Not my proudest moment

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FayRose

Location
Close to Devon/Somerset border
I took Molly out this afternoon, OH having taken her this morning. He returned singing her praises, what o good girl etc. etc.

It was a good walk, allowing for hail and a serious wind, until we were starting for home and I noticed a couple in the distance heading our way with a small dog. I called Molly to me and kept her by my side, off lead though, as I thought I had control. Yep, pride before a fall and all that.

Suddenly, she spun round and roared off towards the approaching people who turned out to be 2 teenage girls and a spaniel puppy, around 4 months or so. Molly took not a blind bit of notice at my attempts to call her back and by the time I reached them she had jumped up at both girls, covered their jackets in mud and sent the pup into a frenzy. The lead was wrapped round one girl's leg and they were trying to untangle themselves and fend Molly off.

Obviously I apologised profusely and made sure they were OK. Poor girls they did that embarrassed half giggle and once free of the attentions of Molly went on their way.

I'm so fed up about this. In all other respects Molly is very good, her training is fine and she NEVER jumps up at us as I'm sure she knows it's not right but just doesn't seem to be able to control herself. She is 3 in April and I'm beginning to wonder how I'm going to manage this.

I'm not asking for help, I know what should happen, just a bit down and disappointed - and having a moan
 
Natalie

Natalie

Yep, been there and got the t shirt with muddy paw prints all over it😁 Actually I do think there's an improvement with age anyway, I'd just go back to popping her lead back on whilst you pass.
I was jumped all over last week by a little spaniel, I was wearing my cream, clean fleece but it wasn't for long 😂
 
Beanwood

Beanwood

Administrator
Oh we have all been there! Err just a few days ago in fact. I don't tend to take my dogs out in more public places, as prefer quieter woods and fields. Only with my ankle still taking a bit of time to heal, I thought I would take Bramble (aka wild child atm...) and Benson for a quick jaunt to our local common. On my! I had them both of lead, both behaving nicely....until the smallest pug I have ever seen appeared, I barely had time to anything before both Bramble and Benson bolted over! Jeez....I was embarrassed! Luckily they both slowed down, and after a cursory sniff came back. I was absolutely mortified!
 
edzbird

edzbird

Location
Isle of Man
Only understanding from me too. I go out early to avoid other dogs. A couple of weeks ago we went to the plantation for the first time since the mornings got a bit lighter. I always leash them as I approach the gate to leave. This day there was a chap in the car park with an oldish Cocker. I tried to squeeze me & my 2 leashed dogs through the kissing gate, but they both lunged, slipped my grip and flew at the man and the Cocker. Coco was all friendly, but I don't suppose he looks that way. Meg went for the Cocker - not making contact but lots of snarling. I managed to grab her lead and apologised gushingly to the man, who was OK with it. He said he dog was as bad, but clearly she wasn't, he was just being nice. I was upset & shaken and sat on the boot for 10 minutes to calm down.
 
Charlie

Charlie

Location
Argyll & Bute, Scotland
Fay, at least you will do something about this. I meet a elderly man out who has an 8 month old Red Fox Lab, oh my word, this dog spots me and speeds across the muddy field, jumps all over me and Hattie. Three times in one week she covered my new jacket in mud, I am not amused. I asked the man to "please put his dog on lead as she jumps" his reply was "oh yes I suppose I could" No he doesn't but just lets her do as she wants. I have told him when his dog is fully grown and is 25 plus kilos I won't be happy if she knocks me over and if she rips my jacket he will get the bill. I know she's a puppy but please do some training. xx
 
kateincornwall

kateincornwall

Location
Cornwall , UK
I feel your pain @FayRose , Sam was a shocker for this behaviour and Reubs isn't far behind . The way I dealt with it was to do lots and lots of retrieving exercises with Sam when he got to about nine months old and was a tad more able to concentrate . He loved it , soaking it up like a little sponge until the time came that he only had to know that a ball was in my pocket and he would stay close even around other dogs . I don't think Reuben will be quite so easy , he is a lot more playful than Sam was at five months , but I am doing retrieving work , only very short sessions , hopefully he will show a passion for it because it can be a sanity saver xx
 
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FayRose

Location
Close to Devon/Somerset border
Thanks again to you all. It's a great help to come here you know.

That's what I was expecting from those girls @Charlie, having a go about their clothes would have been justified but bless them, they were just teenagers and not expecting what happened.

