The Dogmother Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 (edited) On the way over to Phil's brother today, we encountered a traffic jam with a strange cause... there were about 6 cars in front of us, crawling very slowly, following a bull terrier type dog, which was galloping along the carriageway of a very busy road. All the drivers in front overtook without trying to slow it down, and traffic coming from the other direction was crawling past in case the dog swerved in front of them. This went on for around a mile, when it came to our turn, I said to Phil to try to head it off on the side road towards Launton and Blackthorn so it was off the A41, then I jumped out to try to catch it. The brindle b*tch didn't seem aggressive, just determined not to be caught! I chased the dog for ages, then it headed off into someone's driveway and around the side of the house. I knocked on the door, no answer, so went around the back to see if I could see the dog..... gone! We drove off carefully, looking out for it, and sure enough, the beast appeared again in front of us, cantering along the road and showing no signs of slowing; I leapt out again, feeling like Anneka Rice on Challenge Anneka, holding a blanket from the car to chuck over it if I could get near enough.... chased it for a bit until it disappeared into a field and headed off into the wide yonder. I wonder what happenend to it. Must listen to the local news to see if it was caught; the dog had a thick collar embossed with brass medallions, but no name tag. Edited February 4, 2008 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Blimey!! I lead a boring life down here !! Way too energetic for a Sunday!! You did your best though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 3, 2008 Author Share Posted February 3, 2008 I was half expecting the TV cameras to leap out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Blimey Claret....you are brave. I'd have been terrified of being bitten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 You are really brave Claret.....I would have driven right past Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 4, 2008 Author Share Posted February 4, 2008 It wasn't at all aggressive - if it had been, I'd have got back in the car - it just didn't want to stop I was just concerned that it was heading back towards the A41 and probably going to cause carnage. I'm more used to wrangling sheep back off the road than dogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...