Dog walkers gggrrrrrr

tiler65 said:
health issues?
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Bit blinkered there then..?

My dog has health issues, a problem with his heart and a dicky shoulder to be exact. Because of this I don't want people or dogs I don't know coming up to him because they risk worsening his condition.
 
RichardtheSane said:
Bit blinkered there then..?

My dog has health issues, a problem with his heart and a dicky shoulder to be exact. Because of this I don't want people or dogs I don't know coming up to him because they risk worsening his condition.
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Not blinkered but how am I supposed to know what is wrong with your dog? Do we need different coloured ribbons to detect each and every ailment so that the oncoming pedestrian/dog owner can move out of the way?....Wait....there's a dog with a ribbon on it - let me get my code book out of my pocket to check to see if it is OK to pass nearby!

The reason I have posted this response is because my response is as ridiculous as the idea about the coloured ribbon!
 
pepi1967 said:
So the only health issue a dog can have is rabies? :lol:
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I am so glad you never seem understand the big picture on matters or understand context........ see post above for a little foray into a problem scenario.
 
I can't help feeling you are being deliberately obtuse here tom - it is obvious from the illustration what kind of health issue they meant.

A dog diagnosed as suffering from rabies or other infectious disease wouldnt be being walked in public so the situation you are putatively concerned about would never arise (in fact a dog diagnosed as rabid would be destroyed as there is no cure)
 
tiler65 said:
Not blinkered but how am I supposed to know what is wrong with your dog? Do we need different coloured ribbons to detect each and every ailment so that the oncoming pedestrian/dog owner can move out of the way?....Wait....there's a dog with a ribbon on it - let me get my code book out of my pocket to check to see if it is OK to pass nearby!

The reason I have posted this response is because my response is as ridiculous as the idea about the coloured ribbon!
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Tom, you don't need to know what's wrong with his dog. The ribbon idea is a simple one. One colour. Yellow. If the leash has a ribbon, don't approach. No colour coding required. It ain't rocket science :D
 
big soft moose said:
I can't help feeling you are being deliberately obtuse here tom - it is obvious from the illustration what kind of health issue they meant.

A dog diagnosed as suffering from rabies or other infectious disease wouldnt be being walked in public so the situation you are putatively concerned about would never arise (in fact a dog diagnosed as rabid would be destroyed as there is no cure)
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Absolutely not BSM.

Let me spell it out in Peter and Jane language for you.

I am walking down the street with my kids - we see a dog. As a responsible parent, I steer my kids away from said dog for safety reasons.

I am walking down the street with my dog and I see pedestrians/another dog. As a responsible dog owner, I steer my dog away from them to avoid any issues.

No need for a coloured ribbon.
 
for once we are in agreement - but lots of people don't act as responsibly
 
tiler65 said:
so, to the above thread.......

If I am walking down a narrow passage way with my young kids, I have to move out of the way for the dog and the owner 'cause the dog might be rabid?......Surely it would be better to keep the dog in quarantine?
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Wow, just wow.
 
Out of interest. Is a parent who does not immediately steer thier child away from dogs not a responsible parent? :thinking:
 
viv1969 said:
Out of interest. Is a parent who does not immediately steer thier child away from dogs not a responsible parent? :thinking:
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it depends what you mean by 'steer away' - a parent that lets their child run up to a strange dog and hug it, stroke it, prod it etc is not behaving responsbily
 
viv1969 said:
Out of interest. Is a parent who does not immediately steer thier child away from dogs not a responsible parent? :thinking:
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The reasoning behind it would factor.

First and foremost we must remember that our dogs are our responsibility and not anyone else's.
 
neil_g said:
I know, I lol"d myself into a coughing fit (should I have a yellow ribbon too?)
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But you can substitute rabies for any number of dog related health issues and the situation remains the same.
 
big soft moose said:
it depends what you mean by 'steer away' - a parent that lets their child run up to a strange dog and hug it, stroke it, prod it etc is not behaving responsbily
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Totally agree, however I personally don't see the need to actively, for instance, cross the road with your child simply because there's a leashed dog approaching on your side. I think it's knee-jerk and will eventually instill a fear of dogs into a child that's not necessary.
 
viv1969 said:
Totally agree, however I personally don't see the need to actively, for instance, cross the road with your child simply because there's a leashed dog approaching on your side. I think it's knee-jerk and will eventually instill a fear of dogs into a child that's not necessary.
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See, my whole point is that is the dog owner's responsibility to move said dog away if they feel it shouldn't be approached - not with others to have to react to a ribbon!
 
tiler65 said:
But you can substitute rabies for any number of dog related health issues and the situation remains the same.
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Apart from rabies [a disease that has been wiped out in this country for many years and will hopefully remain so], very few, if any, dog health issues are directly communicable to humans, so such a 'message' is more to reduce stress on an unwell animal or prevent dog to dog transmission. It makes sense to me that any owner that takes the trouble to use this yellow ribbon, would also take the trouble to be careful if walking the animal into a more enclosed area too.

