Page 5 | Parent went mental at my Ddog!

WesternAmy · 2026-04-30T16:42:26+00:00

Can someone please tell me how Ddog was at fault here?! We were walking on a footpath close to our house earlier, and a woman was pushing her toddler along on a sort of bike thing. As we were passing, the toddler dropped a cuddly toy. Ddog instinctively went to pick this up (it resembled a dog toy) and I stopped him. The woman went mental, shouted at Ddog “NO, NO” and I hurried us away. I can tell it has impacted him, he has been really subdued since which is not like him at all. Am I wrong to think the woman should have had some restraint?

Imdunfer · 30/04/2026 22:07

Imdunfer · 30/04/2026 19:19

Was the dog on an extendable lead?

Was the lead extended?

If so YABU to allow the dog to get so close that a mother thought it was about to pick up the child's toy.

Can we haver an answer to this please?

alpenguin · 30/04/2026 22:03

Im a dog lover and a dog owner (currently have 2) and I’m on the side of the mum and child. They don’t know your dog is tame or that it won’t attack the toy or the child. Her delayed response may have been a processing delay between realising what was going on and vocalising.

We have a strict liability when it comes to ensuring our dogs appear to be behaved in public and there’s nothing wrong with the mother shouting No! At the dog to ensure it doesn’t pick up the toy, especially if the owner is (hypothetically) squeaking in a high pitched non committal voice “come on now silly mr ruffles, leave the toy” as they walk past. It’s a dog, it’s feelings aren’t hurt by someone else barking a command at them (and if well trained they ought to respond to no whomever commands it) and it’s not traumatised by the interaction. It’s not a child ffs.

I have a crazy neighbour who calls her overactive and very bouncy lab her son and it gets away with all manners of bad behaviours that she thinks are just cute or normal. Nothing could persuade her otherwise. It would steal a child’s toy and she’d give a tinkly laugh. You’d probably get on OP.

Redpaisley · 30/04/2026 22:00

WesternAmy · 30/04/2026 20:17

I am pleased to report that Ddog appears much like his normal self again now- I’m sure the copious amounts of treats has helped!

Thanks to my fellow ddog lovers for their reassurance and support 😘

Edited

That’s a relief. I support DDog 😘

CosyAndSnug · 30/04/2026 21:59

Ved · 30/04/2026 17:52

@WesternAmy

At least your DLab DDog didn't get hold of the DToy, and rip it up, or the DChild would have been DUpset, and his DMum would have had to buy a DNew one.

🤣 oh man crying 🤣

Freda69 · 30/04/2026 21:55

Don’t worry OP - some people are weird around dogs. I once got told my golden retriever was a wolf.
I’m sure some cheese will make your boy forget the trauma.
(from a labradoodle mum).

Mumofyellows · 30/04/2026 21:55

Harhar · 30/04/2026 20:46

Dbrat was in the wrong here.

Ha! Agree!

Mumofyellows · 30/04/2026 21:52

WesternAmy · 30/04/2026 17:45

He’s a very tame DLab.

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My lovely labs would do this too if they had the chance,retrievers and all that! Sounds like she was way over told too.

StephQ1 · 30/04/2026 21:48

Entitled dog owner thread number 719293.

vodkaredbullgirl · 30/04/2026 21:45

RecyclingSal · 30/04/2026 19:33

@WesternAmy you cant tell us about your Ddog without paying the Ddog tax! Would love to see your darling boy (from a fellow yellow lab mum!) 🐶🐾

The cheese tax 😆

AllyMacbealmyarse · 30/04/2026 21:45

HP07 · 30/04/2026 21:26

Speaking as a parent of a child whose teddy was picked up by a dog, that had somehow been allowed into a children’s playground, and slobbered all over resulting in tears from my daughter, who was envisioning it being ripped to shreds, I absolutely think the parent’s reaction was right and fair. In our case the dog would not let go, the owner had no control or recall and I had to wrestle the toy away from the dog whilst my child was crying.
I appreciate your dog may otherwise be very well behaved but the fact is they tried to take something that was not theirs.
I work in the vet industry and absolutely love dogs but see such a vast amount that are badly trained that I would not automatically assume one that approaches my children or their belongings is going to behave appropriately. My advice would be to train your dog to walk to heel when you are passing people you don’t know so that you don’t get into a situation where your dog may be upset or panicked by other people’s reactions. Not everyone wants a dog to approach them, some people are scared or allergic or simply don’t like dogs.

