Do you ever look at people out walking and wonder why they have the breeds they do?

I frequently see a lady approaching retirement age if not already there who walks "or is towed by" a large bull breed X "maybe Stafford crossed the a Lab"

Anyhow can't get to close the lady is pulled over (literaly) if the dog see's another dog I have actually seen her wrap the lead round lamposts/small trees to brace herself against the dog pulling her over  the dog can't be more than about 18 months I have been watching this unfold for a period of time. Sadly only time I see her is when I have Sal - think everyone who walks takes pity on her as we all seem to avoid getting within sight line.

Also a young man who is propelled along by an extremely large GSD type dog not sure its a KC reg GSD it is huge......he the chap I have seen minus dog and he said the dogs always done this but on further chatting seems the dog if he's lucky gets out for a walk about once a fortnight...for a 10 minute walk round the block as the chap works all hours. Poor choice

And a chap who I know to be about 65 (my sister went to school with his daughter) who was pulled from pillar to post by a Springer Spaniel....eventually he gave the dog to the prison service I think. The chap had a major heart attack and his son got him the dog to help his excercise sadly all that happened was the dog dislocated his shoulder.

Lastly (my breed) lively hyper (hardly trained Staffs) owned by chavs............

Couple across the road 'inherited' a middle age rough collie, had it till it went to Rainbow bridge at a good age, shortly afterwards lady joined her OH in retirement, coleagues spoke to OH about a retirement gift, and he said she wanted another dog - 'a collie'. The workmates managed to find a 'breeder' to sell them one as a gift. Yes she ended up with a black and white which fence runs, lunges at any dog in sight screaming at it, means he crosses the road - or goes half way up someones drive if anyone gets too close etc..........

The second was an older lady with limited mobility who went to Dogs Trust, asked for advice, and was deemed a suitable owner for a manic 8 week old border collie x springer!!!!!!!!!

ps how do you do rolly eyes???
Chris

There is a big burly bloke in leathers I've seen a few times at the vet's with his tiny Yorkie. He always reminds me of a man who has been aked to hold his wife's handbag for a minute :-D

I know some one who is absolutely lovely... she has a big strong lab, who takes her for a walk (quite literally), he runs off with no second glance at any distractions taking her with him. If you have something in pockets he will quite happily bite his way through your pockets and won't let go, i have had a bruise on my leg before!! he will snatch toys out of your hand. She puts him on the lead now if he starts this, but boy!!!

Must admit my OH looks a bit mismatched when he walks our little Cavalier...OH is quite a hefty looking rugby player and him walking her on a pink flexi lead with her diamante collar looks a bit funny !! Needless to say he doesn't walk her very often !

When I was younger I used to walk a lovely Staffie X for a really elderly couple...I think they inherited the dog from their son, she was called Suzie and she was so strong, they just couldn't manage her, I sometimes saw the poor old lady (she was really frail) being pulled along by Suzie. Both the dog and owner loved it when I came to walk her :-)

you should see my 6 foot + hubby walking my 12 inch jack russel :o))) but he did look blooming good when I had my GSD.

At one point I was offered the chance of a poodle and i was really tempted as its a breed I do like but he wouldnt even entertain the idea as he would not be seen dead walking it. O)

> At one point I was offered the chance of a poodle and i was really tempted as its a breed I do like but he wouldnt even entertain the idea as he would not be seen dead walking it. O)

Ha hahaha! When I first met my OH he we were teenagers, and his family owned a little white poodle called Snowy. He absolutely loved that little dog to bits but refused to walk him in daylight, lol! :-D

When I was in NZ I used to see this little old lady with a walking stick and grey hair in a bun walk down the street with an enormous entire male pitbull.  They were the strangest pair I ever saw but devoted to each other, he was very gentle and well behaved, I think they only had each other.

