Would not have believed it unless I had seen it!

[Gixxerman]

Out for a nice ride this afternoon.
I was on a bridleway that goes through some woods near Market Rasen.
I had stopped on a bridge that overlooks the railway line to take a drink.
Then into view comes some dogs, followed closely by a car.
What's happening here I think.
Then as the car gets nearer I can see what is ocurring.
The car driver is taking her 4 dogs for a "walk".
She is driving along with the 4 dogs running alongside her car whilst she is shouting at them to keep up out the window.
Just simply unbelievable. If this is not the height of idleness, then I don't know what is.

 

[Arch]

Jesus! If it wasn't for the sake of the poor dog, I'd hope she drove over one, and got huge vet's bills.

So, was she driving on the bridleway? Is that not illegal?

 

[ufkacbln]

Never catch cyclists doing that!

 

[ohnovino]

Man Caught Walking Dog While Driving His Car

 

[ttcycle]

How lazy can people get?!

That is shocking - poor dogs.

 

[vernon]

In my youth on my paper round I regularly saw a chap stop his car, get out with his whippet, slot it through a gap in the railings of a park. Return to his car and race his dog to the far end of the park where it ran out of the gate jump into the passenger seat of the car through the open passenger door, see the door slammed shut and the car drive off. I doubt if the dog ever got out of breath.

 

[661-Pete]

Worse things have happened.

 

[Wigsie]

Jesus! If it wasn't for the sake of the poor dog, I'd hope she drove over one, and got huge vet's bills.

So, was she driving on the bridleway? Is that not illegal?

Brave Arch... this has been 'the new Helmet debate' recently!

Don't get me wrong, I think its shocking, but in the drivers defence at least the dog are getting exercise and not being caged and beaten or left in the car while the owner goes and does something!

 

[Amheirchion]

They need more than just exercise though. A (proper) walk allows the dog to practice several behaviours, not least stopping and sniffing every little scent mark, as well as doing their own markings. This just makes the dogs run, which while it keeps them fit doesn't stimulate them fully.
It's only marginally better in my eyes than sticking the dog on the treadmill in the living room. Yes it gets exercise, but that's all it gets.

 

[buggi]

Worse things have happened.

unbelievable. they probably ran over a cyclist just before.

 

[Kirstie]

I've seen that too, but it was on a BOAT rather than a regular bridleway. And yes, the person driving the car was a bit of a biffa...

 

[numbnuts]

How lazy can people get?!

That is shocking - poor dogs.

they don't even take their dog for a walk

 

[Fnaar]

They need more than just exercise though. A (proper) walk allows the dog to practice several behaviours, not least stopping and sniffing every little scent mark, as well as doing their own markings. This just makes the dogs run, which while it keeps them fit doesn't stimulate them fully.
It's only marginally better in my eyes than sticking the dog on the treadmill in the living room. Yes it gets exercise, but that's all it gets.

Re: taking the dog for a run: this really winds me up... I see lots of people combining their jogging with taking the dog out... it's so unfair on the poor animal! I tried it once, and decided I'd never do it again, because I recognised it wasn't enjoyable for either the dog or me. I've sort of dropped the jogging (now only do it occasionally) because of a dodgy knee, but I used to... take the dog for a 5 mile walk, take dog home, then go out and jog the same path (round the woods)

 

[Fnaar]

You must be fast! Any dog I've ever had is able to run far faster than me, so they just go on ahead, do their sniffing/peeing/lying down/yawning, run all the way back again, then run off again to repeat the whole thing over again.

I wish! No, I didn't enjoy it, because my dog "wanders" when off lead in the woods, and I kept having to stop and call her/wait for her. She's way faster than me, but likes to explore.
But I get annoyed by folk 'running' their dog on a lead...

 

[Stig-OT-Dump]

My dog used to bounce off the walls when I came down the stairs in my running gear, and got dead huffy if I didn't take her out. When I came down in cycling gear she ignored me (& I don't know how she told the difference). Then when she got a bit older she would only run "her" routes and wouldn't run at all if I deviated from her chosen paths. Now she goes and sits in her bed when I put my trainers on, and if I start talking to her she buries her head under a blanket.

But as soon as the word "boots" gets mentioned, she starts bouncing off the walls again.