Am I the c#%t??

[cantthinkofausername26]

Walking my cavapoo today in a big open and empty field. He trots along happily off the lead, if he comes across another dog he will go and give them a sniff and be on his way.

usually if I see another dog on a lead I will put him on a lead too. I didn’t see this woman soon enough as she appeared from behind a bush. Big gnarly dog on a lead XL bully type dog. My dogs starts trotting in her direction, she goes mental shouting “go away, this is a dangerous dog, get your fucking dig away” etc. I called Doggo over and put him on a lead, no drama. She is still mouthing off at me, to which I replied “all right calm down!” This set the mad woman off shouting that I’m a fucking idiot and her dog would rip mine to bits and I shouldn’t let him off the lead. To which I replied “you’re the one with the aggressive dog you can’t control, who is the real idiot here?” I then got called a butch and a c£&t!

Now is it me that is a c£&t? Or the person with a massive aggressive dog that was literally pulling her along??

Why was a dangerous dog not muzzled in a public place??

I think you need a grown up to come and help you with your reading. What are you on about??

It sounds like you’re doing sensible things in your case and presumably you would pick him up if an off leash dog approached. Not ideal of course but a safe solution.

She hasn’t said it wasn’t muzzled. When asked she hasn’t replied.

yes he’s tiny so we are able to. If younger we’d definitely be seeking a behaviourist.

No, it definately wasn't you that was the cunt in this scenario.

Not sure why you posted to ask if you were in the wrong, when you are super resistant to hearing your actual dog owning responsibilities.
I think you were very much in the wrong, you don't have a proper grasp of why to leash your dog and you have no notion of being preemptive. But you completely resist these things just for the sake of being right and "winning".
I'm sure your dog is lovely, if that helps.

Think your dog needs a muzzle then.

Then train your dog not to go up to other dogs.

No it wasn’t muzzled

Hmm but why should other people keep their gentle dogs on leads to accommodate your dog that you can't control? Next you'll be asking for kids on leads.

Now I'm starting to think that other owner had a point. Rude much?

Obviously you haven’t read the full thread. I have taken responsibility and said I would be in the wrong if my dog was attacked. Hope that helps.

if your dog goes up to other dogs then you need to keep it on a lead.

the other woman's language was bad but she's pissed off at other dog owners letting their dogs off leads going up to anyone and everyone.

what happens if your dog goes up to a child? not everyone loves dogs. If your dog doesn't do what you say, when you say it, then don't let it off the lead

I honestly find some of the comments astounding, what if it was a small child who we all know can run up to dogs in a split second even with attentive parents. Cue the “my dog aggressive dog would never bite a child” comments. Well no, your dog has been shown to be aggressive so muzzle it in public, why take the risk? A child’s life is more important than your dog’s walking enjoyment and I say that as a committed dog owner.

My reading’s fine thankyou.

The quote thing didn’t work and I cannot be arsed to screenshot it.

but it’s about your 7th reply where you say

not sure it was an XL bully but that type.

If you cannot call your dog back so it doesn’t approach other dogs on lead until you’ve established that it’s fine then you are a cock juggling thundercunt.

Why would anything be approaching it?

I have 2 dogs. They do NOT approach other dogs! Not unless I have checked its OK with the owner.

No one (people, dogs) should approach people's dogs without checking its OK first.

Aggressive dogs are not going to be aggressive if they're not provoked. Their owners therefore keep them on a lead.

Report to dog warden then. I had to do similar for a bully XL type dog near my local library and on the bus with me. link

Why were you confrontational? She shouted at you. I would have just walked on. There's no reasoning with people when they are like that and there's no benefit to shouting back. You will never feel better about it, only worse.

She is for her behaviour BUT, I have a Lhasa Apso that's been attacked by 2 other dogs. She hates dogs now and goes in defence mode when she sees one. I absolutely hate when another dog approaches off lead although I never act like that.

Your the problem I'm afraid. You openly say in your OP that yours will happily go and sniff another dog before going on it's way.
Who are you to decide that's okay?
Some dogs don't like it, some are reactive to strange dogs approaching them.
I have a Dax, he'd attack yours if he came for a friendly sniff because he's nervous through mistreatment from a previous owner. He's on his lead.
He's not a big scary aggressive XL type
I'd shout at you aswell to get your dog on the lead because mine is scared.
Your dog doesn't have the right of way because it's a friendly sniff.
Train your dog to walk on without approaching other dogs and be more aware of your surroundings

Right then, to clear this up…

I said an xl bully type dog - as in a dog that looked like an xl bully but not completely sure on exact breed.

then someone mentioned xl bullies should be muzzled etc, I replied that I wasn’t sure that it actually was an xl bully.

I hope that helps you to understand.

If you can’t stop your dog approaching other dogs (or people) then you can’t control your dog either, no matter how gentle it is.

I've worked with dogs for many years and I'd bet that your pup was attacked by cockapoos rather than cavapoos.

The most troublesome and unpredictable breed I've ever worked with and vet colleagues agree, are cockapoos. So much depends on the genetic ratio and unfortunately you don't know what mix you've got until it's too late. They can be aggressive little so and so's and very unpredictable.

you shouldn't be walkign around in public with your dog off a lead which runs up to other dogs/people/children etc

do you not see that.

just cos you love little fido doesn't mean the rest of the world want him slobbering him over us