Brian M
Well-known member
Hi
The last week in June we are taking the girls for a weeks holiday near Alnwick Northumberland and are staying in a country cottage ,the girls in walking areas not known will of course be on a lead but i am concerned what their reaction as a breed is generally with other animals they will encounter ,of course i will be on watch and exceedingly careful but a long time ago i had a jack russell who on one occasion slipped his lead (my fault ) and chased a herd of bullocks up and down a field till i eventually caught up with him .The girls like a lot of others go berserk at anything animal/bird/cartoon on the telly so no more animal programmes for me ,and on walks they just want to meet other dogs with Daisy the first to gallup up to them then she just rolls over on her back whilst Poppy just sniiffs and Rosie starts by running up to them but when she gets near shes not so sure then runs back to me and jumps up wanting me to pick her up and protect her.I certainly do not want to frighten or injure and other animals and nor do i want the girls in any danger and i will be on full alert so any general info on what to expect if they see a herd of cows (would they bark or wag their tail) for the first time would help prepare me ,apart from dogs and squirrels and birds i dont think they have come face to face with anything else.
The last week in June we are taking the girls for a weeks holiday near Alnwick Northumberland and are staying in a country cottage ,the girls in walking areas not known will of course be on a lead but i am concerned what their reaction as a breed is generally with other animals they will encounter ,of course i will be on watch and exceedingly careful but a long time ago i had a jack russell who on one occasion slipped his lead (my fault ) and chased a herd of bullocks up and down a field till i eventually caught up with him .The girls like a lot of others go berserk at anything animal/bird/cartoon on the telly so no more animal programmes for me ,and on walks they just want to meet other dogs with Daisy the first to gallup up to them then she just rolls over on her back whilst Poppy just sniiffs and Rosie starts by running up to them but when she gets near shes not so sure then runs back to me and jumps up wanting me to pick her up and protect her.I certainly do not want to frighten or injure and other animals and nor do i want the girls in any danger and i will be on full alert so any general info on what to expect if they see a herd of cows (would they bark or wag their tail) for the first time would help prepare me ,apart from dogs and squirrels and birds i dont think they have come face to face with anything else.