Angry Man I Met Out Walking Today

[Annmarie09 5]

What a day!

 

I was at the beach this morning with a few of my (female) pals and our dogs when a Retriever appears on his own (the beach is at the bottom of a large park) and has a swim about and comes over to see our dogs, paying particular attention to the bitches. About 10 minutes later a rather red-faced man appears puffing and panting to get his dog. "He ran away" he says. "Ah well says I, he's just come to say hello to the girls"

 

Then one of my pals notices the dog's got a cut on his face so she points it out to the man. "I'll cut his face" says he and proceeds to put it on the lead and starts battering it about the face. After about six or seven whacks I get worried that he's not going to stop and he is standing right next to me and I'm finding it unpleasant to say the least. So I say "Please stop hitting your dog" "WHAT" says he, so I say "Please stop hitting your dog, I know it's embarrassing when they ignore you but we've all been there and you're not really teaching him anything"

 

 

At which the man (if I can call him that) explodes and starts shouting and pointing his finger right in my face, which as a five foot nothing female was not pleasant, but thinks I, I have plenty of witnesses if he lays a finger on me so I didn't back off at all, I just calmly said "I'm not frightened of you". After a torrent of abuse he finally stomps off.

 

The silly thing is, apart from the abuse to the dog the only thing which pi**ed me off was that he called me an old woman (I'm only 36 and he was older than me)! I wonder if he would have been so brave if I had any male friends with me?

 

There could have been blood spilled on Ravenscraig beach this morning and it would have been mine!

 

An interesting thing that happened later on that walk was that we met another Retriever owner on the way towards the car park and her dog also came over to us, she asked if we had a bitch on heat (which obviously we didn't) and she said that her dog (who was no youngster) had run off a few times that morning which he never normally does, so she reckoned that someone had a bitch in season at the park. I wish that "man" had enough sense to consider if there was a simple explanation like that?

Edited March 8, 2010 by Annmarie09

[patdahat 41]

you had right to give him a swift kick in the nuts, plenty witnesses to see that it was self defence.

[littlefish 587]

Poor dog, having a violent prat like that for an owner.

[Annmarie09 5]

you had right to give him a swift kick in the nuts, plenty witnesses to see that it was self defence.

 

Haha I ain't that brave! Wish I was though...

[comanche 3,076]

More and more people can't see anything wrong with walking in season bitches in public . At one time no one would have considered such thoughtless behaviour. The best behaved dog can go walkabout when he's had the wiff of a receptive bitch and could end up straying miles or being killed on a busy road .

The chap with the retriever sounds like he was pretty frustrated but well done you for standing your ground and remaining polite ...It was probably a good job that there wasn't a bloke with you . That bit of extra testosterone might have tipped the situation over the edge .

 

I remember competing in an obedience test once and while my old dog did all that was needed i really was'nt happy with his consentration . A bit later he was doing some speed jumping but about three quarters of the way down the course he kept skidding to a halt . Yep some totally ignorant winkies were standing right against the barrier and all having a good chuckle about the havoc that their in-season bitch was causing .

The chap who had a go at you will hopefully feel a bit sheepish next time he sees you .Keep hold of the moral highground and give him a cheery wave. Oh to be 36 myself again ....

[Catcher 1 639]

Hi pal next time take a few male friend walking i little bit behind you.Need i say more.atb. Catcher

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[Annmarie09 5]

More and more people can't see anything wrong with walking in season bitches in public . At one time no one would have considered such thoughtless behaviour. The best behaved dog can go walkabout when he's had the wiff of a receptive bitch and could end up straying miles or being killed on a busy road .

The chap with the retriever sounds like he was pretty frustrated but well done you for standing your ground and remaining polite ...It was probably a good job that there wasn't a bloke with you . That bit of extra testosterone might have tipped the situation over the edge .

 

I remember competing in an obedience test once and while my old dog did all that was needed i really was'nt happy with his consentration . A bit later he was doing some speed jumping but about three quarters of the way down the course he kept skidding to a halt . Yep some totally ignorant winkies were standing right against the barrier and all having a good chuckle about the havoc that their in-season bitch was causing .

The chap who had a go at you will hopefully feel a bit sheepish next time he sees you .Keep hold of the moral highground and give him a cheery wave. Oh to be 36 myself again ....

 

I know what you mean, some folk are either selfish or really stupid, no wonder there are so many unwanted and unplanned puppies around.

 

One thing though, an perhaps someone will have some advice for me, my bitch has only had one season so far at 18 months which suits me fine, but I did notice that after her first season last August we were still attracting some very frustrated dogs for a couple of months afterwards, despite repeated baths and swims in the sea. Is there any way of getting rid of the smell off her? I thought about trying one of those sprays you get in the pet shop to see if that helps mask the smell, but she's not had another season yet to try it. It's no fun for anyone concerned, least of all poor Fly who was only a year old and had no clue why she was attracting so many dogs!

