Walking dsis’ dog today, looking after him whilst she’s away. He’s a big breed but good temperament, recall, doesn’t pull on lead etc.
Out of no where a lab cross runs up to us, we start trying to keep walking, dsis’ dog not showing it much interest. I looked around for the owner (popular walking spot) but couldn’t see anyone… the lab cross then decides to keep annoying dsis dog, in his face, starts bearing teeth…
Dsis’ dog yanks in opposite direction to try and get away which of course pulls me over. I’m by this point covered in mud, hands bleeding (on a hard path) with still no owner on site. Other dog walkers standing back obviously not wanting to get close as that would’ve just meant people and other dogs in the middle of the lab cross and dsis’ dog.
my own dog at this point is barking but trying to keep away from the lab cross.
still no dog owner in sight…
eventually idiot owner comes running saying they’re sorry, they’ll get my jacket cleaned etc…my hands still bleeding and I tell them they need to keep their dog on lead if no recall as whilst dsis dog hasn’t reacted aggressively, the next dog on lead might well do…:
”yes of course” says idiot owner and starts to walk away….
I start on my way back to the car but sit at the side of the path for a few minutes to try and get the mud of the cuts on my hands…
can you guess what happens next? Of course idiot owner has taken their dog back off the lead and it comes bounding up again. I took dsis dog and my dog near the water which seemed to deter it but my god, how idiotic as an owner can you be?
the poor dog looked about two, totally unsocialised as no boundaries. Why oh why do some people get dogs if they cant/ won’t look after it properly?