Is it rude when someone wants to meet the fur babies, but they're walking a BIG dog? I was walking Turbo & Princess the other day & we took a route we've never been...somewhere new to sniff! As soon as we turned a corner, there was an elderly gentleman w/a HUGE elderly dog w/a retractable leash on the other side of the st. "Oh, well let us go over & say HI" & the dog started walking towards us...so I tell him, 'OH, nOooO...they're not good w/other dogs, BYEeeee!' As we walk away, I turn back & he's trying to stop the dog, I can hear the retractable leash going & going & "Oh, stop you...where are you...". I'm thinking 'push the brakes!!' lol Was I over reacting you think? (He did look like a sweet teddy bear.:p) Better safe than sorry was all I was thinking & my cousin's Pommie getting mauled by a HUGE dog. Poor baby had to have major surgery but is all well now. |
Hey if you felt your little ones might be unsafe, it's best to go with your gut. You never know. :) That's a sign of a good mama, not a rude one. |
agree, go with your instincts. Hot Rod always loved to jump up and meet all the dogs in our neighborhood, who are all big--New Foundlands, shepards, labs, etc. Well, one day my neighbor and I were talking while standing there with her Newfie, all of a sudden Hot Rod jumped and buried himself into my. We both just looked at each other and had absolutely (and still don't) what the Newfie did. Whatever it was, the dog never got up??? the only thing we could think of was that Pokey must have pawed at Hot Rod. That was over a year ago and he still is scared of Pokey, doesn't want anything to do with her when we see her. :( She is the sweetest dog ever. |
Not rude at all. You don't know the dog or the owner, and the retractable leash on a large dog is, in my book, not a good idea for that kind of walking/greeting situation. Your instincts were correct. |
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Totally agree....and, honestly, people should ask you FIRST before having their dogs approach yours....and they should before even THEY approach. |
No way!!! I do the same thing!!! Better to be safe than sorry!! |
To people with small dogs they completely understand but I think that people with bigger dogs think that we over react. We went to a local dog festival this weekend and we were very cautious about when and where the dogs would walk. We kept rotating them through the stroller, but Ryder and Prince are the most dog social but with them being small we had to walk them in the less condensed areas. As soon as we even saw big dogs coming we would pick them up and I heard some of the big dog owners saying things about my lil dogs but ... oh well... I wasnt giving them a chance! |
This is one of my pet peeves! I actually had a guy with a Bull Mastiff try approach us promising he was "really friendly" while he was being dragged by this dog! And don't even get me started on people with retractable leashes! |
You were not rude at all. Just being a protective mom as you should be. I am very cautious around big dogs especially if I am pretty sure the owner can't hold them back if they charged toward us. I don't care what anyone says or thinks about me protecting my babies, they are my first priority. |
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In fact, I was peeved the other night because the owner of a neurotic lab (a bucking, pulling bronco) who likes to think his dog is approachable had the nerve to turn his nose up and make snide comments when Maximo was having a bad night and went on a barking spree. |
I don't think that was rude. In most situations, I'm all for allowing dogs to meet each other. I let Jackson go up and greet other dogs, big and small, but I first scope out the situation. First off, retractable leashes kind of suck in these situations... I only use a retractable if we're in a big field or a beach or something. I just don't think you have the control (specifically for a large dog) you could with a regular 6 foot leash. Yesterday, in Petco, there was a very excitable pit bull puppy (5 1/2 months old) and I let Jackson go up and greet him because the owners had him under control on a regular leash, as I did w/ Jackson. There's only been 1 situation where I actually had to pick Jackson up and help him because a dog was just WAY too hyper and rough. Usually they work it out themselves, Jackson helped the Pit pup yesterday by being calm and totally ignoring his excitable behavior, therefore the pit calmed down. They fed off each others energy and the owner was glad I allowed them to meet because they want to get their dog socialized too obviously. Same thing, once there was a 1year old Rottie in the store and I allowed Jackson to go up and meet him, and the owner was sooo thankful because she wants him to be social but if nobody were to allow him to meet other dogs, how would that happen? But anyways, I don't think you were being rude! Your dogs, your choice! You're just being a good mom. :) |
You were not being rude at all. In my humble opinion, ANYONE who allows their dog to approach a strange dog without the express concent of the other dog's owners is being extremely rude. I extend my DO NOT APPROACH rule to people w/o dogs as well. I would have done much the same thing, but I do believe I would have picked up my guys and left the scene as fast as my cripple leg would carry me. I NEVER EVER allow my dogs to come in contact with a strange dog until I take a few momets to assess the entire situation including escape routes :D. Sometimes the assessment takes only a few seconds, other times I may ask the other person to give me a few moments - under the guise of getting MY dogs settled :rolleyes: . I want to take a quick look-see for any obvious signs of sickness in the other dogs and for the mental state of both the other dog and his/her owner. I will not risk the safety and well being of my kids for anyone for any reason. |
I agree completely Britster, my dogs get to meet dogs of all sizes but only if their owners have them under proper control. You cant do that on a retractable lead. |
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Excellent post!! Even small dogs can cause problems! I once ended up with all of my pups sick because a couple of them were exposed to a puppy that I believed later must have been sick. :( |
I\'ve always been really careful with big dogs and my little Rio. She is very dog friendly, but I can\'t predict other people\'s dogs, and all it would take is one bite to kill my baby. So my motto is, "I\'d rather hurt someone\'s feelings if it means keeping my furbaby safe." |
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