Husband said hello to the man who kicked our dog....

My dd is terrified of dogs and owners not using leads just make the problem much worse. I love dogs but would defo not want a strange one running up to me. Having said that I would not kick it either. I think you need to let this go and use a lead.

op,when did your uncle die

Nobody but you can make you look stupid, and I suspect you dont need your husband for that, you manage this quite well on your own, judging by your op.

OK, so it seems that "let on" means to say hello which does make sense in the context of the sentence, thanks to those who explained.

On balance I think you are the unreasonable one for getting so aggresive with someone in the first place. You would have been better to have asked him not to kick your dog and walked away. As for the rest of the saga you do sound like maybe you need a little more to worry about. Not a biggie imo.

Ok he kicked your dog. I would not be happy if it was not warranted BUT although I am a dog lover I hate it when large dogs run over to me when I am out walking with my dog.

But you were contemplating decking him, called him every name under the sun and your husband said he would throttle him.

Because your husband said hello to him and you want to throttle your husband and have lost respect for him.

Sorry op but I do not think the dog kicker is the main issue here. Your reaction is not normal. You do know that if you or your husband attached the 'old man' that you would be up for assault.

coansha,have you asked your DH why he did this?

YABU. You said yourself that your dog's are both big, and it was the largest one that ran over to him.

You know your dogs are friendly, but a stranger doesnt. Who wouldnt feel threatend or intimidated by a massive dog off it's lead bounding towards them? I know i would!

When people feel under threat, their natural defence instinct will kick in. For some, that instinct is to lash out. Im not saying its right, but it happens.

You are the one in the wrong, by leaving your big dog off its lead, therefore free to do as it pleases. If you didnt want it to get kicked, you should not allow it to be in the position where that may happen.

If you cant take responsibility for your dog & its actions, you shouldnt own one. Simple as.

This is why I avoid parks with my blind child. :( Dogs off leads rule the parks.

You do sound a tad unhinged

HOWEVER, if someone kicked my little pussy tat they'd be hanging by their balls from the lamp post!

Off lead my dog is the run up to other dogs tail wagging in a blur type of dog, on lead he's the same but more inclined to bark.
I know he just wants to play, but i respect that other dogs don't. Mine is a youngster and can't always make that distinction.
if I don't recognise the dog in the distance, or I know it's a dog that doesn't like mine, I put him on the lead.

If your dog is aggressive and needs to be kept on a lead then why take it somewhere where other dogs are likely to be off the lead? It's kept on a lead and on a path, so why not walk it around the street?

My dog is lead aggressive, and is the most timid thing when off.

Why should I put my dog on a lead because yours has issues? It actually really winds me up.

OP you are no BU. If that was me in your situation I don't think I could of been so restrained. I absolutly hate animal cruelty.

I thought 'let on' meant 'told'

Christ if this is how you react prehaps you need a lead. All that anger and violent thoughts are not good,

You sound lovely.

Not good to kick a dog, but it boils my piss that dog owners think everyone else should happily tolerate being sniffed at/said hello to by their 'friendly' dog.
Keep it on a bloody lead.

Saying good day to someone does not mean that they are "becoming pals", OP. You've got this completely out of proportion and the amount of anger which comes across in your posts makes you look unhinged to me. Move on and try to find your dignity.

I've only heard it in Liverpool

I'm 'oop north' and have never heard that lol

Let on generally means acknowledge

Let on = say hello ooop norf

You call him an old git
He probably calls you a crazy mare

Just saying you bobs didn't like him to start with, and if you know he has told others off for similar incidents and still let your dog bound up to his then it's on you

Maybe his dog was aggressive - I'd much rather see someone boot my dog out of the way rather than letting their dog go for her throat. I work in a vet practice and have seen the injuries dogs can inflict on each other... don't let your dog go running up to others!

How is his do less than blameless! It's your dog that is out of control

Yes you've had a hard time but it's no excuse, you seem aggressive and nasty. It doesn't matter if it's a burly bloke, you have no idea what he or his dog were like.

Just because there are lead free areas does not mean all dogs should be lead free.

99luftballoon

Frankly, it would be good for everyone if dogs were on leads at all times but, yes, certainly when approaching other dogs and people. I am not a dog owner and do not want dogs running up to me or jumping up at my children, slobbering everywhere (if it's a boxer). The owners who say that 'he's all right. he's just being friendly' do not really understand that some people just do not want dogs in their space!

And seeing Paul O'Grady on the television letting dogs lick his face ........