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A FEW OF US MET UP TODAY AND HAD A LOVELY TIME WITH OUR DOGS ON THE BEACH, PLEASE ENJOY A FEW OF OUR PHOTO,S. Nora


MILLIE

BISCUIT

MAGGIE AND SADIE

VEGAS

ZAK

THE VIEW

DIXIE

MASON

CARA

JENNA

TARA

ANGUS

RAG

MY GANG, CAS, SASHA AND RAG

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They are fab photos.  Rag has fair sprouted!  Love the ones of the dogs charging about on the sand. 

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Great photos Nora!. I'll get mine posted just as soon as the blasted camera starts working again.

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Good pics, it was a lovely day yesterday at the beach I was at the same place with my friends with my dogs. Must have missed you although did bump into Lorraine and saw Mason's owner running off to catch mason



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Finally got pictures loaded.

















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Jennifer wrote:

Good pics, it was a lovely day yesterday at the beach I was at the same place with my friends with my dogs. Must have missed you although did bump into Lorraine and saw Mason's owner running off to catch mason



Mmmm, you'll notice Mason is firmly on the lead in his pic. I am marking it down as a success though because he did come back to me...eventually  The power of hotdogs!!

Marie



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Hi Nora

Sorry we didn't make it yesterday.  Looks like it was the usual great day.

Too late partying the night before, so thought be better not drive that early in the morning.

Hopefully make the next one.

Rhona



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Fantastic pics. Wee Rag has certainly grown. Looks like agreat time was had by all..great to see all these lovely pooches running around happy.

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Biscuit and I were in a holiday cottage over on the east so joined the walk, but Biscuit ended up walking wounded when he took a gash to his shoulder and I'm waiting at home just now on the call from the Vet to pick him up!
He is getting knocked out to get it cleaned and stitched.  Not sure what happened but he took a claw or a tooth from a hound to his shoulder

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That last pic of Rag is beautiful

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Valerie wrote:
Biscuit and I were in a holiday cottage over on the east so joined the walk, but Biscuit ended up walking wounded when he took a gash to his shoulder and I'm waiting at home just now on the call from the Vet to pick him up!
He is getting knocked out to get it cleaned and stitched.  Not sure what happened but he took a claw or a tooth from a hound to his shoulder
I don't want to be contraversial or fall out with anyone and not that I should really be commenting anyways as I didn't see the incident so all I'll say is I hope Biscuit is OK and recovers well, seems like he may have had a lucky escape.

This is specifically the reason why all official GAL walks have an 'on lead' policy, with so many hounds running off lead it's inevitable that this sort of thing will happen.



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Thank you for your wishes to Biscuit, and I felt guilty the minute it happened.  Biscuit is just back from the vets with a four inch square shaved and a gash in the the middle with 7 stitches, so I don't suppose he feels he has had a lucky escape.
I know it was entirely at my own risk and poor Biscuit took the brunt, but it seems such a hard line to walk letting dogs enjoy each other, and keeping them leashed to protect them from everything.  I'm beating myself up, and if anyone has the right answer, then let me know.

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Poor Biscuit. Hope he recovers well. Please dont feel guilty, Valerie. Accidents happen. As i know only too well with Accident Angus.

The fact is, Dave, it wasn't an official GAL walk. It certainly wasn't advertised. All the owners were informed at the start of the walk it was at their own risk to let their dogs off.
The problem I have with people commenting on how wrong it is, is the simple fact that nobody makes comment when any dog injures itself off the lead at any other time. Is it going to GALs policy now that dogs are not allowed off the lead, no matter what the circumstances, whether it be a walk round a local park or a run down the beach where you could bump into a number of strange dogs???????? Owners should know their own dogs before they let them off the lead. That is a fact. If you can't control your dog then you shouldnt let it off. That is what responsible owners do and what i think GAL owners are.

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I say MUZZLES!!!

I am not going to stop Casper running off lead just in case of injury as there is always going to be some sort of risk, even when he is running on his own. I do however muzzle Casper and think it makes things a little safer. Not having a go, just I do think Dave is right, its almost inevitable. Muzzles don't solve the claws but I can be safe in the knowledge that even though Casper is in no way aggressive if he is play chasing other dogs he can't mouth at all.

