"It's OK, He won't bite"

Aye same!

And what about this reintroducing the wolf/Rewilding malarkey?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8G2GFLQ388

Madness I tells ye...

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Originally Posted by PeteS

More proof of inconsiderate owners being more of a problem than un-socialised dogs.
I was out running with my own hound yesterday when we were both suddenly pounced upon by an Irish wolfhound cross and to a lesser extent, a greyhound. The owner attempted to call back the dogs (without any success) and I had to physically drag them off my dog by the collar before sending them packing. I pointed out to the owner in no uncertain terms that if she could not control the dogs behaviour on command they should at least be on a lead. Saw them again later and gave them a very wide berth as of course they were still not on a lead and no doubt would be chasing after the next dog that came anywhere near. Unbelievable!
My collie is a rescue and had been treated very badly as a puppy. He was incredibly timid and nervous when we first had him and it has taken the best part of 18 months to get him confident enough to be able to cope with the outdoors, other animals and the general public. Although thankfully he was physically unharmed, he was visibly traumatised by the event and has since reverted back to whining any time we get near any other dogs. This has potentially set him back months in his rehabilitation. Not best pleased but I have already decided what I will do should we bump into them again and it won’t be pretty!

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Well we did bump into them again this morning. Thankfully wolfhound was on a lead this time though I think that had more to do with the proximity of the road rather than any care for other dogs/runners.
My dog was good lad but has been very nervous around others since the incident. Will probably take weeks to get his confidence back :-(

Oh no! The dog act triumphs once again in Britain's Got Talent.
I despair!!!

best one I had recently was at the top of Parkin Clough going up Win Hill - couple with 2 dogs by side of path - one of the dogs started barking a bit so I gave them all a wide berth and slowed down to a walk - it then became apparent that they were holding both dogs very tightly as I passed and the woman volunteered:
"They're very friendly, but they do bite!"
say what?

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Originally Posted by DazTheSlug

"They're very friendly, but they do bite!"
say what?

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It's a friendly bite in the same vein as when they say "he does not bite" after he has bitten you.

"It's a friendly bite in the same vein" - pardon the pun!

The other day on the beach I had the misfortune to encounter "Hero" the dog and his owners. "Hero" ran around trampling on sandcastles etc as the owners looked on laughing and smiling. They didn't even interject when "Hero" shoved his nose into a mother breastfeeding a tiny baby!

A few dog experiences from my recent travels in France:

Doing hill reps up a quiet lane, dog runs from house, bears teeth, hair up on back, it was pretty scary. I think it was a Labrador, unusual behaviour from a Labrador I thought, a lady I presumed to be the owner eventually came out to coax the dog away from what now seemed like a few ins from my testicles. I continued my rep and jogged back past the house only for a repeat of the situation! In broken French/English I discovered she was dog sitting the dog. I retreated to a lower part of the hill for the rest of the workout and the dog was lead away on a heavy chain.

Not running related but we visited the medieval town of Sarlat, awash with tourists enjoying the honey trap restaurants in the ambient streets a Dutch couples spaniel did a crap in the road, my kids loved it, they were laughing and pointing and shouting 'urgh dog diarrhea' we thought it was quite a nice way to recreate the smell of a street from the Middle Ages, whilst he dog owners puzzled about how to 'scoop' up the poo and the dinners looked on in disgust.

I really don't understand dog ownership, they are totally unpredictable and there is no dignity in picking up poo, at least with my children I could stop handling their feces when they were 3 or 4.

I had a dog charge at me on the old railway track before Threkeld on the Lakeland 100 last week and after 70+ non stop miles and it reduced me to a dithering wreck pleading with the idiot owner to get it under control. if i meant this idiot now i really would punch his lights out big time