I know i'm in the wrong, but really...

Was just out with the dogs, Maddy, Charlie, Dusty and my mums dog Sadie.

Whilst my lot were off lead on a big field having a good run, an older woman was walking by with a small dog, wesite size.

I called the dogs back as usual, but Maddy totally ignored me. She doesn't usually, I think she's hit the stubborn stage, she's 13 months.

Anyway, she was barking at this other dog, but Maddy is very vocal, she was just wanting to play, I thought the 'play bow' and waggy tail were signs enough, but obviously not. This woman picked her dog up, by the lead no less! Swung it up into her arms and continued swearing and yelling like I was some kind of psychopath trying to murder her and her dog. Saying she knows where I live, and she's gonna get the police etc etc.

I know Maddy was in the wrong for not coming back straight away, and I did have to call her 4 or 5 times, but now I just feel really mad and upset by it all and needed to get it off my chest, sorry for the rant.

Oh don't worry. Some dog owner that other woman is. I wonder if she would like to be swung up by a lead She obviously knows nothing about dogs because a dog wanted to play is a very different site to an aggressive dog. Honestly don't worry random she has a problem not you

Shouldn't worry too much there are far worse people out there than you,Maddy just wanted to play I usually stand still let the other dog come over to say hello but am ready incase the other dog is aggressive,never happened yet.
She is probably just ignorant of how dogs behave,she was a bit OTT imo.

aww bless you dont let this upset you it wasnt your fault maddy wanted to play and if this other dog owner couldnt see the difference between play and aggression well she needs to go to classes chin up

Some people with small dogs do tend to pick them up when a big dog approaches and this is the worst thing you can do in my opinion. My mum used to do this with her poodle if a big dog came towards her, she was so scared that the dog was going to hurt her (she didn't drag it up with the lead though ) I never pick Benji up no matter what size of dog approaches him - he seems to be able to judge for himself whether a dog is friendly or not by running up but stopping a few feet away to weigh the situation up and if the dog doesn't give the right signals he comes running back to me.

Don't worry about it Random, you haven't done anything wrong, just sounds like the womans dog is totally unsocialised. (and the woman too )

I wouldn't worry about her,stupid woman!
Maddy wasn't aggressive and wanted to play,it's not your fault the woman couldn't tell the differance.

that is always happening to me. People with little dogs immediately sweep their dogs into their arms when my dogs bound over wanting to play. This immediately sets them jumping up to see said little dog, who by this time is yapping, so then mine bark!!!!!
They play with small dogs, puppies, old dogs, young dogs, doesn't matter to them, they will get down on their tummys to play with a small dog/puppy. But some dog owners refuse to accept this and start having a go, I just call them to me and walk away. It is their loss, and their dogs loss of socialisation skills after all!!!

I too would pick my dog up in this situation not to keep him safe but to keep your dog safe ! Some of us keep our dogs on leads not because we are afraid they will get hurt but because we know they cannot be trusted with other dogs. The absolute bane of my life is off lead dogs approaching my on lead dogs one of whom is very friendly the other a little fiend !

It's a shame when people can't read a dogs behaviour but I have the problem from the other side. My rescue dog is not friendley with other dogs so whenever I see another dog, I immediately put my dog on a lead. I have lost count of the number of times people allow their dogs run up to mine off the lead claiming that they only want to be friendly, then look on me with disgust when my dog shows aggression.

Its not your fault but I can see the other side of it.
My last little dog a cavalier got attacked 11 times when dogs ran over and often with wagging tails, she eventually suffered permanent spine damage when a friendly lab put his paw on her back in play.
She could only have slow gentle on lead walks after that and we had to be so careful no other bigger dog done the same. So yes I had to scoop her up everytime someone let thier dog come rushing over. I would shout and ask them to call thier dogs and often they would say its fine they are friendly but they didnt realise how dangerous an even frienly larger dog coul be to her.
Perhaps this ladies dog had a problem similar and she was scared for her dog.
I had always had big dogs before and it had never occured to me the damage a friendly big dog can do to a smaller one in play.
I now have a big and a little and I am extremely aware when mine play and when out I put my big girl on the lead when a little dog comes unless the owner says its fine for them to play, but even then I am very careful.