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denviks:
i dont understand this " if on lead buisness "

if my dog is on a lead he is not aggressive......if he is off his lead he is not aggressive......

ok dogs are like people and can have a bad day i suppose but there is no excuse for a dog having a go at another dog without provication is there.what happens if a child playing in the park comes up to said dog on a lead????  would it do the same?

just my thoughts and not to add any fuel....

Saffy:
I see it from both sides and the unleashed dog owner is at fault in my book.

I have one hyper friendly lurcher that likes to say hello to every dog he do see even if they are half a mile away in the park. My another dog avoids all other stranger dogs, he has no interest in sniffing butt and will act defensively if cornered but also being a lurcher he usually can just run circles. I rarely use the leash unless in a carpark or a near road. Some situations the lurcher that doesn't like stranger dogs gets leashed to prevent him running into a dangerous situation, he definitely would not want to be approached, though I can keep him under control it wouldn't be pleasant. I see his behaviour as a problem, so we have issues and we are working on them.

BUT... if I see another dog that is leashed I will always recall my sniffy dog to heel as dogs on leads are usually on them for a reason, either inexperienced owner, aggressive dog, new dog, timid rescue dog, dog under training etc and I feel that I become a bad owner and my dog becomes a pest if I let it approach the leashed dog. If the owner indicates that it's okay then all is well to 'go see' otherwise encounters are avoided.
If a dog can not be recalled to heel from it deepest desire to sniff a butt then it needs more training for its own sake.

mike142sl:

--- Quote from: denviks on July 09, 2009, 08:19:53 ---i dont understand this " if on lead buisness "

if my dog is on a lead he is not aggressive......if he is off his lead he is not aggressive......

ok dogs are like people and can have a bad day i suppose but there is no excuse for a dog having a go at another dog without provication is there.what happens if a child playing in the park comes up to said dog on a lead????  would it do the same?

just my thoughts and not to add any fuel....

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Not as simple as that. Dogs pick up on things we don't and can be as nice as nice to most dogs but sometimes they can pick up aggression or danger from other dogs and change out of all recognition. My Lab tends to fall over in submission the minute she sees another dog which has always been useful in terms of not causing a scene, however there are some dogs she just does not like and will put on the most concerning display of barks and growls and TEETH!. And I agree with what others have said about the difference when on the lead to off it - there certainly is more of a problem with some dogs when one or both are on a lead.

Hightower:
Something that winds me up no end is dog owners that immediately rush to put their dogs on a lead just becuase they see another dog within 400yds.  I understand that some dogs are aggressive and need to be leashed, but 90% of the time doing this just results in the dog becoming more insecure and likely to be aggressive towards other dogs and humans.

Hightower:

--- Quote from: denviks on July 09, 2009, 08:19:53 ---what happens if a child playing in the park comes up to said dog on a lead????  would it do the same?
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This is why children should be taught to respect animals and how to approach them.  Many accidents could be avoided if young kids did not simply run up to dogs and throw their arms around them.  The dogs natural instinct is to react to this intrusion, and the only way they have of doing so is with their teeth.

Admittedly some dogs are trained to be aggressive, but even 'normal' dogs will react in this way if they feel threatened.

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