Parent went mental at my Ddog!

[WesternAmy]

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?

I absolutely love this 😆😆😆

the dog’s feelings are hurt

fucking hell I’ve officially heard it all .

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.

Mumsnetters can be v weird about dogs for some reason! I totally agree with you OP. Labradors are bred to retrieve! It’s no one’s fault you happened to cross each other’s path at that moment in time and a toy dropped in front of your lab. Absolutely no need for anyone to overreact or scare the dog. Labs can be very sensitive and hate to be scolded. They can usually be cheered up with a tasty treat though! 😊

I can guarantee your dog has not given this a second thought.

I am with you OP - rather have a lovely dog than a child. He/she was only being friendly. Why do so many people on this site think that dogs are dangerous - they are not if brought up correctly. Shame the same cannot be said for parents bringing up their horrible screechy kids.

Your dog is dangerous to a toddler and the toddler is not dangerous to the dog.

Poor mother, you should definitely have apologised

No the Dlady was completely fine in preventing her Dchilds Dtoy being slobbered over by a random dog

Well of course dogs don’t “think” in the same way that humans do; they live in moment, but they are highly intelligent and they can absolutely be scared by shouting & aggression, and retain feelings & fears.

Gosh, some of the replies on this thread really remind me why I generally prefer most dogs over most people!

The dog had no interest in the toddler, and it didn’t touch the toy. Nothing to say sorry for.

@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!) 🐶🐾

I don't think saying no twice is such a big deal. That toy probably meant a lot to her toddler.

I think ddog and dlab is adorable. Just glad you didn't write dd instead of ddog because that would have been quite confusing.

Hope your ddog feels better soon.

Kid should stop throwing its stuff around. Train it.

Oh @WesternAmy don’t you know that on mumsnet every dog is a ravening hound straining at the last to murder their Doffspring 🙄😅

Yes she overreacted, but in my experience parents of very young kids often do so best to ignore.

Give DDog some fuss from me.

It had been dropped on the ground. It would be covered with random germs anyway. Being concerned about the dog damaging it is fair enough. I’m guessing the parent was caught by surprise and her No came out louder than she intended.

The dog probably thought the child was throwing the toy for him/her or it was picking it up to give to its owner as many dogs do.

yeah I'm not going to do that. Don't like dogs, they can exist, but I am not going to "educate" myself on how to deal with one when I shouldn't have to ever interact with one

Depends, if I was out with ds when he was small with the toy he was obsessed with attached to at the time and a dog off lead did a lungy grab, I probably would have shouted no in case dog made off with it (obviously in this made up scenario I wouldn't know the dog would, rationally, return without tearing it to shreds but would know ds would be devastated) if on lead dog made a grab for dropped toy, I don't think i'd have instinctively shouted at the dog. I probably would have smiled even if dog had picked it up and joked to DS dog was handing it back! Nothing against ddog because mine is also a ddog and loving your dog a bit too much is a million billion times better than loving your dog too little. OP i am also guilty of giving my doggo feelings they probably don't have- yours will be absolutely fine with a treat and a cuddle 😊

Labs are known for destroying stuff and eating anything!

All she said was 'no, no!'

She was trying to stop your dog what on earth is wrong with that?

Gosh when I opened this thread I thought you were going to say she pushed your dog or something but no this is ridiculous you are being entirely too precious!

Tell me you know nothing about dogs without saying so…

She didn't want dog slobber on her kids toy, perfectly reasonable. You don't say no to your dog?

Don’t worry, OP. Your dog didn’t do anything wrong nor was it dangerous. Mumsnet attracts a bizarre number of dog-haters who leap on all these threads.

Agreed. I’m pretty sure if I brandished a piece of sausage my screaming ‘no’ at mine would be forgotten in seconds. It happens all the time.

Maybe she’s one of those people who can’t say no in a sensible voice (like me).

The toy had already been on the ground where a dog could have pissed for all she knew. Bit extreme to get precious about dog slobber.

Kids that grow up on farms have the best immune systems, no need to freak out over dog slobber.

Was your dog on a lead? It certainly sounds like it was not well trained and under control.

Labradors are bigger than a toddler and the mother was probably very concerned. Stress does things to you.

You are unreasonable for not realising this and putting your dog above a child.

Apologise for what?? Walking along the same path as a mother with their kid? Get grip!

The child was not well trained and under control. Bloody litter bug.