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It's more the animals I'm concerned about tbh.
So these people who think they know their dogs and let them off the lead are playing a dangerous game. Dogs can be unpredictable with awful consequences.
There's a lady in the park I used to cycle though on the way to work and her two dogs used to chase me on the bike snapping at my heels. I started carrying sticks and throwing them which seemed to distract them enough
The dog is most likely attracted to the movement. If you can not out pace the dog to a gate or fence and get away, the best policy is to stop, fold your arms over your body, and look down at the floor. This in effect takes away what has attracted the dog in the first place, and if it is a curiosity thing, the dog will most probably have a sniff and move on. Too much movement at this stage risks escalating the excitement level of the dog. The vast majority of dogs off the lead are not "attack dogs", and when they realise there is "no fun" to be had, they will move on.
In no way do I condone this behaviour, but merely hope to pass on some possible tips to work with.
The problem is often dog owners often never see any potential bad behaviour at home or they just forgive it because a) they have no fear of dogs b) the dogs will not turn on the hand that gives them so much love.
The owner can't conceive that other people may think other wise or the dog may react differently to other people.
I see the most softhearted dog in the world when I look at my beagle but other people see just see a monster with teeth, which dogs can interpret as fear or aggression.
Excellent accurate advice. My dog loves a jogger.
My Wolfhounds and Deerhounds would chase a paper bag blown by the wind across a field with no hope of recall.
Scent Hounds ;Bassetts,Beagles,etc will pick up a" line " ,nose to the ground and continue to follow it no matter how illogical .
Beagling for Hares is a good example - Hares will run in huge but ever decreasing circles around a field until they exhaust themselves .....like a Catherine Wheel but with Beagles in tow until the end .It never occurs to the Beagles that they are going in circles because they are hell -bent on the Hare .Once they are on scent there is no stopping them.Dachshunds will determinedly disappear down Badger holes if they come across one ( they were bred for Badger ) hence shape .
No matter how well trained a sight-hound or many other dogs are if a cat or squirrel pops up and darts across the road your dog will instinctively chase.......no lead....dog gets run-over etc etc
Dogs should always be on leads on pavement /park
Only in big open space should they be unleashed .
I said maybe.....
I'd hate for someone to hurt my dog or for my dog to hurt a person, so for the safety of all involved she stays on a lead with me. When I take her to the local fields in the middle of nowhere, she can safely chase rabbits (and fail to catch up with any of them) and see other dogs that she can then play with.
But around town, in parks and on walks she stays on her lead with me. I know that many people are scared of dogs, especially the breed of dog I own. I'm here to look after my dog and give her a good life, not to put her into stupid situations that can easily be avoided.
A good example is my dog will chase a horse, where I walk her you are not supposed to ride a horse. But many people still do and when my dog chases them it is no fun for me or the horse. Luckily, my dog has not been kicked, as most horses just ignore her, but some horse riders are idiots. They could ride on bridal paths where my dog is not walked off the lead, but instead they go cutting across into fields where they are not supposed to be riding a horse.
I do wish there was some kind of license scheme, though it wasn't perfect when we had such a thing. Just to keep the animals out of the hands of cruel and sometimes idiotic people that should never be trusted with animals.
I'm sure the rabbits think that's awesome fun.