I'll certainly have to be sharper with putting her on the lead. I'm disappointed though because she does - most of the time - walk right beside me when asked even though tempted. Perhaps I was expecting too much and took my eye off the ball as it were.
Never seems to happen when she's with the OH though :unsure:
 
Rosie

Rosie

Location
South Wales
Oh god yes, this afternoon Pongo is up the top of the garden with me being a GOOD boy then he sees someone walking along the track at the bottom of the hill....I was feeling smug because he just watched, and was sitting nicely like I asked him to, and I was just about to tell him what a good boy he was when <snap> control gonegonegone runrunrun straightdownthehilloutontotrack hellohellohello Iloveloveloveyou. I couldn't even get down there in time to apologise, I just had to watch the mugging victim climb the gate and walk away down the road. I cannot imagine the state of the coat / jacket.
 
Selina27

Selina27

Location
Herefordshire, UK
Natalie said:
Don't waste another minute worrying about it.
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I'm with this @FayRose , it's just a little blip, nothing more. Could so easily have been Cassie, who will also be 3 in April. Sometimes she runs up to other dogs, sometimes they run up to her. And I walk her all the time and can come back singing her praises, others times not! But overall, much more the first nowadays.
You know, those teenagers, being young themselves, probably understood Molly!
 
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FayRose

Location
Close to Devon/Somerset border
Rosie said:
Oh god yes, this afternoon Pongo is up the top of the garden with me being a GOOD boy then he sees someone walking along the track at the bottom of the hill....I was feeling smug because he just watched, and was sitting nicely like I asked him to, and I was just about to tell him what a good boy he was when <snap> control gonegonegone runrunrun straightdownthehilloutontotrack hellohellohello Iloveloveloveyou. I couldn't even get down there in time to apologise, I just had to watch the mugging victim climb the gate and walk away down the road. I cannot imagine the state of the coat / jacket.
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Virtually the same - heart sink time isn't it?
 
kateincornwall

kateincornwall

Location
Cornwall , UK
Oh Lord , I remember with awful clarity Sams first gundog lesson , one 2 one . I had rung the lady and sung his praises , like you do , the lad in question was about ten or eleven months old at the time . We rocked up at the meeting place which frankly horrified me as on her website , it stated that there were many acres of land on which to practice . In my naivety I thought this referred to private land , it didn't , she was referring to Bodmin Moor ! Niceties over , she asked me to let Sam off lead which I did , and he streaked off into the distance having spotted some walkers , deaf to the whistle and my calls which became ever more hysterical as he got smaller and smaller , a blot on the landscape . Never have I felt more ashamed , not of Sam but myself ! She on the other hand was laughing so much as he eventually came back , tongue lolling out and glee on his face . It was then kindly suggested that maybe I work harder on his recall and come back in say , three months time ? I really do think a massive sense of humour is necessary for a Lab owner , and don't expect too much of them either , they aren't robots, thank goodness ! xx
 
Natalie

Natalie

kateincornwall said:
Oh Lord , I remember with awful clarity Sams first gundog lesson , one 2 one . I had rung the lady and sung his praises , like you do , the lad in question was about ten or eleven months old at the time . We rocked up at the meeting place which frankly horrified me as on her website , it stated that there were many acres of land on which to practice . In my naivety I thought this referred to private land , it didn't , she was referring to Bodmin Moor ! Niceties over , she asked me to let Sam off lead which I did , and he streaked off into the distance having spotted some walkers , deaf to the whistle and my calls which became ever more hysterical as he got smaller and smaller , a blot on the landscape . Never have I felt more ashamed , not of Sam but myself ! She on the other hand was laughing so much as he eventually came back , tongue lolling out and glee on his face . It was then kindly suggested that maybe I work harder on his recall and come back in say , three months time ? I really do think a massive sense of humour is necessary for a Lab owner , and don't expect too much of them either , they aren't robots, thank goodness ! xx
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Sorry, shouldn't laugh but I did a little bit. 😂That might have made her think twice about asking people to do that on the first class as the first exercise 😁
 
Jen

Jen

Try not to beat yourself up, we’ve all been there!


I’m sure the girls weren’t bothered!

I never walk Stanley in clothes I’m particularly bothered about getting dirty.

I’m one of those really annoying people that when your dog jumps up at me I squeal in delight and fuss fuss fuss. The bigger the dog the better.. extra bonus for a Labrador 😂🙈

Sorry.. I just love dogs 🥰
 
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