Do rose bushes go wild

Hi, we have a rose bush in the front garden that grows red roses but when i pruned it before christmas (not sure if thats the right time) I noticed some long thin growths with lots of spikes on along the ground like wild rose branches as though they were growing from the bush just under the ground or at ground level, not like strong branches that grow further up the bush. Does this mean my rose bush is turning wild. Is there somethiing I can do to stop these horrible offshoots?
Thank you for any suggestions
T x

 

Sounds like you have a bunch of 'suckers' - these tend to grow from the base of the plant and do not bear flowers. Best thing to do is to pull them off or if that's not possible, cut them off as close to the plant as possible. You can do that as sson as you like Tricia. if not then the plant will grow without flowers on these suckers.........

 

Thank you Barnaby :-)

 

Thank you Armandii :-)