Off lead dogs again !

In the park tonight with my two on lead, a boxer came running over, no owner in sight. I had seen it a while before again no owner in sight on the football pitch where people where trying to play.

It came running over and promptly had its nose rammed up Kyms backside, following us along, then Bella got skittish and slipped her collar, she came back when i called her anyway. Then round the corner came the owner who just looked at me smirking, i didn't say anything ust gave her a filthy look.

Later on there it was again this time on a lead so the woman looked and smirked at me again so i asked her what her problem was, she said she was smiling at me so i was the one with the problem. I then told bher i didn't appreciate her dog coming bounding over to my two and that i thought she should keep her dog under better control, well she was outraged mustn't say anything must we she must have seen me struggling but no apology nothing.

I was in the park last year with mine on lead again and a foster of mine also on lead, well the same dog came bounding over and wouldn't go away and she had no control over it then either as a puppy and i explained that its not a good idea to let an on lead dog go up to off lead dogs because one day her dog may get bitten. She walked off in a huff that time

My parting shot to her was i see you still haven't trained your dog properly, she was gasping and saying OMG, OMG like i was out of order for saying anything

What the feck is wrong with people ?

Lack of personal responsibility. Same way as it's your fault that their dog bit yours even though yours is on a lead.

Interesting point of view. I walk with a friend who has two greyhounds that welcomes other dog's coming over to his two, off the lead or whatever as he says how can I ever socialise my dogs with other dogs if I am forever whining at the owners of these dogs.
My little dog is always off the lead over our local park as are 90% of other dogs so it would be churlish to expect everyone to put their dogs on a lead to suit one person.
Well thats the way I see it anyway. Dogs should be socialised with other breeds not forever being pulled away and kept apart.
If the woman with the boxer had met my friend all would have been well, but she didn't, she met you and an altercation took place. So who was to blame?
The wisdom of Soloman is often needed to sort out disputes among dog owners. LOL

Firstly welcome to Dogsey
That's the way your friends sees things based on their experience. Sadly a lot of us have had their dogs bitten or worse by out of control dogs off lead running over without the owner able to control the situation. That's why. It's fine if yuour dog is on lead and another off if both owners have spoken and agreed the dogs are all friendly and it's fine to meet, it's different if a dog bounds over and for all the owners of the loose dog know, the dogs on lead are dog aggressive! (Not saying OP's dogs are!) In that case, is it still ok?

Rude, ignorant and a crap dog owner with no sense of responsibility

If that came running up in Keisha's face with no one in sight to intervene except me, and the boxer didn't have the sense to back off, there would be hell on once i'd found her. Luckily we don't get it happening so much round where we live.

Sorry you have to put up with it, hopefully she'll learn, well done for saying something.

I just think it's manners, responsible dog ownership?

In an ideal world, all dogs would be friendly to other dogs, but some are not - many having had experiences of offleaders running up and attacking them in their youth, thanks to the irresponsible mindless 'let all dogs offlead' to socialise rule, even if they can show aggression. They are left scared and defensive, so they are kept onlead to protect themselves and others.

I have no problem with other dogs as long as the owner has control over them and she didn't. How does she know my dogs are friendly ? not my fault she has zero recall, who's fault would it have been if my dog had bitten hers ?

Its courtesy as far as i'm concerned, i don't let my dogs wander up to unknown on lead dogs, they are usually on lead for a reason. My dogs are well socialised i just don't want every off lead dog running up to mine pestering my dogs is that so unreasonable ? do you thinks its ok for a dog owner to let a dog out of sight and not know what its doing ? i don't expect dogs to be put on lead for my benefit, just having a modicum of control would be nice !

I had a foster dog who had to be kept muzzled and on lead and still people allowed their dogs to come over and then stood and watched my struggle so sorry i don't agree with you.

Not quite sure what your getting at with the solomon comment as far as i'm concerned its common sense, but as they say sense is not that common these days so it seems, just as well i don't frequent your area i'd say !

My dogs are all well socialised and are very rarely on the lead, however if I saw a person with their dog on the lead I would call mine over and keep them with until the person passed, or if they say it's ok to let them meet.

Common sense/common courtesy surely? There is a reason the dog is on a lead. They could have a dog aggressive dog even?

It is incredibly annoying that why i now find myself sticking to the roads as there's less chance that my dog will get into a fight. People in my area see you walking across a field and assume your dog is friendly . Be better if dogs needed licenses to be let off lol
do you want to borrow my dog?
She'd never let her dog off again if it came to mine, guaranteed

Becuase your dog would attack it?