How Dare He!
 

I was walking my one year old yorkie, Bear, to the beach as we always do in the summer. As we neared closer to the beach, Bear saw a beagle sitting next to it's owner on a bench. Bear very calmly walked up to the beagle and sniffed him. The well behaved looking beagle lashed out, snarling and raking his claws at Bear. The owner pulled his beagle back and Bear ran under my legs and whimpered. My poor baby hadn't done anything wrong. And then, to my fury, the owner of the beagle glared at me and said, "Keep your play thing away from my dog." I was so shocked and angry, but I simply picked up Bear and walked away without answering.

That is just terrible! I'm so sorry that happened to you!

That beagle was just jealous because it's not a yorkie lol

Wel even though that horrible thing to say..People cannot be upset when dog approach their yorkie then turn around and be angry when they allow their dog approach another dog..

Well, I will tell you one thing i learned over the many years i am "owned" by yorkies: I AM A FUSSY MOMMA!
I walk my little kids at the beach often, by myself, with husband, with family friends, does not matter, everyone knows our "protocol".
Every time we get closer to any larger unkown dogs , larger than ours, we pull away... i have been called names for doing this but i rather be safe than sorry !
Another day it happened at Revere beach, hubby and i and 3 furry kids staying in line at the Kelly's stand, comes a guy with a "sniffing" boxer, i withdrew first and made sure the owner noticed i am not 'for business" and my husband followed the procedure. The guy felt offended but i took the blame for being a little b**** my self... i really do not care, better to be sure than sorry. It turned out the boxer was sweet and dumb dumb friendly and we made "amendments" afterwords. Now, my doggies are the friendliest towards kids, elderly and anyone who offers a smile ... they just "go for it" and i allow it ! But with bigger dogs i rather be safe than sorry , and your story just confirms it to me ! I will keep my ways ... hah hah ..
XOXO

What a creep! Sorry you had to be treated as that. *HUG* I'm so glad that Bear wasn't hurt!

Maybe he didn't want strange dogs around his dog because he knows his dog isn't friendly. Honestly I don't see what the other dog owner did wrong except he could have been friendlier about it

I agree.

When Bear was approaching his dog the beagle owner took no interest, just watched Bear get closer. He could have just told me, "My dog isn't good with other dogs, please don't let him get closer." He didn't.

Aww well good for Bear to be so sweet the beagle even though the beagle got nasty! What a good boy :)

what a jerk!

Some people just dont get it. :rolleyes:

:thumbs_up I agree. If you know that you dog doesn't get along with others. Than let the other person know who maybe walking their dog.

Well, on one hand I can see why you are upset. He wasn't very polite, and didn't need to be so nasty to you. However, the appropriate thing to do is to ask a dog owner before you allow your dog to go up and sniff their dog. I know I don't like it when other people let their dogs come close to me and my dog without asking. If you ask before you approach then everyone knows to pay close attention so they can react quickly if there is a problem.

That's just common courtesy between dog owners. If you know your dog isn't other dog friendly, or people friendly, please let them know. I usually keep Kaji close until I ask "Is it ok for him to say hi," cause you never know.

I think we can see why the beagle wasn't friendly!

I let Thor approach other (small) dogs, but we do it slowly, first to see how Thor will react, and also to see if the other owner warns me off. I always tell them that Thor isn't necessarily great with other dogs. Generally other dogs love being around him, I think because no matter what their size, they are always look huge next to him. :) If a larger dog approaches, I put Thor in a Sit and feed him treats, since I am trying to get him to be less dog reactive. But I ALWAYS tell the other owner that Thor doesn't like dogs approaching him. What really chaps me is when they assure me that THEIR dog is friendly, as if that somehow nullifes Thor's position on the matter. It takes TWO dogs to have a good meet.

Basically, it's your responsibility to make sure your dog approaches others respectfully, and to let other people know you and your dog's limits when they approach. I don't think there's any need to be rude. I walk dogs all the time as a volunteer that can't meet other dogs OR people at all because they are in quarantine. We usually just cross the street when we see either coming. But because I am volunteering, I don't want to offend people who approach, so I just nicely say that they can't be touched / greet. If you want to keep your little dog away from big dogs, you can always say your little one was attacked once. Being safe and polite aren't mutually exclusive.

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Especially where you say it takes two dogs to have a good greet.

