Dogs not on leads

[Andy]

I know we've had a number of threads moaning about dogs for various reasons but what I saw this morning
made me wonder what goes on in some peoples' heads!

I was in the White Horse Way area in mid morning and saw a guy walking, swinging a dog lead in his hand. Where
was the dog?

It, quite a large and 'strong' looking breed, was only running on ahead of and then behind him, and crapping on the
pavement and getting in amongst a large group of children from the infant school. Oh and the crap wasn't picked up,
just left to fester in its' several piles in the middle the pavement where the children were going to be walking!!

I wouldn't have been posting here if he had the dog on a lead, but the potential scenario when you think of the dog
being loose and a group of children being there is a scary one!

[Mike Hawkins]

I know we've had a number of threads moaning about dogs for various reasons but what I saw this morning
made me wonder what goes on in some peoples' heads!

I was in the White Horse Way area in mid morning and saw a guy walking, swinging a dog lead in his hand. Where
was the dog?

It, quite a large and 'strong' looking breed, was only running on ahead of and then behind him, and crapping on the
pavement and getting in amongst a large group of children from the infant school. Oh and the crap wasn't picked up,
just left to fester in its' several piles in the middle the pavement where the children were going to be walking!!

I wouldn't have been posting here if he had the dog on a lead, but the potential scenario when you think of the dog
being loose and a group of children being there is a scary one!

I learned recently that you can get a citrus spray that dogs hate. In fact, I saw it used and a very aggressive dog yelped like it had been picked upon by a pride of lions. Doesn't hurt the dog and then when the owner queries why his dog is distressed, you can tell that it feels insecure when not kept under proper control by an owner who knows when to pick up his cr*p!!

[Clevercat]

Our Lovely little Hugh the westie, was sadly put to sleep yesterday, all absolutely gutted.
No more walkies.  No more scrounging for our toast crusts 

[Jimkerr]

Sorry about your lost cat but mike that's just plain nasty being a dog owner myself i walk my dog off the lead all the time up on the plains and if any walker spray my dog for no reason but daring to approach him or doing what all animals do would either get a knuckle sandwich or sued by myself and if the dog yelps means hes in pain i expect with saw bloody eyes OK may not harm the dog in the long run but why would anybody carry a can of spray around with them for.

Unless being a female.

[Westburylad]

Our Lovely little Hugh the westie, was sadly put to sleep yesterday, all absolutely gutted.
No more walkies.  No more scrounging for our toast crusts 

Losing your dog can be like losing a member of your family,because lets face it they are to most of us a very treasured part of the family.
Sadly that's the worst thing about pets,when they are not around anymore it can feel so empty.
My sympathy's CC it is a horrible part of having animals we all must bare.

[badger]

totally agree there westburylad,  cc I lost my last dog Penny 5 years ago and was beside myself with grief over her parting , its the same as losing a friend or relative , and its natural .

what I missed everyday was the welcome wake up nudge and the boom boom boom as she came down the stairs , the worst bit for me was seeing her bed and toys along with the feeding bowls , and realising she wasnt there when i called her .

We now have bubbles which is very much part of the family

[Westburylad]

totally agree there westburylad,  cc I lost my last dog Penny 5 years ago and was beside myself with grief over her parting , its the same as losing a friend or relative , and its natural .

what I missed everyday was the welcome wake up nudge and the boom boom boom as she came down the stairs , the worst bit for me was seeing her bed and toys along with the feeding bowls , and realising she wasnt there when i called her .

We now have bubbles which is very much part of the family

Many years ago i had a German Shepperd called Jess, she sadly at the age of 12 years had stomach cancer and i knew the day had to come to take her to the vets to be put to sleep.
It got to the stage where she couldn't stand or walk so i knew it was time,but i didn't want to take her to be put down but i knew it was cruel if i kept her in this condition.
Like you Mike it broke my heart but i know that i gave her the best life i could and she will always be in my heart and memories.