Don't beat yourself up Valerie, accidents happen. I hope Biscuit is doing well.

Sorry I missed the walk. I actually completely forgot about it, I was on a mission to spruce up my kitchen and got carried away with the steam cleaner, paint and roller. I will hopefully make the next one Nora

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The problem I have with people commenting on how wrong it is, is the simple fact that nobody makes comment when any dog injures itself off the lead at any other time. Is it going to GALs policy now that dogs are not allowed off the lead, no matter what the circumstances, whether it be a walk round a local park or a run down the beach where you could bump into a number of strange dogs???????? Owners should know their own dogs before they let them off the lead. That is a fact. If you can't control your dog then you shouldnt let it off. That is what responsible owners do and what i think GAL owners are.
It's not and never will be GAL's policy to never allow owners to let their dogs off lead, everyone is quite capable of deciding if it's safe both for their own dog and others around them before letting their dog off, everyone is also capable of assessing the potential risk whether it be from other dogs, cars of just daft holes in the ground that may injure their dog.

The point of my post was despite what I've just said the risks of injury are heightened in this situation when a large number of dogs are allowed to run off lead un-muzzled.



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I have to say that i do agree with the muzzle issue. If you are in any way in doubt about your dog then use a muzzle. I have started muzzling Angus again after a few dubious incidents with him since he started his tablets, and although there has been not even a hint of anything since then, I feel better about it and dont feel like i'm constantly watching him like a hawk.

You can see him with it on in some of the picture above, and does't he just look sooooo handsome

-- Edited by yvonne at 23:50, 2007-03-12

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Poor Biscuit.  Hope it heals up soon.  Tigger and Millie had a similar accident when carrying on and that resulted in Tigger getting stapled.  Not pleasant and very trying as she was desperate to charge about the garden/house. 

Hope he is a good patient and gets well soon. 

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We had a lovely day at the beach! It was probably the only dry spot in the whole of Scotland at the time.

Hope Biscuit recovers soon, Valerie. Please don't feel guilty about it - Biscuit looked like he had a whale of a time!

I just love the photo of Vegas with his clown face in your photo, Nora! Thanks to Lorraine for taking it.

Christine

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Hope Biscuit feels better soon


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Poor Biscuit, I hope he feels better soon and will no doubt be spoilt rotten in the meantime.
I always muzzle Mason offlead , even in enclosed areas, simply because he is not cat safe and as a former cat owner I never want to have THAT conversation with someone whose pet has been mauled because he got into their garden.
I also worry that while he is good with small dogs in the heat of a chase he might forget himself, it doesn't bother him in the slightest and I find explaining to other dog owners why he is muzzled calms their concerns. I also think he looks quite dashing in his racing muzzle

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I recall Viv describing something called 'predatory drift', which is very different to prey drive. My understanding of it (Viv - put me right if necessary!!) is that all dogs have various stages of behaviour, eg, herd, chase, hunt, catch, kill. Some dogs have characteristics that map most strongly to one particular stage, eg, border collies like to herd, and some dogs especially like to chase. However, the theory behind predatory drift is that even the most mild-mannered of dogs can 'drift' through the stages if they get caught up in the excitement of the moment and contravene their usual behaviour. This could result in a dog nipping or fanging another dog out of sheer energy and excitement overload, not because the dog is being bad or the owner is irresponsible or doesn't known their own dog. It's fascinating stuff.

Hope that wee Biscuit the wuvverly whurcher feels better very soon.

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Fiona
your point about behaviour is well made, and ironically I've just taken delivery of 2 of the recommended books on Viv's reading list (ordered them a week ago).  I ordered them after a 1-2-1 session with Viv to try and learn more about behaviour, reinforcing etc.  Dog behaviour thinking is evolving so much just now, and it is very interesting.

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Hi Valerie

Can you tell me what books they are? (No doubt I will have missed where they are listed)

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