To not like other people's dogs?

[questabellatreetop]

I have a dog. I like her. I do not like other people's dogs harassing me in the park.

I'm in the park, without my dog having lunch, I've been sitting here for 30mins on a bench minding my own business, I've already had two dogs run up to me begging for food, circling me, trying to sniff me and lick me while I'm eating- disgusting and very annoying.
I live in a rural area, there are lots of woods and green areas, before I decided to eat my lunch here I had to consider where I would be least likely harassed by dogs! They're everywhere!!!!!

I feel your pain op, had my ddog down the beach last night, minding our business and she was attacked several times by a bloody Yorkshire terrier - with a suitable embarrassed owner who had just told us his dog was friendly!!
Keep your bloody dogs on a lead if they are likely to be a bloody nuisance!!

You are not BU! Some dog owners need to realise that not everyone wants to be harassed by their dogs. Keep them on a lead if they can't be trusted to behave properly and keep themselves to themselves.

I love dogs. But I do wish people would keep their dogs on a lead. My dog is 80% blind and when dogs run at him at certain angles he can't see them and it startles him. I was walking him last night with my DS (around a housing estate next to a busy road) and this Doberman came bounding up to him. He was friendly and I think just wanted to play, however he startled my dog who of cause started growling and snarling at him and this upset my DS who started crying.

I couldn't even see the owner! He started shouting at his dog (who ignored him) when he heard the commotion and did come running up, grabbed his dogs collar and apologised. However, he shouldn't have been off the lead in a built up area like that.

@Mia1415 nothing annoys me more than people thinking it's acceptable to let their dogs roam free just because they are friendly. They might be friendly, but what about the other dog who they are bounding up to? No doubt it would then be your fault if your dog took a disliking to it and snapped.

You should be able to see your dog at all times and know that they have a decent recall should you need to recall them. And if you see another dog coming that is on a lead, make sure your dog comes back to you and either keep them close or put them on a lead too.

Rant over.

I love my dog, he's awesome, and he's well trained and always under control. I also like other people's dogs when they're well trained, well mannered and suitable for life.

I don't like other people's dogs when they approach me and slobber / throw themselves at me, hassle my dog or my horses, or are generally unruly and annoying. I also don't like any dog which is unfit for real life - pugs etc - particularly if they're struggling in moderate heat, or with low intensity exercise. I feel very sorry for them, and I despise their owners / breeders.

I don’t care if your dog is “friendly”, I don’t want it sniffing round me or my children, or jumping up at us.
It is staggering the number of dog owners who cannot comprehend this.

I hear you OP. I hate how the majority of dog owners are now irresponsible. It used to be that the irresponsible ones were very much a minority, but that has totally shitted in the last 10-15 years. I have a dog, I pick up after him, I keep him on a lead, I don't let him bother people, or other dogs, I do everything right and yet we are hassled on nearly every single walk by some uncontrolled untrained dog. I can't blame people for thinking all dog owners are the same

I agree with every word of your post DiseasesOfTheSheep

What a typo! Not shitted but shifted! Although considering the way things are going for us responsible owners, maybe shitted was the right word!

I love dogs but I'm always being jumped on by dogs and I don't like it. I don't encourage them and it's just rude especially when they're covered in mud

AnyFarrahFowler

I don’t care if your dog is “friendly”, I don’t want it sniffing round me or my children, or jumping up at me

*This

I feel the same about other people's children.

My children have never sniffed another child's bottom.or jumped up at their parents..................

My children quite often harass me in public, asking for things/places/stuff and argue with one another. My dog never does that.

I like nice well behaved dogs.
I don't like rude dogs.
I was very angry when a dog with no owner to be seen bounded up mid beach bbq and stole the delicious bloody expensive king prawns. !

People seem incapable of understanding that both their dogs and their children are not as endearing to others as to themselves, and therein lies the issue.

Teg got there first...

Another thumbs up for teg!

My children quite often harass me in public, asking for things/places/stuff and argue with one another. My dog never does that

But we're talking about OTHER people's children/ dogs................aren't we?

( Though tend to agree my children too often harrass ME in public......)

I'm another other-dog disliker. Malformed inbred dogs make me sad, hairy & slobbery dogs gross me out, big dogs scare me, little yappy dogs annoy me! My dog is wonderful, though, of course

Quite appreciate a fat lab in front of a pub fire, though.

Oh just remembered my ex had a little dog which took a disliking to me. He slept in his bed and didn't like me being in "his space". Once he was barking and growling at me and my ex picked him up and said "He's fiiiine! Look doggy it's only bbpp." And pushed. him. in. my. face.

Don't shove an angry, upset dog in my face!

Quite appreciate a fat lab in front of a pub fire, though.

Yes!

I had a dog. It was lovely. I kept him under control and was always considerate of other people so when we went for walks if there were other people around with dogs (or children or whatever) I put him on the lead. My sister has a very small dog - basically it is nice enough I suppose but she came to see me with her dog (which I wasn't expecting, she hadn't asked if she could bring it), she just let it run in when I opened the door and it chased my cats and that resulted in a lamp being broken. If she had asked I would have been prepared and probably would have shut the cats away, and if she had kept it under control there wouldn't have been a problem anyway. I'm not a dog person despite having had one of my own. I don't particularly like them, I don't like their smell, and I really really don't like having them inflicted on me in my own space, whether that be at home or sitting on a park bench.

I love my dogs and my child.

Dont want to be bothered by other peoples dogs or children!

I feel the same about other people's children.
I concur. Sorry, but wish kids or their parents would get the hint when you turn away that you don’t want them to bother you. I hate kids coming up to me and climbing over me or screeching in my vicinity, and it’s uncomfortable for you if the offspring isn’t removed.

I’m also not a fan of a big dog jumping up when it’s covered in mud, and I also agree that many owners can’t control their dogs- not the dogs’ fault if they’ve not been trained adequately.