A Man Hit My Dog In The Face With A Hurley

tfitzgerald

Any time I am out I public with my two dogs I keep them on a lead unless there is no one around.I hate to see dogs off a leash in public last week a german Shepard came running up to us and it's owner running after him shouting don't worry he's a quite dog. Well I was worried dogs should be kept under control.I still don't think I would have hit the dog unless I really felt in danger

Godge

Lucyx wrote: »

I was walking my dog on the beach today and another dog was playing fetch with his owner and my dog gets excited when she sees another dog running around so she ran over and the owner smacked my dog in the face with the hurley he was using to play fetch. I was absolutely horrified and ran over and got very upset but the owner was totally unaffected and felt no remorse whatsoever.

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ninja 12 wrote: »

Yes , in the right scenario , eg. a working dog - a collie rounding sheep , or a gundog working a field ,etc.

A properly trained dog doing what it's bred for / trained to do .



I never said that .

The average pet dog wouldn't be as disciplined off the lead as the examples I mentioned above .

Donabate beach (where this incident occurred) bye-laws are as follows:
http://www.fingalcoco.ie/Publications/Environment/Beach%20Bye%20laws.pdf


Dogs do not have to be on a leash at this time of the year*. However, they must be under adequate control. This includes:

"It is not causing annoyance to any person using the beach or

worrying, chasing, injuring or disturbing any animals, birds or

other creatures on the beach/foreshore"

Obviously if a dog is prone to getting excited when it sees other dogs running around, it is not under control in accordance with this bye-law unless it is on a leash. If it is properly trained as stated by ninja12, it does not have to be on a leash.

While I have sympathy for the OP and her dog, in this case she committed the original offence.


*For the purposes of the above, I am assuming that neither dog was in the Reserved Bathing Area. If the dog was in the Reserved Bathing Area, it must be on a leash at all times.

Godge

tfitzgerald wrote: »

Any time I am out I public with my two dogs I keep them on a lead unless there is no one around.I hate to see dogs off a leash in public last week a german Shepard came running up to us and it's owner running after him shouting don't worry he's a quite dog. Well I was worried dogs should be kept under control.I still don't think I would have hit the dog unless I really felt in danger

Seeing someone run after their dogs shouting not to worry is something that always makes me worry:)

TooManyDogs

Lucyx wrote: »

Brought my little girl to the vets again today and shes totally grand so I'm extremely relieved. Its been a very stressful few days and I'm just glad shes ok.

I'll definitely be more careful from now and I won't let her ramble up to dogs just cos they are off lead and I'll certainly avoid jerks with hurleys.

Glad your girl is ok, poor thing. I think you're dead right to avoid jerks, unfortunately the world is full of them

thewing

As someone who was walking a dog that got in to a fight with another dog(mine was on a leash) I can see where the man with the hurl was coming from.

If there are no other dogs around go for it. If your dog won't come when called keep it on a leash.

I've also been bitten by a dog while out running and the owner look at my sheepishly as if to say 'not my fault'. Control your dog whether it's on leash or by command.

Lucyx

SOMEONE PLEASE CLOSE THIS THREAD ASAP.
IT'S JUST ANNOYING NOW.

Hellrazer

Lucyx wrote: »

SOMEONE PLEASE CLOSE THIS THREAD ASAP.
IT'S JUST ANNOYING NOW.

No need to shout.