Leash Your Dog Please I am a little pissed today I take my two guys out on a leash everyday and there is a fair number of dogs out in front of my community all the time and my pups like to say hello to all the passing dogs Yesterday there were 3 Yorkies running free and the owner came over with them and said how cute the pups were and if they were brothers and wouldn't you know I hear a loud Yelp from my Zach One of her dogs went and nipped him He wasn't hurt - thankfully and she gives me a story of her dog was protecting her other dogs But that really burns me :mad: If you aren't sure your dog is docile DO LET THEM RUN FREE |
Aw i'm sorry this happened to you baby thnk goodness he wasnt hurt badly. It is sure a shame that people let their dogs wander around. In my neighborhood there is a German Shepard who is always loose. When we go outside and hes out we have to go back in because he barks and growls at Juicy and she egts terrified. |
Un-Trained & Un-Socialized Sorry you had to go thru this, I have my 3 Yorkies on a Leash most of the time but mine are well Trained and very Socialized, when they are off-Leash, they are only around other Dogs that they know. I never take any chances with them but I will admit that I do let them around all Yorkies whether I know them or not I find that I am more Forgiving if it's another Yorkie. It's sad to notice and say this but I find they are the ones that are usually Un-Trained and Un-Socialized w/other People and other Dogs. No wonder Yorkies have such a bad reputation, it's not the Dogs Fault it's the "Owner"! |
:mad: I think every dog should be on a leash. We have a 4 foot fence to keep neighborhood dogs out of my yard. |
When my dogs are not on my property, they are leashed. Even when I hand them over to the groomer, they are leashed. But even leashed dogs can be aggressive to other dogs. My old male Maltese is convinced he is a studly young Rottie with a full set of teeth and the bulk to back up his bark! When we take Nash out, it is with the knowledge that at any moment, one of us may have to swoop down and scoop him up lest he antagonize something big enough to view him as an appetizer! Ordinarily he is a sweet little old man, but there a few things that set him off, chief among them other male dogs (and yes, he is neutered) and bicycles! He HATES bicycles...and since postmen ride bikes in South Africa, we tend to keep Nash in the back garden before the post arrives! |
Having your dog(s) leashed not only protects them, but you in this "sue" happy world we live in. They are on a leash when we take our walks. I have had to either change direction or be on guard when there are larger neighborhood dogs on the loose. After a year of adopting Zack and Zeke I am still learning about them. Although they are not likely to "bolt" out the front door, I do not wish to leave that to chance and they are leashed before we open the door. Sometimes DW has other ideas and lets one out on to the front porch w/o thier leash. They are still dogs, and just may bolt if they see something (squirrel) in the front yard. I really do not want to see either one of them getting hit by a car. I have 3 urns of pets already, do not wish to add to them anytime soon. |
It may not have necessarily been that the other dog was poorly socialized-- the leashing/non-leashing thing may actually be at fault! Dogs are just more likely to get into confrontations when one dog is on lead and the other dog is not. The leash makes it hard for the dogs to communicate as they normally would-- the off-leash dog will try to circle the other dog for sniffs, the leash gets in the way, pups end up twisted up and nerves run high because one or both dogs can't move as they normally would. If both dogs are on leash it is less stressful. Likewise if both are off leash it is less stressful. In this case, the stress was probably compounded by the fact that there were even more dogs there, and the nippy little guy felt extra confident with his pack to back him up! He might have been a perfectly nice little dog if he had been on a leash when he met your leashed dog, or if all the dogs had been somewhere safe for off-leash play. I'm certainly not saying that the owner isn't at fault for letting her dogs play off-leash where it isn't appropriate, but the stressful on-leash/off-leash dynamic is something worth being aware of, and can help you defuse (or completely avoid!) potential confrontations. |
I do agree the leash can send off wrong signals when dogs are being introduced on leashed but in the world where car roams, and other danger lurks, leash is always the best. When I see other Yorkies in my area, there are a few here, I do have the tendency to let them meet on leash and I never allow him to do it with other bigger dogs (let the leash loose no tugging on the leash) and usually they are okay and if they aren't, we discpline them and start afesh and it usually works but then I always like to invite them to my house and we let them off leash to play:). They tend to try to settle on a pack ranking the first time they meet but after that, they are okay. You just have to supervise and let them learn how to socialize unless the other dog is so aggressive as to attack non-stop then it should stop. And I think Yorkies know when they see other Yorkies...they know they are of the same kind and they tend to do better. We have a Yorkie gang in our neighbourhood-4 of them! And I would just love to have them all over to my house and play! |
That's what I thought Oh great .... other Yorkies for my guys to play with But when the owner ... just excused her dog by saying Oh she's protecting her sister .... it made me see red and "I" had to scoop up my puppy because this woman wasn't going to pick her's up ... and I could TELL this dog was going to do it again You can usually tell when dogs get aggressive There are manners dog owners need to address when they let out their dogs If you even "think" your dog might bite You NEED to warn people I had a Lhasa years ago who wasn't the friendliest guy around He never bit anyone but when people went to pet him I said Be careful he has a habit od biting |
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I'm sooo with you on this one!!! You would think she would be afraid of her dogs getting hit by a car or something. Happens all the time in my town and we have a leash law:mad::mad: |
I always have Roxy on leash unless she's zipped in my coat for her safty as well as mine. I hate it that some people don't have to follow the law. I have even run into aggressive one's on a leash and the owner can't controll them. That really anger's me! |
There is a small male Yorkie that runs loose in my neighborhood all the time. Everyone knows him and he always goes home, but I don't know how he has kept from getting run over. It makes me so sad because I think, "this dog runs the streets all day and is fine, my dog almost died playing in my own backyard." |
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When I bought my house, we brought Nash with us to inspect the garden. The owner looked out the patio to see him roaming the back lawn and said "Oh, it seems so strange to see a Maltese out there!" When I asked why, she said her Maltese (very popular breed in SA) Tommy, used to play in the garden and Nash reminded her of Tommy. When I asked what happened to Tommy, she told me that she used to let him out every morning to run the neighbourhood! She seemed to proud that he had all these "friends" who would give him snacks and pet him and send him on his way!! This house is only two blocks from a very busy four lane road and sure enough...Tommy met a painful end on that road. I was just appalled!! If my babies are out in the garden and don't come when I call them, I go out on a search mission! Every one of them wears a brass heart engraved with their name on one side, my cell number on the other. I would no sooner put my dogs out to roam the neighbourhood alone that I would put a toddler out to do the same! Perhaps you could collect the little guy, for his own safety, and let the owner know you found him "wandering around" and you were worried for his safety, both from cars and dognappers. If it were me and that didn't work, I'd collect him and find him a new home and if the owner asked me about him, I'd just lie...and pretend to commiserate with her while reminding her that I had expressed concern about him being on his own! |
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