Why Don't People Think?

[Agility Dogs]

I've had worse AD! I've been actively training my dogs in the park with various things that it was VERY clear my dogs were working. People will happily let their dog run zoomies around yours while they are working and then go off in a huff because I won't let mine play...

very frustrating!

I guess these are the same people who can't work out why their dog runs off on them every time they let it off lead or won't come back reliably. I know I am pedantic with my dogs, but IMO I'm the one who has chosen to have drivey working dogs in a city situation so I need to be the one to make sure that they are under control. This means they don't live in a democracy and don't get to make decisions until I know they are the right ones.........

Puppy definitely doesn't make right decisions yet - although is showing potential!

[leopuppy04]

Btw I didn't know you had a pup!!! Do share the goss

[Niques]

I don't think it's a General Pop v More Doggy People distinction. More common sense v idiocy. You would think that if you saw someone looking focussed with their dog (or in any situation!) you'd not interrupt.

I'm with Fran - I'd be mortified if my dog disrupted someone's training session.

[Bully]

People who don't know us often steer clear if we are training because Pele is a Bull Terrier

[FranVT]

I wish I could stick a sign on my forehead that says 'dogs don't need to be playing to socialise!' or 'socialised dogs & their humans can still have manners.'

Bah this kind of thing drives me nuts.

YES! That is what I'm trying to teach people at my local dog park

[ness]

so we really need to rent Pele to attend our training sessions Bully. Apparently Ness isn't intimidating enough.

[Agility Dogs]

Btw I didn't know you had a pup!!! Do share the goss

Here are the rat bags - all 4 of us. LOL.

Note two of them sitting nice and relaxed, one with it's hand subtly through the other's collar.

Wikki is a Winpara BC - 1/2 sister to Mr CK (Tag is Dad to both).

[mita]

Only thing you're missing is that a lot (most?) people haven't the first clue about training their own dog so don't recognise it when they see others doing it.

I think you're right. The same people wouldn't walk into a classroom where children were being taught... leading their own children behind them & looking for a 'play' opportunity.

But they have no idea that dogs have to do their 'learning' in a similar structured way.

[Esky the husky]

Brilliant analogy Mita!

[RubyStar]

I get funny looks and comments when i tell people I take my dogs to obedience. It's cause I have small dogs and they don't think it's necessary to train them.

I get the ones that when I say I'm off to dog training tonight, they go "Still? How old are they?" Like all they need is like a 4 week crash course in obedience and they'll be little angels forever Besides the fact that pet manners should be reinforced throughout their lives, not just in a 4 week course as a pup, I trial in obedience so train quite often!

[pie]

I get funny looks and comments when i tell people I take my dogs to obedience. It's cause I have small dogs and they don't think it's necessary to train them.

I get the ones that when I say I'm off to dog training tonight, they go "Still? How old are they?" Like all they need is like a 4 week crash course in obedience and they'll be little angels forever Besides the fact that pet manners should be reinforced throughout their lives, not just in a 4 week course as a pup, I trial in obedience so train quite often!

I get that too from people at work

Me: "Got to go, late for dog training"

Them: "What? Aren't they trained yet?"

Me: "Hmmm doesn't quite work like that "

[RubyStar]

There's this crowd at my local park (not one of those traditional enclosed dog parks) who meet every afternoon in the park with their smaller sized dogs. When Ruby was a puppy, the owners of all these dogs that were playing together showed they were displeased with a boisterous Lab puppy joining in so I never allowed her to again.

Fast forward a few years later, I am still attending the same park where I often do some obedience work, and one of their dogs runs up to Ruby while working to initiate some play. Ruby took a few steps in the direction of their dog, I reminded her we were working and she came back, but the owner of the dog never called theirs away while it's frolicking around us trying to play. It finally got the hint on its own and walked away. I just thought how hypocritical, have a go at my dog wanting to play with theirs when they were all playing anyway, but its ok for your dog to hound mine to play when we are working.

The others however did recognise we were working and when they walked off, a couple gave some nice comments on my dogs obedience and asked if I could train theirs

[RubyStar]

I get funny looks and comments when i tell people I take my dogs to obedience. It's cause I have small dogs and they don't think it's necessary to train them.

I get the ones that when I say I'm off to dog training tonight, they go "Still? How old are they?" Like all they need is like a 4 week crash course in obedience and they'll be little angels forever Besides the fact that pet manners should be reinforced throughout their lives, not just in a 4 week course as a pup, I trial in obedience so train quite often!

I get that too from people at work

Me: "Got to go, late for dog training"

Them: "What? Aren't they trained yet?"

Me: "Hmmm doesn't quite work like that "

Or we could go for the answer they are wanting to hear "No, they're not trained yet, they're thick as two bricks".

[Agility Dogs]

The others however did recognise we were working and when they walked off, a couple gave some nice comments on my dogs obedience and asked if I could train theirs

Doesn't that just make your day when it happens?!

I find it interesting to look at the 'type' of person who makes those comments. The ones who are engaged with their dog and look like they are enjoying themselves walking their dogs generally make nice comments or stop to watch. The ones who look like it is a chore to be out are the ones who are more likely to give the evil eye.

[Mrs Rusty Bucket]

I'm now at a stage where distractions are good but mostly my EH ignores them because she's offering up "obedience tricks" in exchange for food, cos I never feed her.

At agility training the main hazard is possum poo. But almost every week we get the general public walking their dogs off leash in an on lead area of the park - through our dog training classes. Now that is rude. And recently we had a practice agilty games trial and the judge's judge's wife decided to play ball with her dog over there. Which - along with the live possums, did a fair job of getting my dog all excited. But again - this kind of thing happens in real trials so it's good to practice with distractions.

I've also watched my dog do a good sit stay when another dog in the line came and sat on top of her. And I've watched my dog break when she saw a friend dog playing off lead on the oval - way way over there... And brags - on Tuesday she did two perfect stays while the other two dogs in the line broke over and over again... And one of those was her best doggy friend. You gotta love TOT training. It works. When she was doing her stay, she was smiling and wagging her tail the whole time.

Now if only I could beat the possum poo distraction.

[Bully]

Now if only I could beat the possum poo distraction.

I did suggest that they bag it and sell it as a fund raiser on our first night at training years ago Oops, think it went down like a lead balloon

Yep, distractions are great when they know the exercise 'cos it could happen in a trial

[Pointees]

The local oval is fenced here, with swinging gates (its awesome), but I saw a French mastiff and his owner waiting for me to finish training my girls, so I asked them if they wanted to came have a play, the owner and dog jumped at the idea. I was close to finishing anyway, and the girls have a good run around afterwards, so it was a win win situation.

[lanabanana]

Guy musta just been a moron.

I am not a hardcore and any core trainer TBH, but if I was out and saw a dog working/training it would be very obvious to me and I would keep my dogs away untilt hey were finished.

Though I would possibly watch as I love seeing well trained dogs going through their paces.