Just opinions

[Lurcherlovr 0]

The other dog was in the wrong, but as this has happened you would need to be aware that it can happen again, I think that both of you owners did get off lucky here, but you need to be careful, and I would muzzle, but I think that every dog who shows things like this should be muzzled not just Greyhounds, as I believe that when you walk out of your front door, as people are stupid and class all dogs of the same breed as the same, with things like oh dear a GSD somewhere bit someone, so this one walking up the road is bound to be dangerous, then as a owner you have to control your dog so that your dog can't harm anything else, meaning that no rumours about the breed can be started by your dog, and this is still for every breed not because that yours is a Greyhound, off topic, but I believe that most toy dogs need a good muzzle aswell

[Lurcherlovr 0]

If you do get a muzzle greyhounds in need do good ones for cheap if you scroll down.

 

http://www.greyhoundsinneed.co.uk/ginmerch...rchandFrame.htm

 

You have to go on dog boutique, for some reason the link isn't working properly?

Edited December 8, 2008 by Lurcherlovr

[woz 260]

I could be wrong, but greys have to where a muzzle in a public place.? If they are loose and they went for another dog, more so a small dog . You would have alot of shit, from owners and if it got back

to the greyhound kennels, because they are trying to promote them as good pets, and its the last

thing they want . If i was you keep him on the lead+muzzel, its what they are used to. I helped

a bloke with greys [45], and if a 65lb greyhound kicked off, it can do a lot of feckin damage

its not worth it

 

Thats worth checking out about them having to be muzzled , i will do some investigating tomorrow, thanks for the replys everyone

 

if your dog is anyway agressive dont put it in the situation were it can hert another dog,if you cant control him keep it muzzled,iv got a number of nasty/agressive dogs (in the wrong hands) with me all of my dogs are as good as gold because im the pack leader.dogs dont always respect weak men or women...my mrs is by far the best person i have ever seen with horse's.the only time i let her walk two of my lurchers all hell broke loose,she ended up with a missing finger and both my dogs needed operations.kay if you arnt in full control of your dog get some help or get rid of it....

 

the dogs were on leads & stationary , we stopped to allow the other person & his dog to pass however the other dog wasnt on a lead & sadly neither my self or my husband were responsible for the other dog coming over to our dogs

 

kay im not after a fight with you, what i am saying is that if your dog was agressive with another dog whilst on a leed or free you wernt in full control of your dog..but hey i dont know shit about dogs behavior really,just puting my late night two peneth in.......

[Kay 3,709]

I could be wrong, but greys have to where a muzzle in a public place.? If they are loose and they went for another dog, more so a small dog . You would have alot of shit, from owners and if it got back

to the greyhound kennels, because they are trying to promote them as good pets, and its the last

thing they want . If i was you keep him on the lead+muzzel, its what they are used to. I helped

a bloke with greys [45], and if a 65lb greyhound kicked off, it can do a lot of feckin damage

its not worth it

 

Thats worth checking out about them having to be muzzled , i will do some investigating tomorrow, thanks for the replys everyone

 

if your dog is anyway agressive dont put it in the situation were it can hert another dog,if you cant control him keep it muzzled,iv got a number of nasty/agressive dogs (in the wrong hands) with me all of my dogs are as good as gold because im the pack leader.dogs dont always respect weak men or women...my mrs is by far the best person i have ever seen with horse's.the only time i let her walk two of my lurchers all hell broke loose,she ended up with a missing finger and both my dogs needed operations.kay if you arnt in full control of your dog get some help or get rid of it....

 

the dogs were on leads & stationary , we stopped to allow the other person & his dog to pass however the other dog wasnt on a lead & sadly neither my self or my husband were responsible for the other dog coming over to our dogs

 

kay im not after a fight with you, what i am saying is that if your dog was agressive with another dog whilst on a leed or free you wernt in full control of your dog..but hey i dont know shit about dogs behavior really,just puting my late night two peneth in.......

 

you wont get a fight out of me anyway all i wanted was opinions on the muzzling front

[rabitin girl 16]

Kay, you were in the right in this incident , because your dog was the one on the lead , therefore your dog was the one under control

[brock1 2]

i would like to know other peoples opinions on something i have been mulling over since this incident with a smaller dog yesterday, basically the greyhound dog caught hold of a small dog that got to close to him, he wasnt harmed just naturally shook up

 

No i posted elsewhere about this episode & was asked why he wasnt muzzled , i didnt need to think about an answer , my opinion is .

 

muzzling is ok if you have good recall , i wont muzzle this dog because he isnt coming back when called as yet, my gripe is , if he were to get off the lead while out & he was muzzled i dont think i could get him back due to not having the recall perfected , so i am off the opinion that if he isnt caught within hours & he does wander over a period of time , if he couldnt free himself of the muzzle he wouldnt be able to eat or defend himself.

 

I dont disagree wih muzzling but these are just my thoughts , what are yours

 

i would not muzzle a dog couse it cant defend its self & just becouse a dog is biger dosent mean it is harder my mates jrt got out & made a mess of another mates gryhounds not long ago so maybe the jrt should of had the muzzle on it & i think only dogs that attack people or other dogs should wear a muzzle.

[tote 861]

I could be wrong, but greys have to where a muzzle in a public place.? If they are loose and they went for another dog, more so a small dog . You would have alot of shit, from owners and if it got back

to the greyhound kennels, because they are trying to promote them as good pets, and its the last

thing they want . If i was you keep him on the lead+muzzel, its what they are used to. I helped

a bloke with greys [45], and if a 65lb greyhound kicked off, it can do a lot of feckin damage

its not worth it

 

As Max has already said it's an NGRC rule that greyhounds must be muzzled in a public place and only applies to NGRC trained dogs.