If dog owners are trying to do something to reduce the stress all round for everyone and get the message out there, then surely that should be encouraged and assisted, especially if you have read the contents of this thread. I am sure we could think of 101 reasons or scenarios where this wouldn't work, but something is better than nothing.


edit: and in answer to your latest post Tom - yes, generally speaking, but again, there are scenarios where that is not always possible in this cramped little island on which we live, so this is just one little thing that might help create a little more harmony and understanding perhaps.
 
tiler65 said:
See, my whole point is that is the dog owner's responsibility to move said dog away if they feel it shouldn't be approached - not with others to have to react to a ribbon!
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Oh I agree (ribbon thing will never catch on anyway imo) But there are parents who will drag thier offspring away from all dogs, for no other reason that it's a dog.
 
A skull & cross bones would convey the message better than a yellow ribbon.
 
viv1969 said:
Oh I agree (ribbon thing will never catch on anyway imo) But there are parents who will drag thier offspring away from all dogs, for no other reason that it's a dog.
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But that is phobia which is a totally different matter all together.
 
Yv said:
If dog owners are trying to do something to reduce the stress all round for everyone and get the message out there, then surely that should be encouraged and assisted, especially if you have read the contents of this thread. I am sure we could think of 101 reasons or scenarios where this wouldn't work, but something is better than nothing.
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:thumbs:

The only thing that would concern me about the scheme is if people started to assume that because a dog doesnt have a ribbon its okay for strangers and their children to interfere with it
 
big soft moose said:
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The only thing that would concern me about the scheme is if people started to assume that because a dog doesnt have a ribbon its okay for strangers and their children to interfere with it
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that's a strange turn of phrase to use..........
 
I'm refering to the sort of idiot i mentioned earlier who thinks its a good idea to let their kids run up and hug a strange dog

I agree that a dog owner is responsible for their animal, but parents are also responsible for their children and should raise them to treat dogs with respect
 
tiler65 said:
But that is phobia which is a totally different matter all together.
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You don't know it's phobia. Sometimes it's just an assumption that said dog is an automatic threat, which is rubbish.
 
big soft moose said:
I'm refering to the sort of idiot i mentioned earlier who thinks its a good idea to let their kids run up and hug a strange dog

I agree that a dog owner is responsible for their animal, but parents are also responsible for their children and should raise them to treat dogs with respect
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:clap:
 
Better just tell the child don't touch the dog it's not yours. That's what I told my kids and now I tell my granddaughter. My kids were never afraid of dogs and neither is my grandchild.
 
viv1969 said:
:clap:
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Nobody is denying that or have probably never suggested other wise but far too often dog owners have a selfish belief that it should be the other person to have to give way in all matters regarding their dog.

You only have to mention things like - 'I trod in dog poo' and a zillion dog owners will defend the right of the dog to poop and that it was my fault for not looking where I was going.
 
ZoneV said:
Well, it says more than yellow flippin ribbon! I wouldn't have a bloody clue what that meant, would you?
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You would now though, wouldn't you :lol:


Personally, I am with Ruth, I don't actually think it will catch on, until today I had never heard of it and I actually do work for a dog charity. However, we find these things out in manner of ways and you never know - who would have thought all those rubber wristbands would have been so popular ;)
 
Yv said:
You would now though, wouldn't you :lol:


Personally, I am with Ruth, I don't actually think it will catch on, until today I had never heard of it and I actually do work for a dog charity. However, we find these things out in manner of ways and you never know - who would have thought all those rubber wristbands would have been so popular ;)
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So you can get in an All-inclusive resort?
 
tiler65 said:
So you can get in an All-inclusive resort?
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Oi, if buying a £2 rubber wrist band will get me a day lounging around, being plied liberally with drinks by an attentive waiter and breaking up the reading with an occasional dip in a heated pool - bring it on, here's my £2 :p
 
Yv said:
Oi, if buying a £2 rubber wrist band will get me a day lounging around, being plied liberally with drinks by an attentive waiter and breaking up the reading with an occasional dip in a heated pool - bring it on, here's my £2 :p
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Ah so you have been to the best marigold hotel Blackpool then :lol:
 
tiler65 said:
Nobody is denying that or have probably never suggested other wise but far too often dog owners have a selfish belief that it should be the other person to have to give way in all matters regarding their dog.

You only have to mention things like - 'I trod in dog poo' and a zillion dog owners will defend the right of the dog to poop and that it was my fault for not looking where I was going.
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And by the same token, there are parents who will insist that all dogs should be docile and compliant enough to allow darling little (insert trendy child's name here) to swing around on it's ears/tail/knackers without getting a snap.
 
pepi1967 said:
I thought it was so you can get on the rides for free:shrug:
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Apparently Yv would fall foul of the height restrictions :D

........Sorry Yv......:coat:
 
viv1969 said:
And by the same token, there are parents who will insist that all dogs should be docile and compliant enough to allow darling little (insert trendy child's name here) to swing around on it's ears/tail/knackers without getting a snap.
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