I want to get a dog but I have to work, how does everyone on broadway market do it ?

Funnily enough, I just came back to say that maybe a slip leash you could pop onto Barry and then return him to his owner might be a less violent solution. I know they're what a lot of dog trainers suggest for breaking up dog fights. Plus still involves a bit of neck-oriented dog discipline, which I think is what Barry is in need of. I think the chances of him paying attention to thrown water are minimal.

I do think the chances of the police getting involved in any London dog dispute are very minimal either way.

If slip's the way forward, definitely get some practice in at home... you'll need the muscle memory to work regardless of stress/adrenaline.

I don't get your meaning, it's probably just me, but all my dogs have slip leads and I have never felt the need for anything else.

Putting a slip lead on Barry the diminutive psychopathic furball might be a little challenging. My approach to the owner might be less than LFGSS approved, nor would it be appropriate for the peaceable @owl, but it would stop the nonsense and save me from having to stamp on Barry (who isn't to blame, he's a dog not a human).

Has anyone got experience of rehoming a dog with hip dysplasia?

If you are going to throw a slip line on someone else’s dog, whilst trying to catch it, whilst it may be fully aggressing another dog…. Good luck.

That’s a lot of speed and movement while you are under stress.

Any stress situation relies on muscle memory. The more practice at catching the dog, getting a loop over a moving head, the more chance of success in the moment.

I have no experience in this. Hip dysplasia is a genetic disorder common in labradors, to the extent where all responsible working dog breeders have their dogs checked (show dogs not so much). I have been lucky in that none of my labs has been affected. I have friends whose dogs have had dysplasia. The reality is that those dogs have had significant continual discomfort and mobility issues at best, even with extremely careful owners. The vets bills were large.

If you are up for this you will probably have an absolutely lovely dog and I would applaud you for giving it a second chance to be happy.

Ah, got it, you are absolutely right, I thought you considered slip leads a problem.

The Barry thing wouldn't happen with my lot, the labs would hide behind my legs, the cockers most certainly
wouldn't.

Yea nah slips have a place.

All I mean is I’ve seen enough dog owners fail to grab a collar on their own dogs who aren’t even misbehaving. In the heat of the moment it could be difficult to go lasso a frantic aggressive dog.

If you can safely grab it (by scruff, or collar, or ….*) and then get the slip over its head you are onto a winner.

*you and I probably could fill this blank.

Recall training be like, highest value still not as good as deer poop.

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@owl, just a thought. Has Owen got any mates that you could walk with if you think you're at risk of running into Barry? They might stick up for him a bit and give him a confidence boost. I guess it'd be tricky to find the right dog that would be assertive rather than aggressive but a telling off might dissuade Barry from being a prick in future?

He does have mates that we arrange 'play dates' with, and it would be great if Barry turned up during one of those, but it's all so unpredictable I can't have them walk with us every day until our paths cross. They're all big softies anyway, not sure we'd get the response we were hoping for. TBH I don't want another dog to fight Barry on Owen's behalf (as much as I am attracted to the 18th century-ness of it - "I summon my second to fight for my honour") , I just want his owner to accept some reasonable degree of responsibility for their dog. I do appreciate, as many of you have said, that this hope is probably in vain. We are messaging at the moment and not unsociably, but my piss is constantly being boiled by his insistence on framing this as 'let's find a reasonable accommodation for two dogs who just don't seem to get on, we're all trying our best and this is stressful for everyone' with no acknowledgement of the imbalance of cuntiness in the dogs' relations.

And re the suggestions above about controlling Barry, I'm comfortable enough that I can grab him and hoist him away from Owen when he barrels over off-lead, I've done it often enough. The concern would be if they met when both off lead and at a distance, in which case no application of slip-lead or knotted lead would be of any use.

Anyone in the SE area who can recommend a daily afternoon dog walker from January ?
'er indoors work is picking up and I can't do 2 walks a day and get my work done...

Crumpet goes out with "Mel's Wonder Walks" and she's brilliant. Really mindful of each dog's needs and personalities and bends over backwards to pair each dog up with other dogs that will all get on. I'm actually not sure if she covers where you are (you might be just outside her area) but worth a look!

Thanks!
£20 a walk seems reasonable (ouch).

If you want solo walks we use a chap called Mark (if interested will share his number separately) and he's amazing, really loves his dogs and you can see how happy Owen is with him. £24 a walk, tho. Anecdotally you can find much cheaper options on Rover, or even free using Borrow My Doggy. But also horror stories attached to both.

Borrow My Doggy site is a hit and miss mostly miss.

It seems to be a paywall every step of the way. We signed up and immediately gave up because the site spammed and then demanded all sorts of membership fees or else they close the account.

Yeah, I signed up for a year which avoids all the membership spam and have met a couple of really lovely people on there. Plenty of timewasters too. TBH the fact we don't have a regular walker via the site yet is more to do with Owen being a handful (decreasingly so, but still, adolescent big dog) and not having met anyone with genuine experience of bigger dogs yet.

Borrow my doggy - no thanks. I don't really want to go through a selection process. I've got a slightly anxious dog, who needs a steady walker who is capable of not losing the little bastard and keeping them active and rewarded.

Crumpet is usually gone for 3 or 4 hours when she's with Mel so hourly it's not bad at all. It does add up though!

Borrow My Doggy was mostly silence punctuated by timewasters for me, and that was with a very cute low maintenance dog. I did meet a couple of nice people but that was in a year of membership.

havent used it for a few years now, but i have some experience of borrow my doggy on the borrower side of the table - it's sold more as a 'so you like dogs but don't have a suitable lifestyle for owning one, here you can meet people who might appreciate you taking their dog out for a walk every once in a while'. We had a couple of situations where the dog owner was just after free regular dog walking, which got a bit awkward

low maintenance dog? I would love one.
(she is really, just when out she's a bit FULL FUCKING GAS)

low maintenance dog

= cat

You've not met my cat. He's 11 and he still loves jumping on me from the wardrobe in the middle of the night.

I want to say “that was unexpected” but this dog has been one step forward 3 steps back followed by a spin around in a circle. So. Hmm.

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