 

I hope I don't sound too stupid here, but I've always had dogs before and one bitch who was neutered, also most of my foster dogs are either neutered or not here long enough to show a season so it's not a problem I've come across before.

[Catcher 1 639]

Hi pal .At the end of the day your dog was under control his was just some

mutt running about.But if you have A working dog these fools think they are in the right

[charliehunter100 22]

More and more people can't see anything wrong with walking in season bitches in public . At one time no one would have considered such thoughtless behaviour. The best behaved dog can go walkabout when he's had the wiff of a receptive bitch and could end up straying miles or being killed on a busy road .

The chap with the retriever sounds like he was pretty frustrated but well done you for standing your ground and remaining polite ...It was probably a good job that there wasn't a bloke with you . That bit of extra testosterone might have tipped the situation over the edge .

 

I remember competing in an obedience test once and while my old dog did all that was needed i really was'nt happy with his consentration . A bit later he was doing some speed jumping but about three quarters of the way down the course he kept skidding to a halt . Yep some totally ignorant winkies were standing right against the barrier and all having a good chuckle about the havoc that their in-season bitch was causing .

The chap who had a go at you will hopefully feel a bit sheepish next time he sees you .Keep hold of the moral highground and give him a cheery wave. Oh to be 36 myself again ....

 

I know what you mean, some folk are either selfish or really stupid, no wonder there are so many unwanted and unplanned puppies around.

 

One thing though, an perhaps someone will have some advice for me, my bitch has only had one season so far at 18 months which suits me fine, but I did notice that after her first season last August we were still attracting some very frustrated dogs for a couple of months afterwards, despite repeated baths and swims in the sea. Is there any way of getting rid of the smell off her? I thought about trying one of those sprays you get in the pet shop to see if that helps mask the smell, but she's not had another season yet to try it. It's no fun for anyone concerned, least of all poor Fly who was only a year old and had no clue why she was attracting so many dogs!

 

I hope I don't sound too stupid here, but I've always had dogs before and one bitch who was neutered, also most of my foster dogs are either neutered or not here long enough to show a season so it's not a problem I've come across before.

bloke sounds a c**t you should of kicked him in the bollocks and reguarding your bitch ive always found normal aftershave stops dogs sniffing around

[Lab 10,979]

More and more people can't see anything wrong with walking in season bitches in public . At one time no one would have considered such thoughtless behaviour. The best behaved dog can go walkabout when he's had the wiff of a receptive bitch and could end up straying miles or being killed on a busy road .

The chap with the retriever sounds like he was pretty frustrated but well done you for standing your ground and remaining polite ...It was probably a good job that there wasn't a bloke with you . That bit of extra testosterone might have tipped the situation over the edge .

 

I remember competing in an obedience test once and while my old dog did all that was needed i really was'nt happy with his consentration . A bit later he was doing some speed jumping but about three quarters of the way down the course he kept skidding to a halt . Yep some totally ignorant winkies were standing right against the barrier and all having a good chuckle about the havoc that their in-season bitch was causing .

The chap who had a go at you will hopefully feel a bit sheepish next time he sees you .Keep hold of the moral highground and give him a cheery wave. Oh to be 36 myself again ....

 

I know what you mean, some folk are either selfish or really stupid, no wonder there are so many unwanted and unplanned puppies around.

 

One thing though, an perhaps someone will have some advice for me, my bitch has only had one season so far at 18 months which suits me fine, but I did notice that after her first season last August we were still attracting some very frustrated dogs for a couple of months afterwards, despite repeated baths and swims in the sea. Is there any way of getting rid of the smell off her? I thought about trying one of those sprays you get in the pet shop to see if that helps mask the smell, but she's not had another season yet to try it. It's no fun for anyone concerned, least of all poor Fly who was only a year old and had no clue why she was attracting so many dogs!

 

I hope I don't sound too stupid here, but I've always had dogs before and one bitch who was neutered, also most of my foster dogs are either neutered or not here long enough to show a season so it's not a problem I've come across before.

Eucalyptus oil usually works a treat.

[Annmarie09 5]

Cool, thanks, a couple of good things to try next time she has had her season.

 

Thanks also for the support everyone, I have calmed down now, I really needed to get it off my chest so to speak yesterday, I was so wound up about it all.

 

Of course the jokes round the park this morning were funny, everyone asking if I'd been in any more fights etc, it's good to laugh about these things (afterwards anyway!).

[jf1970 328]

if that man does that in front of a crowd of people,imagine what he must do when he is at home when there is nobody around,i really feel sorry for the dog,no wonder he wouldnt come back,probably knew what was coming.