My Dad told me to get a "proper dog" when i announced i was getting a poodle and said point blank he would never be seen out with it. Fast forward 18 months and the dog is often missing. Ask mum "wheres fred?" "Oh your dads taken him out for a walk" and also Dad now likes me to walk to work to meet him so as he's finishing he can show the dog off to all his work mates :-)

Some years ago an older couple came to our training club with a Staffy. They looked SO mismatched, the dog wasn't the easiest to control, and we all thought "Uh oh, wrong breed for them. They won't be coming for long, they'll give up."

Couldn't have been more wrong. :) They took the bitch to GC Gold, acquired another, and worked harder than most. :)

Yes, I used to see a very small man who had a habit of rescuing GSD's he was hillarious to watch as he just was the worst person on the planet to ever have GSD's, all he would do was scream at them in his hysterical high pitched voice, DON'T PULL,  DON'T CHASE THE CAT!!!SITTTT!  His GSD's completely ignored him and would drag him all over the place, he was not strong enough to hold them, and we always knew he was out as we could hear his screaming from a mile away.

I used to feel so sorry for the GSD's having such a plonker as an owner, I did once try to approach him to give him some training tips, but he was very unsociable. (He also needed socialising :-D )

Though I must admit the one that really made me giggle was the big burly builder who had to walk his wifes Bichon in the morning, he would look so embarrassed and used to always pass me and say "My other dogs a Doberman." :-D :-D

I frequently see an elderly lady (complete with rain bonnet and walking stick) walking a GSD and a spaniel around our city centre - very well trained though - no pulling - I  think she gets lots of second looks though!  Bizarre combination.  Neighbour's 6ft  manual labourer husband is seen twice a day walking her toy poodle - very amusing :)  If it makes you smile!

Im 5 ft 3'' and i have 2 DDBs i may look out of my depth but i can control these alot more than people control there JRTs but their temperaments couldnt be more matched to my personality, im quite laid back and lazy, these sleep 80% of the time and enjoy there 40 min walk, very inactive indoors and extremely docile and friendly. Can be abit stubborn and hard to train motivate into doing as they are told, like me but they love their mummy and cuddles. Quite sensitive and dont respond well to being left alone or shouting and i dont like negative criticism or being shouted at i cry boo hoo.

Theres a frail lady near me who owns a male rottie (Entire) round our area :(
The most mismatched dog in the world as she hasnt trained it whatsoever so is essentially wild and it is constantly pulling her actully into the road to get other dogs and people too whenever they pass or are in gardens etc :(
Ive stopped her before and said very nicely if she thinks her dog is the best suited as she nearly just got hit by a car and she is adamant she can control him Why lie when its blatent she cant and needs help or to rehome him and he is running absolute riot whenever hes out.

Its sad to see as either her or the dog one day will be hit by a car or hurt someone fatally as when he lunges he is towering on his back legs and waving his front paws and shows he means business, and I feel for the poor person who hits them in their car and feel for the dog as well because of being raised so badly and never having a chance to be a good dog :( :(

Gets right on my **** when people just get a dog without thinking :angry:

> Im 5 ft 3'' and i have 2 DDBs i may look out of my depth but i can control these alot more than people control there JRTs but their temperaments couldnt be more matched to my personality, im quite laid back and lazy, these sleep 80% of the time and enjoy there 40 min walk, very inactive indoors and extremely docile and friendly

lol same as me and the bullies. i'm a sturdy lass though so i suppose it balances out. my bf though i must say looks tremendous walking Tio, they suit each other :)

Round here ppl move when they see me and mine ..lol..I am 5 foot and a bit (that's important ..the bit. lol.)Mine never annoy anyone , but do sometimes get excited and like a little jump on lead , not much howling but bouncing ..it put's ppl off , I actually move for the young ppl with the staff or the tall man with the german shep's as i know they are ignorant .... not a preconception , but listening to them ... i know when to move (and not put myself in a predicament )....A lot of older folk move away and give me the look of disgust and a wide berth but eventually they come round ,as i don't go away ... i still walk my dog's ...

