To never walk my dog again?

[TerraNotSoFirma]

I took one of my dogs for a late walk last night, between 9 and 10pm.
Got into the woods, she was acting agitated and kept looking behind her.
I turned round a few times, nothing there.

Carried on, listening to my mp3, decided to turn out of the woods as was getting a bit dark for my liking so headed for the footpath that runs between the road and the woods.

Dog still acting strange and looking back into the woods, get towards the end of the path turn round and see a black lab sitting by the fence, ah that's what's been bothering her she hates black labs.
Walk another few yards and my dog starts going properly crazy, up on hind legs, twisting around.

Turn round thinking the lab must be coming closer, NO a massive black cat jumps out of the woods, crosses the footpath, jumps the fence and crosses the road into the woods on the other side.

The thing must have followed us all through the woods, thank god I had my dog on a lead or DH reckons it would have went for her if she had been running around.

I'm not going back, I'm buying treadmills for my dogs.

[libertine73]

when you say massive do you mean like puma sized or just a big cat?

Yup, pretty U to not take the dog out ever again!

[swallowedAfly]

the dog would have gone for the cat or the cat would have gone for the dog? i'm a bit lost.

[TerraNotSoFirma]

I mean like a puma, not just a fat moggy.
It was sitting by the fence, sort of Labrador height.

[TerraNotSoFirma]

The cat would have gone for the dog had she been off lead, DH reckons.

[TakingTheStairs]

Your dog got spooked because of two things it doesn't like so your answer is not to walk the dog again?
Nice!
I presume you meant your thread in a lighthearted way esp after a tiring evening with your dog. I have a dog that is hard work too. But late at night I road walk him as he gets spooked in the dark park which is no fun for him or me. Is there anywhere you can walk him that's well lit?

[TerraNotSoFirma]

It moved sort of low to the ground and the tail was the same length as its body, I did think lab when I saw it sitting by the fence but when it jumped the fences and crossed the road definitely cat.

[thebody]

sorry confused whats a lab???

your dog was afraid of a cat?

[TerraNotSoFirma]

Obviously being lighthearted about never walking my dog again (or thought that was obvious)
However, not going near the woods at dark. Ever.

[libertine73]

Shiiiiiiiiiit, I would defo stick to daytime walks in that case!

[libertine73]

Where do you live Terra? Have you googled to see if there have been reports before?

[lovesherdogstoomuch]

ooo that's peculiar. only you know what you saw, but yeh that would've spooked me. dog walks during the day i think, don't you? ;)

[swallowedAfly]

dunno about the cat but, sorry to be a bit worry wart, please don't walk at night through a wooded area with headphones on you numpty! (in the nicest possible sense of the word) and if your dog is acting spooked in a wooded area then definitely don't put your headphones back in!

[libertine73]

thebody a lab is a labrador dog, and the cat was a puma! :)

[swallowedAfly]

it does sound like your dog has better self preservation instincts and skills than you

[TakingTheStairs]

terra ignore my last post. OBV you were being lighthearted. I need to stop speed reading! Sorry!

[swallowedAfly]

yeah i'd be out there right now beertricks for sure how exciting

[TerraNotSoFirma]

For clarity..
My dog is a German shepherd.
I though there was a lab sitting by the fence
It was no lab, but a giant black cat.

[TerraNotSoFirma]

Live in highlands of Scotland. Sightings years ago about 40 miles away.

[TerraNotSoFirma]

DH wanted to go looking for it, he can do the night time walks from now on.

[Alisvolatpropiis]

Day time walks in future I think!

I'd have wet my pants if that happened to me!