to think this bloke should not have had this dog?

[SooperMam]

Firstly, I am a dog lover, so don't think I'm just 'hating'

We went to the carboot today, its on our local fields.

On the way back (we had our small dog on a lead) a bloke with a border collie appears in the distance.

The dog spots our dog and runs.

It charges at our dog and starts circling the kids, they are OK at first but then it starts to jump at them and knocks DS2 over.

We only have a toy dog so it scared him.

Now I know the bloke, he is my grans friend, he is over 65, and was trying to get to the dog as fast as he could be he was slow.

He was shouting the dog and it wasn't listening at all.

It just kept bounding around us jumping at us in turn.

He manged to get it on the lead, but he was physically straining to hold it back.

The dog was only excited, there was NO agression but it was scary for a 3 and 4 year old!

He also said that last week he couldn't walk the dog as he didn't feel upto it, so his grandaughter (10) had the lead, another dog came on the field and the dog shot off, pulling his grandaughter over and shattering her collarbone

Whilst he was telling me this I wanted to say 'you shouldn't have this dog!'

Its only 6 months old, its a BC, its going t be over excited, jumpy, need alot of excersise!



I just feel sorry for hima nd the dog, especially as my gran told me his son 'got him the dog as a present' when he didn't even want a dog!

H was maonin it barked all the time too

[MrsC2010]

It doesn't sound like a match made in heaven, no. BCs are lovely, lovely dogs but they are energetic and need a lot of mental stimulation and physical exercise! It is a shame when people with no knowledge of breeds pick them on their looks of whathaveyou. My old next door neighbour was bought a Rhodesian Ridgeback by her son, absolutely lovely dog. Only problem was she is nearly 70 and the poor boy needed 3 miles odd of walks a day! At the moment he is getting it because she is fairly active, but he is too much for her really (no aggression, soppy great thing who was petrified of our Westie for months!) and as she gets older she won't be able to give him the exercise he needs.

[MrsHarkness]

I'm a dog lover and I rescue greyhounds, I hate to see any dog being rehomed away from the people it knows as it causes so much stress to them, but this man really needs to rehome this dog, for both his safety and for the dogs sanity. He obviously isnt fit to look after it and a border collies need so much exercise and stimulation, this man obviously cant give it what it needs, do you know anyone who could maybe have a queit word with him?

[Vallhala]

Another rescuer here, agreeing with MrsHarkness. A quiet word is indeed a good idea.

[booyhoo]

i am very judgey at the minute when i see people or know people who shouldn't have a/their particular dog. i agree with you, i dont think this man should have the dog and i think the best thing would be for him to have it rehomed as soon as possible with someone who ant treat it properly and teach it obedience. i have to say, in your shoes i would have said it to his face.

[Cretaceous]

We have a BC from the RSPCA. He's either fully switched on or off, no half measures! That's great for us, as we're an active family. But I wouldn't fancy one if I were retired with no children to exercise!

As this dog is still young, I'm sure it could easily be rehomed. Could you not mention it tactfully. (Be careful, or you might end up with the dog )