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Originally Posted by shelbysmom  It appears that leash laws are different in the UK? Correct me if I am wrong? People are allowed to have their trained non aggressive dogs off leash, under their control. If I am correct, that means when your dog (the aggressive one) loses it because a "non aggressive" dog gets in his face, you and your dog are at fault even though yours is on leash. Right or wrong?
If that is the case it sounds like you need ways of dealing with dogs that get in your dogs face and I don't know what is allowed in the UK. I keep a whistle around my neck to scare away intruding dogs and coyotes  You may also need to get a muzzle type lead. Again, I don't know your laws. I just did a little research because I was confused about how a person could be mad at you when his dog was the one that was off lead. Sounds like a difficult situation. Wish you the best. |
Wrong in the first instance, anyone is allowed to have their dogs off the leash unless they fall under the dangerous dogs act and are called pit bull types, and who is it that decrees that all dogs belonging their owners are non aggressive, the police say dog attack is dog on dog and will do nothing, if my dog is on a leash I can pull him back, just who then pulls back a dog usually a large one wandering off a leash. Wrong, in England if my dog is on a leash it is deemed as under my control, not so any wandering dog even if Toby attacks it whilst on his leash. Look at the laws regarding dogs needing to be on a leash in public and private places such as parks recreation areas etc
Owners need to know their dogs, sadly in my experience not many do. No muzzle for Toby, do you want me to render him absolutely defenceless, its not happening.no way,no how. Toby until he was two years old was no problem that was until he was attacked, that is not happening again, no way no how.
Toby is not a bad dog , nor I a bad person I am careful where he goes and I am selective where I let him off the lead, but as I have said previously there is always these blind corners , one of which nearly cost my hyper intelligent little Yorkie his life.