I was out walking with Mrs Muz this morning, lovely day for it. In a private estate with bridleways and footpaths through it.
When towards us came a family with a dog, it was off it's lead and as it was rooting around in the undergrowth, it spooked some roe deer. They run across the footpath we were on into the woods on the opposite side, where the dog started to follow them initially.
As we approached the family, two men, one woman and three or four young kids, I asked if they were going to put the dog on a lead.
'No' came the reply from the woman, 'you don't know my dog'.
'Well, I know it just spooked the deer, that's why they came running across the path'
Long story short, it didn't get any better. There was no reasoning with them. Having realized I was wasting my.time, I turned away and carried on with my walk.
Not before adding that a gamekeeper would be within his rights to shoot that dog, not sure of the breed, like a boxer but without the typical head for one :facepalm: if it were to kill one of those deer.
AFAIK, a bridleway is only the width of two horses at most. Whether you're on a track, or in open field. Including dogs. Should they be on a lead?
I would like to know how you walk your dogs. And please don't come back with 'the Mrs does it while I ride/build/tinker /buy old bikes!
Mike
When towards us came a family with a dog, it was off it's lead and as it was rooting around in the undergrowth, it spooked some roe deer. They run across the footpath we were on into the woods on the opposite side, where the dog started to follow them initially.
As we approached the family, two men, one woman and three or four young kids, I asked if they were going to put the dog on a lead.
'No' came the reply from the woman, 'you don't know my dog'.
'Well, I know it just spooked the deer, that's why they came running across the path'
Long story short, it didn't get any better. There was no reasoning with them. Having realized I was wasting my.time, I turned away and carried on with my walk.
Not before adding that a gamekeeper would be within his rights to shoot that dog, not sure of the breed, like a boxer but without the typical head for one :facepalm: if it were to kill one of those deer.
AFAIK, a bridleway is only the width of two horses at most. Whether you're on a track, or in open field. Including dogs. Should they be on a lead?
I would like to know how you walk your dogs. And please don't come back with 'the Mrs does it while I ride/build/tinker /buy old bikes!
Mike