One of my "pet" hates is people that ignore the dogs on leads rule. Why on earth do they think it doesn't apply to them.
My wife & dog have been attacked twice whilst out walking (not on a camp site). My wife is terrified if she sees a dog off it's lead now. A site that appears to condone it is off our list straight away.
My friend is a dog trainer and has Crufts obedience champions, and she would never take her dogs out in public off the lead. No matter how well they are trained they can have an off day. I think people fail to realise that dogs are wild animals essentially and no matter how much we love them and think of them as part of the family they are still deep down wild. Much like kids, I must admit, if they aren't trained they revert to the wild, why would we think dogs can do better? Our dog is a friend to everyone, but on one campsite she decided that the big white dog that walked by minding its own business needed talking to, she was tethered so no harm came to the other dog, but who knows what she might have done had she been loose. I would have been surprised but that wouldn't have helped the other dog.
I hope the little Cav is Ok and no lasting damage has occurred. The disregard people seem to have these days for others is appalling. I suppose it is the entitlement generation, they can do what they want.
Yes they should be on lead at all times,just got back from C&CC Tregurrian last Friday, guy opposite let his large poodle type off permantly to foul and wee every where
One thing I have noticed, and this has been on more than one site I've stayed at, it seems to be that those leaving their dogs untethered while on site are the ones with seasonal caravans rather than campers/caravanners just there for a few days - it's as if they think that having a caravan on a permanent pitch for several months of the year gives them the right to ignore the rules.
When I was away for the jubilee week a couple on a seasonal pitch across from me had a very thick-set Staffy X which they allowed to run round unchecked and more than once it came across to where my two JRTs were tethered - luckily it was very friendly but I dread to think what would have happened had it not been. Then on another part of the same site a Border Collie and a Lab were allowed to run between the caravans - again these were on seasonal pitches.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that all caravanners on seasonal pitches allow their dogs to run loose, I'm sure most of them don't, but it just seems that on the occasions when I have seen an untethered dog it has come from a seasonal pitch. Is it just me or has anyone else noticed this?
------------- Tigermouse
I have a very temperamental personality - 50% temper and 50% mental
If your dog gets off the lead and jumps up at people. Please at least apologise to the person annoyed by the dog. - It does happen of course by sheer accident we know that.
Happened to me recently, I don't particularly like dogs and don't like them jumping up behind me is it going to bite etc. Did the owner apologise ? No ..... (how hard is "I'm really sorry about that") and it was the 3rd time that day that someone else caught this dog apparently. This was on a campsite also happened elsewhere.
I really don't wish any harm to dogs but I don't want to be licked, sniffed or generally bothered by dogs and I really don't want to kiss them. Was bitten as a child and dogs behind me bother me.
Please also don't say "He's soft and won't hurt you" - I don't know the dog and how could I know this as they dont have cartoon bubbles saying "I am a softie" etc
I like to admire dogs at a distance and by watching them a retired greyhound would suit us best. Seen loads on site and they seem so relaxed and laid back. As we work all day, dont have the time to put into looking after one and my OH is asthmatic it wouldn't be fair on a dog.
What a horrible unnecessary thing to happen, I hope your dog makes a full recovery, I really love dogs, often going out my way to clap and make a fuss of other peoples dogs, but dogs of the lead on a campsite is a big pet hate of mine, my own dogs are exercised at times and places where we are least likely to come across other dogs of the lead, on a campsite we should be fine you would think..........no, we have been attacked twice by of the lead spaniels of all things and I mean attacked not a waggy tail dog coming to say hallo, actually a lot of dogs have went to attack us and thought better of it in the last few yards and about turned, so to any one reading this and you have a dog that you think is OK to be of the lead and the rules dont apply to you, one day you will meet dogs like mine and the outcome wont be good for your dog, I was waiting to see if the spaniel owners would come and discuss what had happened but I suppose they didn't fancy their chances after seeing what happened to their dogs, and I will not be held responsible for damage to of the lead dogs.
Quote: Originally posted by TheJoneses + Freddi on 08/7/2012
The moral of this post is that even though "he hasn't done anything like this before",if the sign says "DOGS ON LEADS AT ALL TIMES,THEN PLEASE ALL DOG OWNERS,STICK TO THE RULES==YOU AND YOUR DOG ARE NOT EXEMPT.
On some sites this should also applies to the site owner's dog or dogs. We had an incident where the site owner's dog jumped over our windbreak to get at our dogs. On another occasion we came back to find paw marks on the side of the caravan where the dog had been jumping up trying to see in the window!
We had a Yorkie that was attacked by two German Shepherds and was lucky to survive. It took a court case in small claims court to get a payment. I hope your dog recovers okay.
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Topic: DOGS ON LEADS
