Public service, cartoon ad from the '80s about dogs savaging sheep!?

willie mason

Does anyone else remember this or am I mad? It was a cartoon ad. I think it started with people putting their dogs out at night time, then they'd all meet up and head off to savage sheep. I remember it was fairly disturbing as a kid. Love to see it again to see if it's still as shocking.

Thargor

I know what you're on about and I just want to subscribe to this thread because I really want to see it again myself, I seriously doubt anyone will be able to find that and Youtube it though, there are a few random VHS rips of Irish 80's and 90's ad breaks on Youtube but Ive watched them all now I think and its not there..

lt_cmdr_worf

I remember those ones well:

"Keep your dog under control, who knows he might be a killer"

pauro 76

I'd love to know if RTE archive old adverts. Remember that advert well.

kelle

I remember that advert. And how it became true life for my family.

We were very fond of our neighbour's Jack Russell terrier. We owned a few hens and, one night, heard some commotion in the henhouse. My father went out to find a hen dead, a few attacked and this dog in the middle of them. We were shocked as he was such a placid dog.

Ann22

I do it too:eek:. Remember the dog would be happily running then when he joined the other dogs his eyes would glow red and he'd look mad evil. I was looking at my own dog suspiciously:(. We used to let him run wild at night 'cos he'd bark like mad to get out. An odd time he'd come back with this horrible smell off him. Years later, my oh and me were walking in the countryside and we smelt the stench I remembered. My oh said it was the smell of decomposing flesh...something was lying dead somewhere. He said my dog must've been rolling in something dead. Yuck!!!

Magic8

I remember this ad too - all the dogs would go off at night to meet up with their mates for a big sheep killing spree and then come back in the morning looking like butter wouldn't melt

Firetrap

Yes I remember that ad well. A few years later we had to put down our dog because of that. I was walking him with my mum in an old park and next thing a sheep appeared (it had wandered in from the field next door). Like a flash, our loving wouldn't hurt a fly doggie turned into a snarling menace and it took the two of us to hold him back from attacking the sheep

Magic8

Ah that's a shame, sorry to hear that. The poor dogs know no better I suppose

mikemac

Magic8 wrote: »

I remember this ad too - all the dogs would go off at night to meet up with their mates for a big sheep killing spree and then come back in the morning looking like butter wouldn't melt

lol
I do remember that ad, you explained it well

darkdubh

Yes,i remember that ad well.The dog was a labrodor,and it was hilarious the way his face would turn really evil as he joined the pack of dogs.

pawrick

1st of all sheep are evil - look at their eyes!!!!

anyhow - yep remember the ad. also - starting to remember having nightmares about it now actually - being chased by dogs and werewolves which would hide in the garden hedge and try to pull me in to it?! was replying to another forum a min ago re drinking soda stream flavours undiluted in the 80's - might also have had something to do with the werewolves bit.

G Luxel

lt_cmdr_worf wrote: »

I remember those ones well:

"Keep your dog under control, who knows he might be a killer"

yes i remember that ad, the lady would open the door and talk to the dog who would walk in, but I thought the slogan was

"Keep your dog under control, running free he could be a killer"

Euro_Kraut

I always thought this ad was indicative of RTE's blatant pro-sheep, anti-dog bias during the Dog/Sheep Conflict of the 1980s. Shameful. They presented it as if the dog gangs were entirely to blame for savaging the sheep. They brought a lot it on themselves, imo.

Firetrap

All went well til the owner of the dog got a bill for 78 worried sheep. Nice when sheep seem to cost €40 and upwards.

irish1967

We had a dog at home and each night before bedtime we would smeer it liberally with mint sauce. The evil wooly creatures could smell him coming a mile away. Admittedly when he started worrying cows the horseradish sauce got everywhere.:)

silasrat

the title of this thread is the funniest thing ive ever seen........:P