We can all relate...

[teodora]

People will ask me, And there being totally serious when they say this "are you worried that the mastiff will hurt/attack the collie when they get older" I always am a little taken back by their concerns. I tried to reassure one lady once, and she was not getting over the idea that My Mastiff was not going to eat The collie. She was definitely upset about them being together and told me I was a very irresponsible person to put such a sweetie dog in harms way. She was referring to my collie of course. Dose anybody else have this issue when they walk another breed dog with there mastiffs ? Or is everybody around us Just crazy Lol

mine are all mastiffs - but i've been told they're gonna eat me, and my child, and the kids in South Wairarapa lol. Didn't happen so far.

 

[Yamizuma]

I love it when people ask us if she's a "massive". Yep!


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[maia12]

mine are all mastiffs - but i've been told they're gonna eat me, and my child, and the kids in South Wairarapa lol. Didn't happen so far.

That is to funny

 

[maia12]

This Cinda stiff happens with many different breeds tho, People who are not a passionate about the breed or dogs in general really have no clue. They learn what the know from TV Mostly lol I personally love the collie breed as much as my mastiffs. I used to have 2 collies one was a sable color "like lassie " and the female was a blue merle color. I'd walk the together and even though they were identical in every way except color no one ever had any idea what breed the Blue merle was. They always thought she was a mix, since she didn't have the traditional lassie color coat. So it happens in every breed. It's really amazing how uneducated people are about dogs. Even there own. I have some story's of people saying the strangest things about there own dogs. But I'll stop hear before I right a book lol

 

[maia12]

This Cinda stuff happens with many different breeds tho, People who are not as passionate about the breed or dogs in general really have no clue. They learn what the know from TV Mostly lol I personally love the collie breed as much as my mastiffs. I used to have 2 collies one was a sable color "like lassie " and the female was a blue merle color. I'd walk the together and even though they were identical in every way except color no one ever had any idea what breed the Blue merle was. They always thought she was a mix, since she didn't have the traditional lassie color coat. So it happens in every breed. It's really amazing how uneducated people are about dogs. Even there own. I have some story's of people saying the strangest things about there own dogs. But I'll stop hear before I right a book lol

 

[maia12]

Sorry for the double post I was trying to edit and something went wrong

 

[teodora]

Mine have harnesses/head collars - with obvious colors, ie RED! - and there are still panicked young mothers crossing the street quickly with the prams lol and looking at me like i am carrying a bomb. I dont understand how they believe we would be on the street if my dogs were eating babies for lunch lol! Ive been a paranoia mom of a baby once, I am still seeing dangers for my child where there is none, but I've never been SO bad lol. My dogs are puppies, they have puppy faces, and all they do is sometimes stop and look at people: they're curious and friendly, that's all. Never bark or lunge or anything. They heel, so even in the very improbable case of one of them getting grumpy, they're at my foot so I can grab the collars immediately. What the heck is the point to hurry up to CROSS a 4 lane street when seeing them lol? Sometimes I take it personally - I have also my child next to me, do i look irresponsible or what?!

 

[cj-sharpy]

If anything I always preferred the people who crossed roads to get away to those that felt the need to intrude in to personal space. To all the silly questions I always tried to give a honest answer. "how big are his poops?" slightly larger than an egg. "who's walking who?" Well I'm walking him, that's how it works. "Woah he could be vicious!" Yes but so could your Labrador if it wanted to be. it was the people who insisted on petting that annoyed me. Towards the end of his life Max calmed down a lot and would allow SOME people to pet him. I could tell by his body language if he was in the mood for attention so sometimes i'd say "You can try" or other times I would respond with "no sorry he's a scared dog" Another one that worked was "No sorry, He's working" We are only just starting to get service dogs here in UK but a lot of people understood and just kept walking.

 

[davidtq]

Mine have harnesses/head collars - with obvious colors, ie RED! - and there are still panicked young mothers crossing the street quickly with the prams lol and looking at me like i am carrying a bomb. I dont understand how they believe we would be on the street if my dogs were eating babies for lunch lol! Ive been a paranoia mom of a baby once, I am still seeing dangers for my child where there is none, but I've never been SO bad lol. My dogs are puppies, they have puppy faces, and all they do is sometimes stop and look at people: they're curious and friendly, that's all. Never bark or lunge or anything. They heel, so even in the very improbable case of one of them getting grumpy, they're at my foot so I can grab the collars immediately. What the heck is the point to hurry up to CROSS a 4 lane street when seeing them lol? Sometimes I take it personally - I have also my child next to me, do i look irresponsible or what?!

In some places there is a "traffic light" leash / collar code gaining some traction. I strongly disagree with it, as I think its the owners responsibility to make sure his / her dog isnt put into bad situations. But under the traffic light system says Green lead and collar = Friendly dog with dogs people and kids. Orange / amber= not good with other dogs Red lead / collar = Caution dog needs space do not approach. So to anyone initiated, a red collar and lead on a massive dog is a clear "KEEP YOUR DISTANCE" message . I really disagree with the system as I dont think that an owner should rely on members of the public to know a very little known system in order to keep their dogs under control. Its inviting failure to rely on the public to be aware.

 

[teodora]

I just meant that its obvious my dogs are leashed/tied up/having a lot of gear on them so they're not loose to eat people lol. They wont eat a fly anyway but for someone who has no clue about dogs body language and can't even identify their goofy puppy faces, the very fact that they're heeling on short leash should give people enough confidence that they're under control. No need to run away, really. I keep my dogs at my feet.

 

[cj-sharpy]

There is a thing called the yellow dog program.
The idea is you can buy yellow leashes or coats or even tie a yellow ribbon to the leash and that's a sign that the dog needs space.
I think it's a great idea in theory but it has 1 problem.
Those of us who go far enough to know what a yellow lead means will more than likely not approach strange dogs and also be able to read body language.
The people who think it's acceptable to pet every dog they see won't understand the significance.

It could work very very well if it was publicised through major pet shops like pets at home or pet smart so that more people were aware.

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[glen]

Yhu we get most of those and then theres the one I bet you get dragged for miles which always makes me laugh as our 3 boys are walking nicely by our sides and there dog is straining at the lead walking on its hind legs.

 

[Smokeycat]

Yhu we get most of those and then theres the one I bet you get dragged for miles which always makes me laugh as our 3 boys are walking nicely by our sides and there dog is straining at the lead walking on its hind legs.

Those ones make sense to me. If they are unable to control their one small(er) dog it's natural that they assume you can't control one big dog let alone multiple dogs. It's easier than accepting that the fault for their lack of control lies with a lack of training.

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