Funny isn't it how blokes "suit" certain dogs and ladies do :-) When we could take our Malamute for walks, she & my OH looked a great pair. I also see a lot of dogs who look like their owners - there's a little old lady in our village who has a miniature wire haired Dachshund - looks very similar to her (both grey, quite slow and quite small and sweet!)

i walk my rottie and german spitz together and people smile and nod, as the spitz is usually bouncing inbetween the rotts legs wanting to play,
but when i walk my gracefull chinesecrested with my rottie, they all go ahhhh look as she is prancing away and he is fallolliping behind her as he is besotted with her
carolann

I also see a lot of dogs who look like their owners - there's a little old lady in our village who has a miniature wire haired Dachshund - looks very similar to her (both grey, quite slow and quite small and sweet!)

That made me chuckle, bless :)

I was told (by my OH) in no uncertain terms that small fluffy dogs were not allowed!  However, I caught him cuddling my friends little pom cross once :-) I had him in a corner & he said it was because he didn't want to look daft when out on a walk, apparently this is what he thinks when he sees a big bloke with a little dog...

I had a body builder and his leopard skin clad woman with their his and hers Chihuahuas at a puppy foundation course. The best bit was when I'd ask the man to move his dog he would insist on picking it up and positioning it by it's harness not walking it into it.
They were very much loved litle dogs and the man had no hang ups about being a great big chap with tiny dog.

Theres a very posh old woman in my obediance class with a staff... I only ever see them around council estates usually so its great to see them with a good upbringing and acres of land to play on.. he is very intelligant too..
I would have pictured her with some westies or yorkies or something haha

> They were very much loved litle dogs and the man had no hang ups about being a great big chap with tiny dog.

At our grooming centre we have a huge great bloke that comes in every 6 weeks with his teeny tiny chihauhua called Maximus!! He literally hands him to us from the palm of his hand.. except last week he came with one in each hand.. he'd bought a little friend for Maximus called... Minimus of course!!

My first dog when I moved in with my boyfriend was a border collie cross springer(both working dogs!) 'beau' he was totally lovable but manic (didn't quite understand the meaning of the word until Beau) no matter how much exercise/training he had, dread to think the mental mess the dog in this case ended up in.

Love the idea of Maximus and Minimus. My Oh is quite happy to be seen holding the lead of our large black male gsd. however when it comes our 5lb f pom/chi its a different matter , he has that wommans handbag look and trys to explain to everyone how the dog has nothing to do with him!!

When we used to show regularly we often came across this little old lady ( very small and apparently very old :-) ) with an ENORMOUS Pyrenean Mountain Dog - this was a giant among giant dogs and she was always being dragged along behind it. There was also a particularly short man who got dragged around (literally) by four Bernese who he screamed at constantly cos he couldn't control them (I'm fairly tall and strong and I could barely hold one never mind 4 :-o )

There is an 80 year old man round here who walks very slowly with a stick who owns a siberian husky. He always walks along the main road with the dog on a full extending lead and harness and he has to lean right back. It was given to him as a present by his son as he always wanted one! The other day he was due for a booster and when he didn't arrive we half joked that maybe the dog had pulled him over. Imagine our amazement when he phones up the next day and apologises for missing his appt as on the way ther the dog pulled him over and the next thing he knew someone had found him and taken him home, even though he has no recollection of it! The dog is 9 years old now. Its an absolute accident waiting to happen!

A small lady in the very first obedience class I ever attended, it was outside, had a Great Dane that weighed significantly more than she did.  It was not nice and would lunge at our dogs, all much smaller, and dragged her pretty well whereever it wanted to go.  She really was trying to work with it but one day she got the chain part of her leash wrapped around her finger, the dog lunged and the tip of her finger spurted blood.  I'm not sure if she just lost skin or a part of her finger.  Anyway, of course the dog took off and here's this poor lady yelling, "catch him, catch him."  She was concerned only for the dog but we all looked at her and thought, get real lady, no one here is going near your big bad dog, we have our own to contend with.  She came back the next night with the finger bandaged.  I wonder what became of her and the dog.