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About 6 months ago Ruby was attacked by a male lab whilst out for walk - no damage done apart from us both being shocked by how aggressive it seemed.
I have since met this same dog whilst out on walk on a number of occasions where although on a lead both it is incredibly aggressive. The owners are not young and the dog is a very stocky lad. On one occasion we met on a narrow path and the lady struggled to control it to get it past us safely, it is only wears a normal lead. She did apologise and tried to do the best she could. I recently met them again during an early morning walk. The male owner having seen us ahead managed to get the dog on the lead and I always put Ruby on the lead if I see someone doing this as a precaution. This time the owner made the dog sit some way from the path and all was ok.
Yesterday whilst out with Ruby I went past a house where a dog was barking and realised it was the same lab. The garden fence was close to the road and having seen us this dog wanted to get out. It was snarling and barking whilst trying to get through the fence.
I suppose what I am trying to get at is that having met this dog off lead, on lead and seen it in its own garden it seems like this dog has a real problem with other dogs. Having seen its behaviour I really believe it would do very serious damage to another dog. In fact I walked very quickly past the house because I was so worried it would kill Ruby if it got out - maybe a slight over-reaction but you never know !! I am not a very experienced dog owner but I think I can recognise the difference between being all mouth and meaning business.
I just wondered what people's views on this behaviour would be. The owners may well be seeking help but is it ok to have this dog off lead. Supposing the owner hadn't seen me in time.
I don't feel in a position to comment to the owners because I have limited knowledge and experience with dogs.
Any thoughts on this guys ?????
Chloe
I have since met this same dog whilst out on walk on a number of occasions where although on a lead both it is incredibly aggressive. The owners are not young and the dog is a very stocky lad. On one occasion we met on a narrow path and the lady struggled to control it to get it past us safely, it is only wears a normal lead. She did apologise and tried to do the best she could. I recently met them again during an early morning walk. The male owner having seen us ahead managed to get the dog on the lead and I always put Ruby on the lead if I see someone doing this as a precaution. This time the owner made the dog sit some way from the path and all was ok.
Yesterday whilst out with Ruby I went past a house where a dog was barking and realised it was the same lab. The garden fence was close to the road and having seen us this dog wanted to get out. It was snarling and barking whilst trying to get through the fence.
I suppose what I am trying to get at is that having met this dog off lead, on lead and seen it in its own garden it seems like this dog has a real problem with other dogs. Having seen its behaviour I really believe it would do very serious damage to another dog. In fact I walked very quickly past the house because I was so worried it would kill Ruby if it got out - maybe a slight over-reaction but you never know !! I am not a very experienced dog owner but I think I can recognise the difference between being all mouth and meaning business.
I just wondered what people's views on this behaviour would be. The owners may well be seeking help but is it ok to have this dog off lead. Supposing the owner hadn't seen me in time.
I don't feel in a position to comment to the owners because I have limited knowledge and experience with dogs.
Any thoughts on this guys ?????
Chloe