Dogs jumping up. What to do?

Pet spray is legal, about £5 in pet shops. It sprays air which usually stops a dog. Don’t spray in the face within hearing

Thank you ViceVersa for letting me know pepperspray is illegal in the UK. I did not know that. Where I live people have to use it to protect themselves against bear and mountain lions.

I am presuming that you lock up at the same time every day? If so then blow a whistle as you arrive and then wait until they have all left.
You will always get the ones that seem reluctant to go but keep whistling until they get the message. It may take little while to get them trained but, presumably, the dogs would have leads on as they leave.
That won’t help with the poo but you would be safe.
Also put a sign up informing any owner that if their dog is off lead and injures either a dog or person they will be held responsible.
We were in a cafe just after Christmas and a dog bit the owner (of the cafe) he was very cross. The owner of the dog explained that it was blind. So why was it wandering around then? You couldn’t make it up!

I’ve seen a lot of criticism of the police when they’ve removed aggressive dogs for assessment as well as when they shoot one

1) Insist that dogs are kept on their leads in compliance with the notice boards.

2) Tell the owners or dog walkers with such badly trained dogs that jump up, that you are not very steady on you feet, or that you are afraid of large dogs.

3) If the owners say the dog "only wants to play" reply that you are not fit enough to play with large dogs. Then ask for their name and phone number so you can send them the dry-cleaners' bill foro having their dog's mucky paw marks removed from your clothes.

4) ask the police and the local authorities how to tackle the problem of dogs not being kept on leads and being allowed to soil areas where young children play.

Poodles don't shed hair so I guess cockerpoos are similar.
As for Afghans and St Bernards: they will need a lot of space and a lot of money to feed and groom.

Oreo

Forgot to say that a big proportion of the dogs were tightly curley haired ginger coloured dogs which I thought was surprising.
I also think that the pandemic years saw a huge jump in numbers of dog owners.

I think there are many similar cockapoodle-type dogs (sorry I don't know all the new breed names) which are very fashionable now. They have cute faces and probably even more so as puppies, so people are falling for them big time.

I still have my I-Spy book of Dogs and there are many breeds in there you never see now, like Afghan Hound or St Bernard, although it probably depends on where you live and who you mix with.

Forgot to say that a big proportion of the dogs were tightly curley haired ginger coloured dogs which I thought was surprising.
I also think that the pandemic years saw a huge jump in numbers of dog owners.

The problem is too many dogs and too many irresponsible owners.
We went out for the day a few weeks ago and there were just as many dogs as people in a lovely small tourist spot.
Cafes full of them, streets full of them barking and growling at each other, getting underfoot and a complete nuisance generally.
It was a very warm day and am sure the dogs would have preferred a shady woodland walk or at home in their own gardens.We wished the same for ourselves after a while😄

Macaydia

Pepper spray

Illegal in the UK

I will give a kinder solution: toy water gun with vinegar water.

Pepper spray

I'm ok with dogs - outside.

I can't say I like them on buses, trains, shops especially not food shops, cafés or in my house.

I am in the minority I know.

3 of my AC have dogs, which they adore as do the DGC.
We had dogs when they were growing up and I liked our dogs.

It's the same with other people's children.
I don't automatically like them.
😂

Fallingstar, dogs have preferences just as we do. My spaniel loves everybody but walks off lead with me if I see children approaching, she adores children but I don’t let her run up to them.
My big lab likes most people but will stand by me if he sees a male he somehow sees as a possible threat, he loves his dog pals, loathes jack russell terrorists

People really need to be more responsible

I think is totally fine if people don’t like dogs. The worst thing is when dog owners state they wouldn’t trust someone who doesn’t like dogs or that dogs always warm to good people. Nonsense. I like dogs but that doesn’t make me a better person. People have preferences in life and that should be respected. Personally I don’t like horses, never have.

gransruleok

I don’t like dogs - there - I’ve said it. I am not afraid of dogs, I just don’t like them. Why can’t dog lovers understand that? Many assume that I am afraid of them - wrong. I don’t like to be jump at or slobbered on. Keep them away from me.

