I love Dogs me...

It's one of the joys of dog ownership BT.

Our last Border Collie always managed to find the fox poo to roll in, current collie isn't as bad thank goodness! 

Must be a Collie thing   My  last one used to do it and the two I have now are buggers for doing it 

Our collie Rosa will roll at times ,but not always fox poo 

Well, Alfie is a Heinz 57 mix of Collie, Springer, Whippet and something with a curly tail. So has the instinct of them all.

He met another Whippet cross today and boy did they enjoy running together, he was the same colour as a golden Labrador, his name was Taylor. It's a joy to watch them, like poetry in motion

Just come back from Broadway Club site, our first visit there and it's beautiful.

However our stay was completely ruined when, walking our puppy in the High street, she was attacked by a Staffy/Cross. Both dogs were on leads and my nearest and dearest was holding our puppy (Molly) away from the oncoming owner and dog, when it just lunged forward and grabbed her by her snout, throwing her around like a rag doll. 

Risking her own limbs, SWMBO managed somehow to grab the offending dog's jaw and prised Molly away. Many tears followed, but thankfully, following an emergency vet call out, Molly was physically unscathed. I was 50 yards away when it happened, enquiring if we were allowed to take dogs into one of the local cafes for some breakfast. As I ran towards Linda and Molly, the woman with the other dog refused to give her name or number when I challenged her. (such a responsible owner!) She has been reported to the local constabulary who have the whole episode on CCTV.

It ruined our trip and although Molly seems fine again now we're back home, it remains to be seen if there is any lasting damage. We still feel saddened and empty inside at the thought of what happened and it has taught us to be on our guard at all times.

So if you see us on a site somewhere and approach a friendly but slightly nervous couple with a miniature wire-haired Dachshund, please don't be offended if we ask you if your dog is friendly.

That’s terrible, JR, and words fail me. I’m glad Molly, your wife and yourself are OK now and I hope Molly doesn’t develop an ongoing fear of dogs. 

My wife had a similar experience when our older Border Collie was 9 months old. Luckily we traced the owner and insisted they paid our vet's fees.

Hopefully it's something your dog will get over as well as yourselves.

Best wishes.

I'm sorry to hear of your terrible experience with Molly and the other dog JR57.

I hope she does not develop a fear of all other dogs due to this incident.

Perhaps introducing her to dogs that you know are friendly may restore her faith and it will make it easier for you when out walking her.

The danger is that you can send her warning signals by pulling her lead tight when you see another dog approaching. 

I hope you don't mind my comments, I am just trying to help. Good luck with Molly and I hope it does not spoil the rest of your outings. 

Yes, a terrible experience JR, for all concerned. That dog should have been muzzled.

However, Nevers has offered sound advice to my mind, the danger now is that you both may over react when walking/ meeting, other dogs. Your dog will pick up on your attitude/fear, try not to tense up and pull the lead, carry on walking as you have done, don't keep her away from other dogs, she needs to socialise, otherwise she may become nervous and snappy, not just to other dogs, but anyone approaching you.

You say she is still a pup, do you take her to puppy classes? If not it may well be worth considering, as she will meet other dogs in a controlled environment.

Can I also say, treat her like a dog, don't mollycoddle her, dogs live in the here and now, not the past.......Good luck and stay calm.

Sorry if I seem patronising, I don't mean to be, I just care.

Thank you to all you good folk for your wishes and comments. It's blatantly obvious you all care about the welfare of yours and indeed, our puppy.

We have slowly re-introduced Molly to other 'safe' dogs and she was a little hesitant at first but then she gained confidence and was fine.

Today we have enlisted the services of a professional dog trainer who is coming to give 1-2-1 services before going on to puppy training school

We both appreciate all your comments and advice.

Thank you