Don’t think she asked for your advice, and the dog obeyed the command so is clearly trained, but in any case all the stuff in your first paragraph had absolutely nothing in common with this situation so maybe don’t project. Of course a dog shouldn’t be in a fenced off kids playground, but you realise the ground is dirty too right?

nevernotmaybe · 30/04/2026 21:44

Livelovebehappy · 30/04/2026 21:37

And neither did OP? Big over reaction for the woman to ‘hurry’ OP away. The cuddly toy should have been secured. Child should be riding the bike or playing with toy. Not both..

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Dog either didn't try and touch other property, or owner is completely 100% solely in the wrong.

vodkaredbullgirl · 30/04/2026 21:43

DMN you are all mad 😂

AllyMacbealmyarse · 30/04/2026 21:42

ERthree · 30/04/2026 20:40

Hate to tell you Darling but not everyone loves your mutt. Your Mutt should not have been close enough to the child to be in reach of picking up the toy. Keep your animal away.

Are you so rabidly anti dog you’re just making stuff up? She didn’t say the dog was anywhere near the child, the dog was under control (hence when told not to pick up the toy it didn’t) so get a grip love. And fri not everyone likes your sprog, so kindly keep it away.

Bridgercam · 30/04/2026 21:41

Onwednesdayswewearblack · 30/04/2026 21:15

It's a Labrador, it's born to retrieve

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Only when told!

aperolspritzbasicbitch · 30/04/2026 21:39

ERthree · 30/04/2026 20:40

Hate to tell you Darling but not everyone loves your mutt. Your Mutt should not have been close enough to the child to be in reach of picking up the toy. Keep your animal away.

How do you know how close the dog was to the child?

The child may have thrown the toy directly in the path of the dog, how is that the fault of the dog? Or the owner.

Bridgercam · 30/04/2026 21:39

Stompythedinosaur · 30/04/2026 17:50

I imagine she dislikes dogs and was worried about dog slobber on the toy.

Though presumably she considers the germs from the floor to be fine.

People are strange.

I think you'll get no sense on mn where people seem to believe dogs have no right to exist in communal space.

You can like dogs (me) and even own them (me) and still not want the dog to slobber over or rip your baby’s toy (me).

Livelovebehappy · 30/04/2026 21:37

Surprisednotusedb4 · 30/04/2026 17:44

Whatever the breed, the woman did NOTHING wrong

And neither did OP? Big over reaction for the woman to ‘hurry’ OP away. The cuddly toy should have been secured. Child should be riding the bike or playing with toy. Not both..

Ved · 30/04/2026 21:36

Metromayhem · 30/04/2026 18:42

Don’t be weird. I have a cat who I adore but I don’t call her dcat because it’s fucking stupid.

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Agreed!

RollOnSunshine · 30/04/2026 21:28

She did not want your dogs saliva going on a cuddly toy.

And ddog? Tells us all we need to know.

HP07 · 30/04/2026 21:26

Speaking as a parent of a child whose teddy was picked up by a dog, that had somehow been allowed into a children’s playground, and slobbered all over resulting in tears from my daughter, who was envisioning it being ripped to shreds, I absolutely think the parent’s reaction was right and fair. In our case the dog would not let go, the owner had no control or recall and I had to wrestle the toy away from the dog whilst my child was crying.
I appreciate your dog may otherwise be very well behaved but the fact is they tried to take something that was not theirs.
I work in the vet industry and absolutely love dogs but see such a vast amount that are badly trained that I would not automatically assume one that approaches my children or their belongings is going to behave appropriately. My advice would be to train your dog to walk to heel when you are passing people you don’t know so that you don’t get into a situation where your dog may be upset or panicked by other people’s reactions. Not everyone wants a dog to approach them, some people are scared or allergic or simply don’t like dogs.

Dodorogers · 30/04/2026 21:26

WesternAmy · 30/04/2026 17:52

DDog < DH or the incredibly cringey ‘DSIL/DMIL’ etc which gets used on here 😂

She just didn’t want your dog ripping up her toddlers toy

Cherrytree86 · 30/04/2026 21:24

She has obviously hurt the feelings of your darling dog and made him feel rejected. Feel sad for ddog and for you seeing him that way, OP

Onwednesdayswewearblack · 30/04/2026 21:15

tulippetals · 30/04/2026 17:46

YABU. Surely your dog should be trained to not pick up anything dropped in front of it?

It's a Labrador, it's born to retrieve

MyDeftDuck · 30/04/2026 21:15

OP, please post a photo of your subdued dog……..oops, sorry DDog!

BlakeCarrington · 30/04/2026 21:11

The woman sounds like an overwrought dickhead OP. Don’t give it a second thought.