The men's dress style thread..

[stephec]

I've had exactly the opposite with my German Shepherd, we've been at a park or a music festival with Sabor on his leash and toddlers (up to about 3 yr old) have run up and thrown their arms round his neck* now I knew the dog was fine around kids as at the time we had 4 grandaughters but another dog could have reacted badly. I don't know what the kids thought he was...............giant teddy bear?...............but Sabor would have had one of his bandanas round his neck so maybe. Once the parents heart rate had come down I'd explain to them that maybe it wasn't a good idea to let their young children do this, other dogs may well react differently but my lad had been socialised very well.

* the look on the parents faces was priceless.

And if anything happens it would obviously be the dog's fault and not the parents..

 

[Accy cyclist]

To be honest I don't use public transport much but when I do I much prefer well behaved pets to feral scum who put their feet on the seats and play tik tok videos and voice notes on loud speaker.

I have been on buses where a passenger has sat his dog on the seat next to him. Folk don't seem to mind, unless they do but don't want to say anything in case it causes trouble. Dogs do tend to dribble out of their dangley bits etc, so it's not very nice, but as you say, some types put their feet up on bus seats. What they have on the bottom of their shoes we don't know, but it isn't just unhygienic, it's also very disrespectful, which in some countries could land you in serious trouble, so I've read!

 

[raleighnut]

And if anything happens it would obviously be the dog's fault and not the parents..

My point exactly and this wasn't an isolated incident it happened more times than I can remember and most of the time when we were stood or sat still, often in out of the way places i.e. not on a pathway used by people but off to the side.
He was an exceptional dog but I'd like to think it was how I'd brought him up, taking him to pubs and on buses/trains from as soon as his innocculations were effective and he could go out. Mind you there is a woman who works at the Co-op who has a Rottweiller that is 'daft as a brush' but the lad is enormous, he's 7 months old and the size of a pit pony already but she and her husband/son take him out similar to how I brought Sabor up, plenty of social interactions.

 

[Webbo2]

Do they have a factory shop at their HQ? I can't see anything on the website but it's not too far for me to drive there.

I don’t think so. I think most of their shops are franchises although shops like Clarksons in York stock a lot of their stuff. My suit with Yorkshire agricultural tweed was only available to buy at Clarksons another shop in Ilkley. Most of the current shops weren’t open at that time, I remember emailing Jason the MD to ask why I couldn’t see it on line and he explained it was an exclusive to those 2 shops.
My motive for wanting to buy on line was I had these old discount codes that kept working long after they shouldn’t have.🤣🤣🤣

 

[stephec]

My point exactly and this wasn't an isolated incident it happened more times than I can remember and most of the time when we were stood or sat still, often in out of the way places i.e. not on a pathway used by people but off to the side.
He was an exceptional dog but I'd like to think it was how I'd brought him up, taking him to pubs and on buses/trains from as soon as his innocculations were effective and he could go out. Mind you there is a woman who works at the Co-op who has a Rottweiller that is 'daft as a brush' but the lad is enormous, he's 7 months old and the size of a pit pony already but she and her husband/son take him out similar to how I brought Sabor up, plenty of social interactions.

My dog doesn't like strangers approaching me when I'm walking her, if they walk past she pays no attention, but if they try to interact with me she tries to go on the defensive which I can usually preempt.

When she was younger though a woman walking past us suddenly stopped and reached across me to put her hand on my dog's head, I always try to keep the dog on the opposite side so that I'm between her and anyone else, and this woman got a bit of a surprise when the dog snapped and she started whinging. She still wasn't happy when I asked her, 'what would you do if a complete stranger walked up to you in the street and stuck their hand in your face?'

Even before I had a dog I knew that you don't do that.

 

[Webbo2]

We have a 9 month old Cocker Spaniel who is desperate to meet every human and other dogs when we are out. When we cross with people I keep him on the tightest rein I can but often folk want to fuss him. I explain he will jump all over you. So some say that’s great I have dogs at home or they step back and keep out his range.

 

[raleighnut]

My dog doesn't like strangers approaching me when I'm walking her, if they walk past she pays no attention, but if they try to interact with me she tries to go on the defensive which I can usually preempt.

When she was younger though a woman walking past us suddenly stopped and reached across me to put her hand on my dog's head, I always try to keep the dog on the opposite side so that I'm between her and anyone else, and this woman got a bit of a surprise when the dog snapped and she started whinging. She still wasn't happy when I asked her, 'what would you do if a complete stranger walked up to you in the street and stuck their hand in your face?'

Even before I had a dog I knew that you don't do that.

When I was a kid I knew every dog in the Village, most of the cats too.

 

[stephec]

Accy, how about these?

A real pair of Bobby Dazzlers.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Accy, how about these?

A real pair of Bobby Dazzlers.

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WTF are they!🙄 😵

 

[stephec]

WTF are they!🙄 😵

Ideal for your Huggy Bear look.

 

[AndyRM]

You can get them in gold too, which are marginally less hideous...

 

[stephec]

You can get them in gold too, which are marginally less hideous...

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It's all relative though, in this case it's like saying, 'who's the nicest dictator, Hitler or Stalin?' 😂

 

[Accy cyclist]

Ideal for your Huggy Bear look.

I like the colour, but not in a patent leather affect, and maybe not on shoes.😏

 

[Shortfall]

It's all relative though, in this case it's like saying, 'who's the nicest dictator, Hitler or Stalin?' 😂

Beat me to it, or choosing between herpes and syphillis.

 

[Accy cyclist]

I've just ordered the above. It cost with P&P £117.45, down from the £185.95, including, P&P it would've cost before the sale and the discount code reduction. I just had to have it. It's quite unique and will surely catch the eye of those in the know!🧐

The jumper arrived the other day. I tried it on to find it fits well, even with my long arms. It reminds me of the jumpers my late dad used to wear when he was younger than I am now. I used to think on seeing him in them 'Heck, will I end up wearing such items'?! Now I know...the answer is yes!! 😅 😉