To ask dog owners to keep there dogs away from my my children?

My dog is always on a lead in public and under my control. I've had numerous toddlers run up to us with an ineffectual parent either encouraging it or telling them in a really pathetic tone to come back to them.

Keep your kids away from my dog too please. Thanks.

I'm a dog lover and dog owner and don't disagree with this 🤷🏻‍♀️

Well, we need kids to look after people when they get old!

Yes please point out where its the law

There are people advocating kicking dogs on here. Just for being near them. Nobody said that about children.

It’s not the law in the UK

Or keep your dog on a leash at all times as per the law

Yeah this. ^ And you sure can tell the bad dog owners from the good ones on here too.

Another thread where some owners seem to think their dogs matter as much as children. They don't and there is something very odd in believing that. They are pets, nothing more.

I have 2 dogs, one is a sheltie and because he is a ball of fluff we constantly have people coming up to us. The other dog and I are not fans of random interaction so we do our best to avoid people. Perfectly happy to stay away from kids, now just need kids to return the favour and leave my on lead, at my heel, dogs and I alone 🤷‍♀️

No, I’m a dog owner and I love dogs, but the OP is correct. Dogs should be able to be recalled, you don’t know what other dogs/people/kids are like with dogs.

I’ve had my dog almost 8 years and have had issues with kids approaching the whole time. He isn’t a teddy bear type and luckily he is very gentle but he does get scared when grabbed from behind.

if a kid asks me if they can stroke him then I’m happy to guide them on the best way as I think it’s important kids are confident around animals and understand their body language

our dog is only off lead in suitable places and he has good recall.

I think these days a lot of people have forgotten that their pet is a dog!!

After reading these comments, maybe it'd be better to rename this site dogsnet.

A responsible dog owner will put their dog on a lead in any situation where the dog and the child could come into close proximity. This action is required to ensure the dog's safety so applies even when, unfathomably, dog owners don't care about the safety of children.

Completely agree with you.

Our council has introduced this: https://www.sefton.gov.uk/environment/pests-pollution-and-food-hygiene/dogs/public-spaces-protection-order-dog-control/

Many owners bloody ignore it though.

Our dog is kept on a lead in public places (such as our local woods) to protect him from other off lead dogs who are aggressive. He's been jumped on by no end of those types of dog before, all with stupid, ineffectual, owners who have no control or ability to recall. It was only the fact that I was right there with him to get their dogs off mine that he wasn't injured.

Some owners seem to think that their dogs have a right to be off lead, regardless of the dogs' temperament or their own (lack of) control / recall. That type of owner drives me mad.

I've answered your question underneath. The one you're repeating, but also just explaining why I think there's debate here.

Either way, no big deal. Hope you feel better soon.

No, the issue is shit parents who don't control their offspring.

I agree as I used to hate it when people let their dogs run up to my kids

however I have had young kids approach my on lead dogs from behind and try and grab them. That should be strongly discouraged!!

I have also had a kid try and hit my dog with a stick and another kid tried to hit my in a pram baby with a stick.

and then there are the off lead dogs that are allowed to approach people and dogs without recall. Just because you think your dog is cute doesn’t mean I want muddy paw prints on my coat or my dog wants to interact with them

so I would say both kids and dogs need to be kept under control!!

I've already clarified my understanding of that statement to mean closer to her family than to the owner because the dog has approached them.

If that isn't what the op meant then fine, I've made my point and will leave it there.
I have the flu and haven't the energy to keep making the same point over and over.
You met me on one of my wake windows. Time to crash out again

You're not unreasonable and this is a problem that dog owners also experience. My dog is kept on a lead at all times and I'm so fed up of off lead dogs bothering him. I can't say how many arguments I've had with people telling them to get their dogs u Der control. They ruin it for everyone!

Again the OP didn't just say that. OP said that no dog should ever be closer to her family than their owner, regardless of recall.

She also said dogs who have poor recall ought to be on a lead. I think everyone would agree with that, because no owner wants to chase their dog around a beach to retrieve them anyway.

I think it's the first point people are debating, not the second.

I agree but also add in the irresponsible parents who let their dc run up to my dog because he’s cute. I mean, he will sit and let them stroke him because he’s awesome, or just walk away if he’s not in the mood, but the parents don’t know that!

dog owners yelling “he’s friendly” rather than “sorry” is a certain breed of owner ime.

“But this past 5 to 7 years, dog owners have turned into absolute cunts (many of them.)”

Yep. Entitled ones too. The idea expressed on this thread that human children are on the same level of importance as their mutt is just one example of the sheer cuntishness.