 

Kay you were in the right your dog was on a lead and stationary,the other dog which was obviously not under control approached you. With this in mind I'm struggling to understand why some of the members are pointing the finger at you.

[Kay 3,709]

I could be wrong, but greys have to where a muzzle in a public place.? If they are loose and they went for another dog, more so a small dog . You would have alot of shit, from owners and if it got back

to the greyhound kennels, because they are trying to promote them as good pets, and its the last

thing they want . If i was you keep him on the lead+muzzel, its what they are used to. I helped

a bloke with greys [45], and if a 65lb greyhound kicked off, it can do a lot of feckin damage

its not worth it

 

As Max has already said it's an NGRC rule that greyhounds must be muzzled in a public place and only applies to NGRC trained dogs.

 

Kay you were in the right your dog was on a lead and stationary,the other dog which was obviously not under control approached you. With this in mind I'm struggling to understand why some of the members are pointing the finger at you.

 

I only worried a bit as theres got to come a point when i have to loose the dog in a suitable safe area to really test his recall, in my gardens one thing but out in the open theres different things that could distract him if he were to bolt with a muzzle on i wouldnt be able to sleep if i didnt catch him quickly

[lurchergrrl 1,441]

Kay what happened wasn't your fault, the terrier wasn't on lead and should have been. That being said, you're better off getting yourself a harness and clipping a lead to collar and harness - that will will give you better control and you won't need to worry about the dog slipping his collar. But, since greys can strike at the speed of light, I'd say muzzle him on lead till he learns the ropes and understands that little dogs aren't for eating and he's got his recall sorted.

[Lurcherlovr 0]

I only worried a bit as theres got to come a point when i have to loose the dog in a suitable safe area to really test his recall, in my gardens one thing but out in the open theres different things that could distract him if he were to bolt with a muzzle on i wouldnt be able to sleep if i didnt catch him quickly

 

I would use a long line, a muzzle, and as someone else said a collar and a harness, so you could just get a coupling lead from your local pet shop and have the long line attached to the coupling lead and the coupling lead attached to the collar and harness to train the dog.

 

Something like these for example.

http://www.pettastic-petsupplies.co.uk/tra...leash-518-p.asp

 

http://www.virtualvillage.co.uk/items/item...ELAID=235863842

[mad al 146]

You were in the right Kay, end of and I think the other owner is the one with the problem dog myself

[bird 10,014]

I could be wrong, but greys have to where a muzzle in a public place.? If they are loose and they went for another dog, more so a small dog . You would have alot of shit, from owners and if it got back

to the greyhound kennels, because they are trying to promote them as good pets, and its the last

thing they want . If i was you keep him on the lead+muzzel, its what they are used to. I helped

a bloke with greys [45], and if a 65lb greyhound kicked off, it can do a lot of feckin damage

its not worth it

 

As Max has already said it's an NGRC rule that greyhounds must be muzzled in a public place and only applies to NGRC trained dogs.

 

Kay you were in the right your dog was on a lead and stationary,the other dog which was obviously not under control approached you. With this in mind I'm struggling to understand why some of the members are pointing the finger at you.

 

Most greys that go as pets [ are NGRC trained dogs] that have been raced at one time or other.?

As i said i helped a bloke who 45 greys, and YES they make great pets. But if they start fighting

it dont matter who to blame, they do alot of feckin DAMAGE . One day when i was helping

him out, i was walking two [ dog+bitch] 58lb bitch, 69lb dog. A feckin cat run across the yard, they

seen it and went APE SHIT, now i am 6ft 13st 7lb a fair size, and it took me hell of a job to stop

these mad feckers from killing each other, and i am fairly strong guy. Regards muzzle for your dog

its up to you,? i know what i would do.

[leegreen 2,247]

The truth is Kay, it was not the fault of your dog, but for you dog to grab the other dog you wasn't in control, so my opinion is just be more aware of your dogs action's and predict what it is going to do. Reading your dog is something that comes with time and as you have taken on an adult dog you must be prepared for the unexpected. I hope this helps .

[tote 861]

Most greys that go as pets [ are NGRC trained dogs] that have been raced at one time or other.?

As i said i helped a bloke who 45 greys, and YES they make great pets. But if they start fighting

it dont matter who to blame, they do alot of feckin DAMAGE . One day when i was helping

him out, i was walking two [ dog+bitch] 58lb bitch, 69lb dog. A feckin cat run across the yard, they

seen it and went APE SHIT, now i am 6ft 13st 7lb a fair size, and it took me hell of a job to stop

these mad feckers from killing each other, and i am fairly strong guy. Regards muzzle for your dog

its up to you,? i know what i would do.

 

Agreed that a lot of retired greys have come from the NGRC,but once they've been adopted they are not under any NGRC rules.It is then up to the new owner wether they muzzle them/it or not.

 

As someone who has owned and trained greyhounds for over 20 years I would fully agree with you that when they "start" they can take some stopping. I had one that was extremely firey,if when he was out a walk and saw a cat,rabbit or small dog and obviously couldn't get to it he would attack the dog next to him.He had to be muzzled everytime he was walked with other dogs,also the other dogs had to be muzzled incase they retaliated.

[Kay 3,709]

Right its now clear in my head which way to go , collar , harness & muzzle , i think the brasers & belt approach is the only answer really

 

Thanks to everyone for the imput much appriciated