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tootsmazza


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Mason and I went to Yellowcraigs today and he was, as in the past, an angel (except when he ruined a man's romantic moment at the waters edge with his girlfriend by goosing him in an attempt to get his muzzle off, LOL) He was very good about it.
We played his new game where he stands still until I am about 30ft in front of him and then when I call him races as fast as he can towards me, trying to judge his skid stop just right...he's not too bad at it.
I was infuriated though to hear him referred to as a biter twice because he was wearing his muzzle. The first time was a woman who told her young daughter he had his 'mask' on because he bites, the second was a guy with four Lab types who grabbed one of them by the collar, looked at Mason and told the dog to 'stay away from the biter'furious.gif
Of course I put them both right but it was incredibly annoying. We meet numerous dog owners who are not remotely phased by his muzzle and stop to chat to him, but some folk are just so ignorant.
I had the last laugh near the end of our walk though when we met the guy with the Labs again. Two of them came racing up to Mason and all three dogs were having a good sniff.
The guy was shouting and shouting at his dogs to come back and being completely ignored. I simply said Mason Come and he immediately stopped and trotted over to my side as we walked away. I may have to rename him Saint Mason with this behaviourbiggrin.gif
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Well done Mason!

Show those others how it should be done (and when you've finished showing them how to behave please come and teach my lot!!!).

Other people CAN be annoying though, can't they? It's the jumping to conclusions without knowing all the facts that's the trouble.

Never mind, at least you left with the upper hand!

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Fantastic Mason. Phil's favorite thing is to show off Blue's excellent recall whilst one of the may lab owners around here are shreeking for their dogs return but to no avail.

The muzzle thing is always going to be an issue, We are lucky with Blue and don't need one but wouldn't hesitate in using one is he did. Then I think back to before my greyhound days and I always associated muzzles with guard dogs and "biting" dogs. Glad I know better now and all we can do is keep educating others.

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Well done Saint Mason,It is odd how people react hopefully I might meet him and Cas can have a little WET lean on him. biggrin Nora 

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Well done Mason!

I have the same problem with people referring to Jet as a biter and I always put them straight that he loves people he's just afraid of other dogs. However I don't always get a chance and that does annoy me as well.

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Good for you Mason - what a star! clap.gif What a stupid man (and woman)! furious.gif Now, question is, when are you coming to have a quiet word in Tigger's ear about behaviour. wink.gif

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Isla wrote:

Good for you Mason - what a star! clap.gif What a stupid man (and woman)! furious.gif Now, question is, when are you coming to have a quiet word in Tigger's ear about behaviour. wink.gif





Hmm, I wouldn't trust him to have a word in any other groos ears, he has an uncanny knack of getting other dogs into trouble...usually his cousin Max, who IS a daft lab and is frequently put outside for barking at 'innocent' Mason for no apparent reasonevileye.gif.
From getting the other dogs at daycare to try and dig under the fence (I am sure he was behind that) to his very devious stretch kick which has seen his pal Trudi told off regularly when she responds with a growl, he'd probably tell Tigger the fastest exit, then stand back and laughwhisper.gif

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Gawd help us - like she needs any encouragement!!! hmm.gifbiggrin.gif

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It's taken a long time to educate folk in our local parks about muzzles - if only we could educate them to put their own 'unruly' mutts in them too. I find small dogs the worst by far AND they're usually off-lead. Grrrrrrr.

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Indiana wrote:

It's taken a long time to educate folk in our local parks about muzzles - if only we could educate them to put their own 'unruly' mutts in them too. I find small dogs the worst by far AND they're usually off-lead. Grrrrrrr.





Funnily enough a friend of mine was telling me tonight how she lectured someone we know who has a five month old whippet after he complained that his dog had run up to a woman with a Rottie onlead and been given grief. The woman, who had her dog under control told him 'if she gets bitten its her own fault' as she darted around him.
He was outraged by her words. My pal, who has a Shelty, told him in no uncertain way the woman was right. Its extraordinary to me the way some people happily let their dogs run loose when they have little control just cos their small.
I recently met a woman with a chihuahua in my park offlead and with a squeaky ball to play with, Mason didn't know what to do, he was so excited by the sqeauking and the small thing causing it!
She came up to say hello and gave Mason lots of attention as her little monster darted around, she was utterly oblivious to the danger. She was stroking Mason's neck and said 'gosh he has powerful muscles', I decided not to tell her they were all tensed cos he was thinking about eating her prized pet.
People with small dogs really need lessons about animal behaviour before they take them out in public!
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I agree, The links are especially bad for that. When we go there Jet is always muzzled and on the lead but the no of people who let their little, furry, very rabbit like dogs run up to him and run around him is mad. Then because he starts leaping around and barking his head off (because of his fear aggression), they look at me as though he's the mad bad one.

Once I was walking with two other greyhounds and a small terrier dog ran up to jet and was trying to bite at his legs whilst his owner just watched - if i hadn't been too busy holding onto Jet I would have definately told her off.



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Why do people presume dogs wear muzzles because they bite????????
My Whippet sometimes wears one coz she eats other dogs poo, no other reason -yuk!!!!

Loadsa reasons why dogs wear muzzles - people can be soooo narrow minded.

How i much prefer dogs to people!

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How i much prefer dogs to people!


couldnt agree more!!

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Yep, me too.

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