Oh thank goodness there’s someone like me. I dislike dogs with a vengeance. And I don’t want to be sniffed, jumped at or slobbered over either. Dogs are everywhere. I can’t go out for a peaceful walk without seeing them doing their business on grass where toddlers walk. Disgusting.

Why oh why should allowances be made simply because the dog owner feels so entitled to do as he/she pleases.
Because that seems to be the order of the day. People are entitled in every way, to do what they want when they want, and that includes their children and their dogs too. Society seems to be getting more and more about me me me, it's very sad.

I was always of the mind that you don't annoy or upset other people. That includes your child annoying others in waiting rooms (we always took a book or toy to keep them occupied for medical appointments). It would include your dog annoying anyone in any way! I would never do that. Society seems to have changed.

Sorry that was in reply to Prancer 🙄

Wishes

I will definitely store the ways posters have mentioned on how to deal with with jumping dogs.

Whilst on a beach one such dog broke the skin on my legs several times with his claws.
The owners laughed and said he's only being friendly!

Graeme Hall would probably have said my jigging around trying to get away would have sent play signals to it.
Next time if it happens, knee, hand and very loud voice will come into play.

Dogs need to be trained not to do this from being puppies. A well trained dog is a joy to be around.

Was out in a nearby park with my young GS, he is just two and a half, and a large poodle type dog ran and jumped up at him knocking him over. The owner didn’t seem bothered and just said that the dog loved children. Well my GS didn’t love being knocked over and cried lustily until I took him home. I did say to the owner that her dog might be very friendly towards children but that she might want to train the dog to stay back until the child has given consent to be jumped up at or perhaps put the dog on a lead. Could see her rolling her eyes at another passing dog owner.
What is it with these people??
I’ve had dogs and never let them jump up at strangers, let alone small children, they were always trained and mainly kept on a lead when necessary.
Why oh why should allowances be made simply because the dog owner feels so entitled to do as he/she pleases.

I too dont like dogs running at me and jumping. I am on blood thinners and always worried that theyll start a bleed.
Our friend has one of those smaller dogs which wont stop jumping up and as a result my good clothes have had threads pulled .
The owner does nothing and its torture being jumped on all through coffee.
We stopped visiting as I couldnt take it anymore.

I will definitely store the ways posters have mentioned on how to deal with with jumping dogs.

Whilst on a beach one such dog broke the skin on my legs several times with his claws.
The owners laughed and said he's only being friendly!

Graeme Hall would probably have said my jigging around trying to get away would have sent play signals to it.
Next time if it happens, knee, hand and very loud voice will come into play.

I’m afraid my best thing with my can react boy is to take him to classes where he mixes well with dogs he knows and enjoys exercises
He’s walked on a friends acre field with wooded area attached - it’s private so I don’t need to worry about random dogs upsetting him

And yes I’m working with a behaviourist. He’s a lovely boy gentle with grandchildren and dogs he knows but his reactivity caused by irresponsible people. He’s a sensitive soul 🐕

Chestnut

Agree with the last two. Why should we have to defend ourselves from other people's dogs? That's the owner's job, to protect other people by controlling their mutt.

You’re dead right but since a lot of dog owners are useless at controlling their dogs and just don’t…then we need to work out the best thing to do.

Rosie51

^The best advice I can give, is to stand completely still when a boisterous (untrained) dog approaches, hands wrapped around one's upper body, and as already mentioned, lift up one knee to ward off the dog, avoiding eye contact, and refraining from speaking or touching them. The dog is expecting a reaction, any reaction, positive or negative.^

I can stand on one leg with the other knee raised and remain relatively stable but my DH would topple before the dog had even breathed on him so this advice is far from universal. Many posters have pointed out their fear of bouncy dogs approaching them is because they have mobility or stability concerns.

Exactly.
For older people, bending a knee to dog chest height just isn’t on, especially if the dog has already launched itself upwards.
A recipe for disaster.
My own warding off recipe which has worked so far apart from one over excited poodle, is when seeing the dog running towards you plant your feet well apart which braces you, stay facing the dog but with no eye contact do a hand blocking stop gesture which dogs do seem to understand.Stay quiet too.