To say there's nothing remotely funny about being knocked to the ground by a dog

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While walking on the beach with DH and our own dog, (which was on a lead at that time) I was aware of this crazy spaniel who was charging all over the place (as spaniels tend to do), he'd already been up and greeted our dog but they didn't have a proper play as ours was then on the lead because we were getting near to the beach's exit. A few minutes later I all of a sudden felt a huge blow to the back of my knees, I just fell to the ground in a heap. The crazy spaniel then stood over me trying to lick my face. DH was trying to pull me up but I literally just couldn't move straight away. Anyway the spaniels owner came along saying sorry but laughing at the same time.

I really didn't think it was funny, DH thought I was exaggerating with my inability to get straight up,

I would find it hilarious..!!! x 1,000

Were I watching Tom and Jerry

Perhaps the owner should have been flattened by DH into a pancake at ground floor level with a hat on and then some arms could extend out of the pancake and 'pop' the hat back on then it all would have been a great cartoon laugh....

But as this is real life that particular irresponsible dog owner should not have been a bit more contrite.

should have been a bit more contrite

I'm genuinely quite shocked that so many people would have found this funny. Not in a judgemental 'you're all sociopaths' kind of way, just very, very surprised. I don't know of anyone like this in RL.

Also, one poster commented that This was a beach where dog walking is allowed. If you don't like dogs, don't go there, and others have said things along the same vein. The majority of beaches near us are 'dog friendly'. This means they welcome well controlled dogs alongside all the other beach users, and provide things like dog-poo bins. It does not mean that the entire beach is given over to dogs and that those dogs or dog owners enjoy any more rights than anyone else using the beach.