the dog could have been PTS. I am always sensible when out with Holly, and all other children I have came across are happy to leave Holly alone if I say "oh she's quite shy, so if she doesnt come to you then just leave her"... but what on earth can you do with those children who cannot take a telling.
I asked another child that was there for his name. He was about 7 years old... no parent or guardian with him.
After all this hoo-ha... he proceeded to FOLLOW me and this other man round the rest of our walk... during which time we could not let the dogs back down as EVERYTIME we did, he kept trying to touch them.
I could have booted his backside from here to Timbuktu!!!!
Sorry for the rant guys but you are the only people who will really understand. Sheesh Im stressed!
Whilst walking Holly yesterday I met a man with a little Jack Russell. So off Holly went, happy to see another small dog. They were just being dogs really... pouncing about, playing, rolling in mud etc, when a boy on his scooter came over.... dropped his scooter loudly on the pavement (which startled both dogs) and proceeded to run over to Holly and the JRT Suzie. Both were rather scared and were trying to run away from him. I shouted at the boy and told him to stop scaring the dogs, but he would not take a telling... both Holly and Suzie ran back to me and the other owner. The boy STILL then came over to pat Holly. Now in my family we have a rule.. the kids do not play with the dog... they have to ignore the dog unless she comes to them for a 'quick' pet, and only if I am present. This works for us, and means I am not stressed!
The boy was actually reaching round me to get to Holly since she was now on lead. I was fuming. Both myself and the other man repeatedly told the boy not to touch the dogs, and I even told him that Holly doesnt like children and if she got annoyed with him she would bite (anything with teeth bites!). So the he started chasing this wee Jack Russell terrier who was doing circles on the end of her lead. Eventually I went over, scooped up both dogs and told him I was going to call the police as these dogs were "our property", not his! (Sounds silly, but what else could I say).
Had Holly or the wee JRT bit him... it would have been our fault and the dog could have been PTS. I am always sensible when out with Holly, and all other children I have came across are happy to leave Holly alone if I say "oh she's quite shy, so if she doesnt come to you then just leave her"... but what on earth can you do with those children who cannot take a telling.
I asked another child that was there for his name. He was about 7 years old... no parent or guardian with him.
After all this hoo-ha... he proceeded to FOLLOW me and this other man round the rest of our walk... during which time we could not let the dogs back down as EVERYTIME we did, he kept trying to touch them.
I could have booted his backside from here to Timbuktu!!!!
Sorry for the rant guys but you are the only people who will really understand. Sheesh Im stressed!