Willie was attacked once when we were on the beach. Willie was on the lead, because he gets distracted easily and will just run off, and the area I was living in at the time, there are lots of dogs and their owners out all the time. Anyway, we were on the beach minding our own business when a woman comes on with a rottweiler. We keep our distance, and so did she, but then she let her rotty off lead. They were at the opposite end of the beach to us, quite far away. But eventually, the rotty spotted Willie and bolted at high speed right across the beach and went for Willie. He kept nipping at his sides and trying to bite his neck, he was extremely aggressive and out for the kill. And all his owner did was stay on her bit of the beach and call her dog's name, which obviously wasn't working, he was too concerned with eating Willie! He wandered off, then came back in for the kill, he repeated this a few times before his owner came over to get him under control and back on his lead, poor Willie was plastered to my shins and cowering, and he'd wet himself, I stayed still when the rotty was coming in, there was no other way to do it without getting mauled myself, and as soon as he let up enough, I scooped Willie up right away and held him out of the way.

Stupid woman had the bare faced cheek to say to me she was sorry, she didn't know what was wrong with her dog, he was normally so wel behaved! And you want to know what was the icing on the cake? She said she was a dog trainer! Poor Willie hasn't been the same since.

I'm so sorry to hear that. It just reinforces for me how many truly irresponsible dog owners are out there-to the detriment of our beloved pets. We've been very fortunate to have encountered a lot of 'gentle giants' and been able to avoid the 'questionable dogs' but none of us should have to live in fear.

Thing is, we've met a lot of gentle giants too - including rottys. In fact, they used to be one of his favourites.

That makes it all the sadder - that one ignorant dog owner has affected the enjoyment that you and Willie take in socializing. Regardless of what the owner said - I'm sure it wasn't the first time her dog was ill behaved off leash. It should never have happened in the first place. I sure hope Willie can get past it!

I agree.. just as you would want an adult or a child to ask if they could touch your dog, why wouldnt you of asked the man if it was ok for YOUR dog to approach his.. not all dogs in this world are friendly with other dogs.. sorry to say this, but if your dog would of gotten hurt it would of been your responibilty not his. Your lucky nothing more was done to your dog. Think about it.. how would you feel if the situations was reversed? Wouldnt you of been upset if his dog approached yours like that??

sounds like it's not just the dog that needs socialized that doofus sounds like a right charmer, bet if you were a leggy broad with all your bits in the right place, he would have gave his pooch into trouble and kissed your Yorkie.
I would have told the Beagle he should probably keep his owner on a leash, but then I'm a bi*ch

I have a beagle and a yorkie! not to mention a St. Bernard & German Shephard! All of the dogs are outdoors except the yorkie (Dixee). I think the beagle snapped or lashed out because they are scared of the small and quick and very inquisitive yorkie - our beagle and other 2 dogs get that way once in a while when they get scared of the "little" beast! ha!

"However, the appropriate thing to do is to ask a dog owner before you allow your dog to go up and sniff their dog. I know I don't like it when other people let their dogs come close to me and my dog without asking."

I agree! Before my yorkie had all her puppy shots, I was sitting at the vet waiting her turn, and a man "carried" his dog over and his dog immediately started sniffing Zoe. I tried to keep the other dog away. Within a minute or so the nurse came over with his prescriptions (his dog was being treated for vomiting and diahrrea). I was upset and told the vet what had happened. She said the other dog wasn't contagious but it made her mad when people did that...especially since she had signs posted asking people not to do that. But she said some just don't pay attention to the rules no matter how hard she tries. It wasn't her fault and I did't hold it against her but some people are just rude.

When I said rude, I wasn't speaking about the poster...just the man at the vets. But it is a good idea to make sure it's ok with other owners and their pets.

I think the owner could have been nicer about his reaction. He was probably just feeling defensive.

I think asking if your dog can approach someone (especially someone with a dog) it is a really good habit to get into.

Poor Willie :(

That is too bad. Your baby just wanted to say HI! And yes the Beagle owner should have said something but then again maybe his dog isn't socialized since he was so quietly sitting. I admit when we are out I always talk to Mia and if I see a small person coming or strange dog I do pull away. Mia does not like little people but adores other dogs and after having seen a Westie mauled by a black lab when passing the yard I just don't easily trust. And it wasn't the labs fault, it was the owners by the way. But that is too bad I hope he got an extra treat or something because of his trauma.

Like owner, like beagle. ;) If the owner had such anti-social behavior, is it any wonder his beagle was rude, too?? :)

When I take Tatiana out, I have her on a harness and leash. When I see another dog approaching, I pick up Tatiana. I'm nervous about Tatiana's safety, and I'm unsure how well-socialized the other dog is. Tatiana is dainty (3 lbs). All it takes is ONE BITE from the other dog, and Tatiana may be seriously injured. Most of the time, I do this good-naturedly, with a smile on my face. No one was rude to me about it (and if they were, I wouldn't care. Tatiana's safety comes first.). :)

poor Willie...what a crazy man

LOL! :thumbup:

but OP on the serious side... it's good to ask can your Yorkie meet the other persons dog first. I know this was on the beach and he was probably running freely and happy with the ocean air blowing in his hair :D and looking real cute at it ;), but it's more safe to ask.