tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post6376378978116793331..comments2023-11-01T00:38:49.400+11:00Comments on Ampersand Duck: Off-path cyclingAmpersand Duckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12245377686193859488noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-82661642725184355942008-05-17T15:56:00.000+10:002008-05-17T15:56:00.000+10:00I have tiny wimpy dogs, and I hate the people who ...I have tiny wimpy dogs, and I hate the people who let their big crazy dogs off lead too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-36656698156397704532008-05-17T14:47:00.000+10:002008-05-17T14:47:00.000+10:00Ouch...ill mannered pups and people are never a gr...Ouch...ill mannered pups and people are never a great mix.<BR/><BR/>We walk,jog and mountain bike our dog Darwin, (Cattle dog and some other stuff) off leash all the time. But we live right next to a big open forest so she can run like crazy. We have had problems with her chasing after other joggers and bikes, nothing aggressive, just high spirits and that herding instinct. So we have tried our best to make her sit down off the trail when we see them. Last week there were joggers and people on bikes all round (it was a beautiful afternoon) and she sat down as they passed, all by herself without us prompting. We were very proud and relieved because I'd hate for her to hurt someone or get hurt.<BR/>She isn't perfect (close though ;) but she is learning and doing a good job at it.<BR/><BR/>Now only I could train her to wake up Rob, and not me, to be let out into the backyard for wees and ball games at 6am.Cozalcoatlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13860756021115471862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-45500400464388912072008-05-16T14:10:00.000+10:002008-05-16T14:10:00.000+10:00Poor kitty.We've been know to point our phone came...Poor kitty.<BR/><BR/>We've been know to point our phone camera at speeders and sundry other dickheads in our time. It's a great thing to do.Ampersand Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245377686193859488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-36417330871951155382008-05-16T12:43:00.000+10:002008-05-16T12:43:00.000+10:00I live in a street that has a leash-free park at t...I live in a street that has a leash-free park at the end of it. You would not believe the number of people who unleash their dogs as they enter the street, or don't bother to leash them when they leave the park. I've had to keep my elderly cat inside for the last couple of years, despite his love of sleeping in the sun in the front in the afternoon, because the dogs jump my gate (or scuttle under it) and he has no protection and nowhere to go. When I politely ask the owners to leash their dogs unless they are in the park they either laugh, ignore me, or swear at me.<BR/><BR/>My neighbour has an old camera that she keeps just inside the front door. If she talks to people with unleashed dogs and they ignore her polite request she picks up the camera and points it at them (and the numberplate of their car, if they've just left it). This usually gets the leashes out damn quick!M-Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18409916623998907121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-77498257181545198152008-05-16T11:16:00.000+10:002008-05-16T11:16:00.000+10:00Bugger. I don't like irresponsible dog owners eith...Bugger. I don't like irresponsible dog owners either, and i'm trying hard not to be one. It's annoying when people are also defensive about their dog's bad behaviour, it's not the dog's fault.Mummy/Crithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08353892248492164501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-60973174444046289912008-05-16T10:12:00.000+10:002008-05-16T10:12:00.000+10:00Thank you, the hands are much improved after a nig...Thank you, the hands are much improved after a night's rest. My knee is scraped and my neck is a bit stiff, but all in all it was a remarkable smooth fall, for which I'm very grateful.Ampersand Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245377686193859488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-65144408478027670862008-05-16T09:52:00.000+10:002008-05-16T09:52:00.000+10:00Oh no - after the elbow treatment, coming off the ...Oh no - after the elbow treatment, coming off the bike can't be good. Hope your hands are OK - can you work with them all right?lucy tartanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09244574932248425378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-42107825776385989972008-05-16T09:18:00.000+10:002008-05-16T09:18:00.000+10:00Poor you!As a dog owner, I get very cross at peopl...Poor you!<BR/>As a dog owner, I get very cross at people who can't discipline or control their dogs, thus giving all of us a bad name. Especially a Heeler, they're very easy to train. Grr.Drewzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08405888967031837400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-9701930822402894722008-05-15T22:15:00.000+10:002008-05-15T22:15:00.000+10:00dog owner, dog lover, am willing to be at fault if...dog owner, dog lover, am willing to be at fault if the dog is off the leash - and can't stand those who aren't.worldpeace and a speedboathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00735857941964784431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-76186567487709017172008-05-15T21:51:00.000+10:002008-05-15T21:51:00.000+10:00Oh yes, I feel your pain after having been knocked...Oh yes, I feel your pain after having been knocked off by a vicious WHIPPET.<BR/><BR/>Dangerous dogs.<BR/><BR/>That dog owner just disappeared and I never saw him/her. How rude!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com