Hope this doesn't happen on the towpath

[IanD]

1 minute ago, Arthur Marshall said:

As can be seen from some of the comments above, everyone has a dog that they make sure is perfectly safe around other people. And although they haven't said so,  they always clean up the poo.

Which is why it amazes me that fences, trees and the towpath are littered with poo bags, and that almost every dog I know has in the past bitten someone or run off, that FB is full of people pleading for folk to look for their lost dog, that every day on the boat I see people cycling with dogs running free beside them, or walking staring at their phone with a dog tweny yards behind, or even in a couple of cases, the dog trotting along the towpath while its owner drives the boat along the cut. It's so lucky that all the twenty dogs running round the local park have totally reliable recall, too, especially the old deaf ones.

Truly, I am astounded.

Why are you astounded that there are both responsible (e.g. posters on here) and irresponsible dog owners, any more than that there are both competent (e.g. you) and incompetent boaters? 😉

Edited October 2 by IanD

[cuthound]

1 hour ago, haggis said:

I despair at some of the owners when I have seen this program but it is not what it appears to be. Apparently, when Graham agrees to have a dog in the program a local established dog trainer is contacted and that is who actually trains the dog . Graham then copies what the trainer has done but they must not appear on screen. Some of his methods of handling dogs leave a lot to be desired and I understand that he has not trained as a dog trainer . How do I know this? A couple of established and accredited dog trainers I know have been approached by him (or his program). 

 

My trainer sent me a note about this. The man is a charlaton.

[SLC]

Graham Hall's methods would not be approved by Guide Dogs for the Blind!

[haggis]

10 minutes ago, SLC said:

Graham Hall's methods would not be approved by Guide Dogs for the Blind!

I don't think they would be approved by anyone who knew anything about dogs

 

[jacko264]

Graham Hall  is good tv  for them that don’t know 

Graham

[ditchcrawler]

31 minutes ago, jacko264 said:

Graham Hall  is good tv  for them that don’t know 

Graham

Sounds like most of the TV boating programs, maybe its true of all TV

[Naughty Cal]

Sydney has obviously heard me singing his praises. After two weeks of being a model citizen while we have been away he had been a little sh*t today.

 

Not met that many dogs because we have been travelling most of the day but the ones he has met have not gone well at all🙄

 

Oh well. Tomorrow is another day. Was hoping to take him on the beach tomorrow but won't if he is still in that mood! 

[Ex Brummie]

The daughter of one of my customers, when I was servicing boilers, adopted a Romanian dog whilst she lived there. 

Her father was most put out as the dog apparently did not understand English when he gave it commands.😉