To want to take my dog on the school run?

[exasperatedmummy]

I know that dogs are a big mnet no no at schools, but would you REALLY mind, if i were to take my gorgous little JRT type dog, who loves everybody with me to pick up DD.

I had resigned myself to the fact that, because there didn't appear to be anywhere to tie him whilst i dropped DD off, that would allow people to give him a wide berth should they want to avoid him, i wasn't going to take him. But apparently we can, unofficially leave them by the bins, where he wouldnt be able to jump up at people (he would jump up you see).

Would this really upset other mums? Someone took a puppy to school, My DD is at preschool, and the children thought he was wonderful. And a lady took her little dog in, it would be really nice to take mine as it would be a good run for him.

Jack Russel Terrier

I mean Jack Russell Terrier.

thanks..

I'm just about to adopt a greyhound.

I'll be walking her to the school gates on school runs. Dogs aren't allowed in the playground so will wait outside the gate. I'm going to muzzle her, mainly because DD will want to hold her lead and I'm slightly worried if the dog sees a cat, etc then she'll be off and DD might not hold her. She's nearly 8 though and used to dogs so am 99% sure she'll be able to hold her, just don't want to take that risk.

She's a small greyhound.

Its not near a road. I don't know, maybe I shouldn't. Guess I'll let her hold the dog in the woods/fields for a bit first and see how they get on. Dog is meant to be very well behaved.

Have 2 leads, you hold one and dd holds the other. That way, if greyhound takes off, dd isn't the only one holding it.

I would have been very happy to see well-behaved dogs at the school gates when I picked my boys up. We don't have a dog, but they love dogs and loved being able to pat them when we met them out and about.

Sadly it's the badly behaved dog-owners who are spoiling this for you all - and I do mean the owners, not the dogs - it's the owners' responsibility to make sure their dogs behave, and sadly some don't. Some don't pick up after their dogs either, and I know my boys' primary school was worried about dog poo in the playground.

I'm not sure about tying the dog to the railings though - you mightn't be able to see if it got over excited, or nervous, or angry, or if some children were annoying/teasing it.

(SKSS - two leads = child wants 2 leads ime (although that was with a toddler). However, also wouldn't allow child to hold lead on a road - we have greyhound x (smaller than most greyhounds) and she can almost pull me over when she sees a cat - and a muzzle won't stop the pulling, it will only stop her killing the cat)

You can buy a double handled lead, not sure where, i saw it advertised in a magazine, bargain at £35

It will depend if the greyhound is ex-racing or not as to how well behaved it is. My boy is very big but so well behaved on the lead that even if he sees a cat/squirrel/rabbit he won't pull. However, if he is off the lead he goes immediately and can't be stopped until he has caught the 'prey' or it has got away.

StripeyKnickers - if your greyhound is an ex-racer she won't know what fences are and may well run straight into a fence if she's chasing prey. They have complete tunnel vision but do learn quickly. You won't regret her either, greyhounds are the most gentle, sweet-natured, and loving dogs. She may be a terrible thief though so beware!

Apologies for thread hijack btw.

Don't see a problem as long as the dog would not actually get within jumping distance of the children., Can understand that people have a problem when dogs are tied so close to the school gates that you can't actually get in without brushing up against the dog.

However if you are tying the dog up somewhere on school premises, you will presumably need to get their permission first?

I'm sorry, but I absolutely loathe dogs anywhere near the school gate. Lots of children are afraid of dogs - if you have never owned one, they seem unpredictable, loud, often as big as a child and the jumping up thing freaks lots of people out. Yes, I'm sure no MNers dog would ever bite, etc., but the fact remains that some dogs do bite. I appreciate that "some" is the key thing here, but you have no way of knowing if the dog you have to negotiate your way past to leave school with your timid child is a biter or not. And that's scary to the uninitiated. Leave them at home, please.

no keep them away, yesterday someone tied up a loopy dog right next to the small entrance again.

lots of children were scared and my son fell into the stinging nettles to avoid it

i think it is fine to leave them by the gate as long as it is not near the entrance.

i have taken my dog to school and he is very big ,but he was on a halti and lead and i was in control of him . I wouldnt leave him tied up ,i took him into the playground with me ,which i think is preferable .Nobody appeared to mind ,he isnt a jumpy,barky,licky dog though ,he just stood still with me .

At our (small, infant) school there are always a couple of little dogs tied to the post that is right beside the entrance gate (and it is a narrow space). They are lovely little things - jumpy but obviously used to childrem. I really like it because my DS (3) pats them everyday and even my DD who is a bit scared of dogs is getting more into them.

you just have to be 100% certain that they will never nip or do worse to a child. I think as a parent you are entitled to assume that a school run dog is safe to pat (not something I would assume if it were a random dog outside of a shop). Noone at our school seems bothered by these dogs.

Must say it's hard sometimes to find separate times to take dog out, you just have to try and get all the birds with one stone sometimes...

I don't think a well behaved dog who wouldn't bite should be muzzled tbh, they've done nothing to deserve it, and makes them look like they are dangerous which is unfair.

When my dog is tied up, I feel it's the parents responsibility to stop their kids touching dogs they don't know. As it is mine with my son. He always goes to stroke dogs, and I am slowly teraching him not to touch doggies we don't know. It's just part of growing up.

If you can see im by the bins it might be easier on you with other parents, but if you can't then his safety is important too... Pop him under your arm if he's going to jump maybe?

maybe all the dog owners could arrange a dog creche type thing

My DS was 'attacked' by a cat he tried to stroke (gently, honest!) in the street yesterday, and now has a big scratch down the side of his face - why do dogs get such a bad rep? I take my dogs to pick DS up from nursery but make sure they are well away from the entrance at the far end of the car park so that sensitive kids can avoid them. My dogs are well trained to hand signals so I also have an informal group going with some of the neighbourhood kids who are scared of dogs, teaching them how to make them sit etc and how to approach dogs safely. I think it is a very important thing to teach little ones how to deal with animals, just as it is to teach them how to cross the road. As long as it is well supervised, of course...
I'd be tempted to keep your JRT with you when you meet out of school, unless it's really cold/raining when you would have to go inside to get their coats on etc - in which case your dog would probably prefer to stay at home in the warm anyway!