And I wouldn’t punch a pensioner for pushing into the queue at the post office, but neither of these scenarios are relevant to the OP where harm, and distress did occur.
Genuine coffee/screen interface moment here!
TJ's advice is correct also if the dog is actually biting you boot the ****ing thing. Although in the op's case I just have an image of a man mincing about, Dashund in arms and squealing whilst a small dog nips his ankles in a pretty harmless manner. If a dog bites you and it doesnt break the skin, its not trying, its playing..
Still needs reporting though and is still very annoying.
Although in the op’s case I just have an image of a man mincing about, Daschund in arms and squealing whilst a small dog nips his ankles in a pretty harmless manner.
And there was me assuming the OP was a woman!
Silly sbob!
Used to have a dachs (rescue, timid from prior abuse), one day this jack russell came tearing under a boundary fence onto the footpath and went for her. My walking staff leaped into immediate action and made contact with hind leg. Sent the JR limping and yelping away. Felt bad but in the heat of the moment it seemed appropriate. 'Bite Back' spray maybe?
Alternatively, get yourself a proper dog. Our family Staffie is the most loving well natured animal you’ll come across, but if another dog plays silly buggers it would rip them to pieces.
Ah, Staffie owner. Makes a lot of sense.
I booted it in the back leg and it yelped and stopped,
Consider yourself extremely fortunate that the owner didn't get the RSPCA involved after that. You would almost certainly find yourself in court if reported for an unprovoked attack on a dog!
Makes a lot of sense.
What does? Keeping the dog on a lead and under control? Too right.
Certainly more than your two posts made of 100% senseless bollocks.
Here's a clue: when you are being called out before even joining a thread it may be time for some introspection. 💡
I would kick the dog and bite the ankles of the owner,that will teach them.
I would kick the dog and bite the ankles of the owner
Then rob the poor and shoot the money!
What does? Keeping the dog on a lead and under control? Too right.
But what about the rights of the dog to roam free? Shirley you can't deny the laws of nature?
But what about the rights of the dog to roam free? Shirley you can’t deny the laws of nature?
I appreciate that they are now shaved, buffed and scented with lavender, but you are still talking bollocks.
Mine or the dogs?
But what about the rights of the dog to roam free? Shirley you can’t deny the laws of nature?
I'm cool with dogs roaming in a rural area. Providing they behave and don't cause a nuisance. But this one wasn't behaving, a gentle stab with you foot should sort it.
I like dogs, but don’t own one as i work shifts.
i worked as a window cleaner for 15 years, on and off, so I have been bitten many many times.
without fail, every time I’ve been bitten, the owner has said “don’t worry, he doesn’t bite”
it’s a shame for the dog in the op’s case, as there’s nothing happier than a well trained dog.
Dogs have no right to roam free. I can see stickers on lamp posts from this very seat offering fines to dog owners that think otherwise.
Dogs have no right to roam free
I support dogs' rights to stand on their own [s]two[/s] four feet!
I’m not a great defender of horses but they do have a pre-programmed response to loose yappy dogs which, unless the riders are very skilled or lucky, doesn’t tend to end well.
The owners aren’t going to do anything. It’s on a bridleway report it.
There is a similar dog locally which everyone has moaned about and complained to the owner but not taken further. Last week it went for a horse on the road. It was only down to the skill of the rider that no-one was killed (I’m usually the one complaining about clueless horse riders).
"Alternatively, get yourself a proper dog. Our family Staffie is the most loving well natured animal you’ll come across, but if another dog plays silly buggers it would rip them to pieces"
Then you would be as irresponsible as the other dogs owner.
Also you would be dogless once the order to destroy your aggressive dog was passed down, would you be so smug of it's ability to 'rip them to pieces'
your aggressive dog
It's not aggressive, it is defensive. Calm yourself down.
Often folk don’t realise they’ve moved onto a right of way and loose angry little dogs are going to get hurt pretty quickly if they carry on biting people.
If they've bought/rented the house this would've surely been pointed out to them at the time of buying/letting?!
I booted it in the back leg and it yelped and stopped,
Consider yourself extremely fortunate that the owner didn’t get the RSPCA involved after that. You would almost certainly find yourself in court if reported for an unprovoked attack on a dog!
It wasn't unprovoked tho?!
I've always thought I'd be a non-kicker, until a hellhound ran out of a farm & went for me on my bike, I tried to kick it but missed so just sped off.
Personally I’d take a hessian sack next time I was around that way. When the dog approaches simply capture it in your hessian sack. Take the dog home and spend a few weeks training it. Drop it back where you found it and hey presto! One well behaved dog.
It’s not aggressive, it is defensive. Calm yourself down.
