Done it again!

Strange kid runs up to your staffie, what do u do,

a) jump inbetween them and tell the kid to ask before he touches
b) shout and ball at kid, then once the dad of the kid shouts at you, hav a go at him
c) nothing, and your dog is scarred or stressed or worse, nips at the kid and is put down

Well.........................................

a and b happened last nite and c is not on the agenda

the dad shouted at me (about his kid) "he's got something wrong with him, so i shouted back at him "well put him on an effin lead then instead of lettin him terrorise my dogs"

Wrong? temper too much? sorry for venting anger but OMG, if either jake or molly snapped at this kid, who would have been put down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

rant over

ty for listening

xxx

sooz225 wrote: "well put him on an effin lead then instead of lettin him terrorise my dogs"

Sorry but thats funny
I think you done the right thing most definatly hahaha

He's there to protect his son. you are there to protect your dogs, simple as.

I know what you mean. Dempsey is friendly enough, but only if you approach him properly, otherwise he's likely to growl. Several times kids have run up & tried to pat him without being calm. I do what you did, I step in between & just say, "You should always ask before you stroke a strange dog - he's friendly as long as you..............."then I tell them how they should behave.

But yes, I've had a few parents rant at me for having a go at their kids. I just tell them, would they rather the kids startle the dog & get growled at?

lol i took it a bit further and when i was coming out the shop (son had hold of dogs) i told him he was an effin wan**r and shouldnt be allowed to walk the streets of glasgow, and i wasnt even on my time of the month, otherwise i'd have been in jail!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did you mean for him to put his kid on a lead cause that cracked me up! Its so annoying, and yes it would be you thats being penilized if anything happened. The brat should have asked first. I don't know what it is at the mo, have all these muppets been let on day release or something!

lol i can laff now, omg no wonder my kid hates takin dogs out with me, i embarress him constantly!!

sooz225 wrote:, and i wasnt even on my time of the month, otherwise i'd have been in jail!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

janey the kid came runnin up to molly an tried to grab her, he was only about 6 or 7, now you know molly is a rescue dog and she's wary of kids, thats why i ran out shop an jumped inbetween then, poor fulton (my son) nearly floored the kid too,

i dont mind kids bein friendly but dont run up and try and grab, an then when the dad said he has something wrong with him, shouldnt he be a bit more wary of what his son does???

SCREAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMSSSSS IN PURE RAGE, ok rant over again lol xxxxxxxxxxxxx

am gonna go clean ma sons footballs boots to release the tension and anger!

sooz225 wrote:am gonna go clean ma sons footballs boots to release the tension and anger!

Oh, god, I remember the pleasant times cleaning football boots.................he does his own nowadays!

My neice is autistic and a real howler she is mental (i love it) but even she knows not to pet stray/strange dogs and she doesn't even act that way around my dogs she knows to be calm.
That guy should be teaching his son the same thing no matter what is wrong with him, what if it was a stray booted out for aggression then what would of happened the father would of blamed the dog rather than himself for not teaching his son.

Although u may have lost our ragg a bit you did do the right thing by not letting the kid get to molly.....like u said if u hadnt god knows what would of happened! I wouldnt worry about it x

blaze wrote:Although u may have lost our ragg a bit you did do the right thing by not letting the kid get to molly.....like u said if u hadnt god knows what would of happened! I wouldnt worry about it x

an not worried blaze, and ty u all for support and comments, was just havin a mad rant. i aim to be out at same time next week without dogs and i'll floor the dad fr bein a cheeky git to me!!!!,, anyone want a visitor pass to cornton vale womens prison in stirling???

xxxx lol

I haven't had it happen with Saxon, yet. Very few people walk up to me when I'm out with Saxon. I think I must look mean when I walk him because people walk up to the boyfriend on walks all the time!!

It seems the older billy gets, the less people some up to us, I suppose they are cute when they are puppies, to me though he is still gorgeous whatever his age.

lynne wrote:It seems the older billy gets, the less people some up to us, I suppose they are cute when they are puppies, to me though he is still gorgeous whatever his age.

He is certainly looking great and big in your avatar

thank you and missy is fab

janey wrote:Did you mean for him to put his kid on a lead cause that cracked me up!

Love it

We had a kid come up to us and everyone else in the park with a dog the other day. He was leading his own dog around and only looked about 8, with no adult person in sight. I suggested he keep his distance when he started approaching us, but he just ignored me, so I had to pull our dogs over and walk in another direction. There was an elderly gent walking his dog and I watched him do the same to him. This time the older guy was a little more forceful and I don't blame him. It seems that somewhere along the way no-one has taught this kid how stupid this sort of behaviour is.

Educating kids about dogs is just as important as educating the owners, its just an accident waiting to happen

Exactly and who gets the blame, apart form the fact of how would I deal with knowing my dog bit a child