The act of ripping another dog to pieces is not defensive, that's not how dogs work and it goes way beyond defensive behaviour.
Maybe the wording was badly chosen eh?
Good to see this thread going "full-Staffie-Big-Hitter"!
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Does the Staffie have it's own Kappa tracksuit and baseball bat?
Good to see this thread going “full-Staffie-Big-Hitter”!
Big Bit 'er ?
I think we can all agree that the only solution agreeable to everyone is to borrow a horse and let it do the kicking.
Good to see this thread going “full-Staffie-Big-Hitter”!
What would your dog do if another dog attacked it, write a strongly worded letter?
And what would your advice to the OP be? So far your posts have lacked any content.
I think we can all agree that the only solution agreeable to everyone is to
Keep your dogs under control; on a lead.
My parents used to have a dog, once 2 larger dogs went for it, lucky it was on the lead and they ran away when I very angrily shouted at them.
I would've kicked them about 2 seconds later if they hadn't backed off.
But as you managed to back away, I think you did the right thing, it's not the dog's fault that the owners are idiots. In your situation you know where they live etc. in order to report it too, which is useful.
Has anyone actually tried kicking a dog? I'd be afraid that I'd come off worse!
Has anyone actually tried kicking a dog?
Tried it with the family dog once but it blocked me and roundhouse kicked me out the mother ****ing window.
Yes, booted a farm collie locally once or twice....
I have two dogs. I'm completely with Cougar on this one.
Just to help your mental imagery, I'm female and the dachshund cross is more like a long wheelbase terrier (i.e. not a miniature). She's also a foster dog hence being extra protective of her (I'm keen not to hand her back to the RSPCA in bits). So I had my hands full which made any other interaction with the grumpy biting dog or the second loud but not aggressive dog pretty difficult.
I made it out without actual injury (and I was wearing sheep shearing clothes so you wouldn't actually see whether a dog had damaged them 😉 ) and without hoofing the little blighter.
However, this is a regular walk so I've emailed the ROW officer to see whether he can help. Otherwise I might need dog kicking training.
dog kicking training.
Jeet Kune Dog ?
Otherwise I might need dog kicking training.
Or a gun.
Definitely a gun.
You gotta send it to end it. (Just make sure the owner isn't watching at the time).
Mate and I had some dog go for our ankles as we rode past. It began chasing us so we let it chase us (trail was going down) for a few km... Going fast enough that it couldn't catch us, but slow enough that we didn't lose it.
The following week we saw "lost dog" posters around the entrance to the woods. Felt a bit guilty.
Next time take a water bottle with a strong solution of a sugary, fruity drink in it. Squirt the little rat-dog & it will probably run away, to be left with a sticky residue all over It's fur. No harm done.
Failing that, kick it's lips off.
It needs to learn its position in the food chain. I hate cruelty to animals but they need to know their place. Kicking is bad tho as it can cause serious injury. Christ I hate aggressive dogs 😦 sheep dogs my worst nightmare on the bike
There was an interesting case of a dog/jogger kick interface near to me last month.
https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/dog-dies-after-being-run-1539582
The text from the article is below:
A dog has died after she was allegedly kicked repeatedly by a jogger and fled into oncoming traffic.
Officers from Gloucestershire Constabulary have launched an investigation after the black cockapoo named Lucy was allegedly attacked in Churchdown Park Recreation ground on Thursday afternoon, May 3.
Reports on social media say that the pet approached the jogger "in a friendly manner" while they were running through the village.
It is alleged the jogger and the owner had an argument before the jogger kicked the dog under the chin which became confused and ran out onto the Golden Valley bypass.
Reports are Lucy was struck several times and later died.
A string of posts detailing what is alleged to have happened appeared in a Facebook group.
In the thread one woman said: “I’ve just heard that the jogger kicked her under the chin several times and she got confused and disorientated and ran off onto the Golden Valley and was hit several times.
“I feel sick. I have met Lucy and I have a cockapoo and all they want to do is make friends.”
Laura Ravenscroft said: “It happened on Thursday around 5pm, I got there just after it had happened and we all looked for Lucy.
“There were some witnesses and the police are involved so I really hope they catch this evil man.
“Fingers crossed the police hunt him down. Devastated to hear Lucy didn’t make it, thoughts go to her and her owner.”
The article is obviously written with sympathy towards the dog owner and no attempt to balance the facts. I do not think that any jogger would kick a dog without good reason and no further articles have been published about the police tracking down and charging the jogger.
My take is that the dog owner is at fault for allowing her animal to annoy other members of the public and should be held liable for any damages to vehicles that hit her out of control mutt - it was fortunate that no serious road accident happened because of this.