dancinbcs Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 My Dog is Friendly A friend just posted this link on FB. Everyone with a dog should read it and it applies to all public areas, off lead or on lead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erinonthefarm Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 I can totally relate to looking for an escape route! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancinbcs Posted December 2, 2011 Author Share Posted December 2, 2011 I can totally relate to looking for an escape route! Yep, me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dee lee Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 (edited) Yep, that completely resonates. My previous, DA dog (a DINOS ) was targeted I don't know how many times by idiots who would insist "my dog's friendly!". Then on whole other level was the local arsehole owner of an entire amstaff who regularly would deliberately refused to give us a wider berth if we accidentally came across each other. I would end up dragging my dog (& often small children) onto a road just so he could stay right in the middle of the footpath & allow his dog a long lead. He enjoyed the distress he caused. I wish more people actually understood that some dogs need space, in fact assume that ALL strange dogs do unless told otherwise. It's awful as the owner of a DINOS when, after your dog's threshold is crossed & it lashes out, you are looked at in horror, like you deliberately decided to own a reactive dog! Unfortunately it's just not going to change though. Edited December 2, 2011 by dee lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raineth Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 where I live there is an assistance dog who has had to go back into training because it has been rushed at, and even attacked, by offlead dogs and onlead dogs, and has now become reactive I don't have a DINO, but there is one lady with her incredibly rude stafford who makes a bee-line for us on walks to let her dog jump all over my dogs. It doesn't amaze me that she doesn't understand that her dog is being rude; but it does amaze me that she fails to notice my polite yet increasingly less subtle body language and conversation that told her I didn't want her dog to say hello to mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktig Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 great article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyke88 Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 i had a "my dogs friendly" episode at the xmas breakup of my obedience club. woman with grey hound. who i had seen have tiffs with other dogs already that morning, came over to our overly timid new dog and displayed all manner of dominant behaviour with her, standing over her pushing into her etc, all the while we are trying to back away with luna the owner is saying oh she's just being friendly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gayle. Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 I've got two DINOS.....Dusty is to certain dogs (mostly young males) and Shae is to every dog and a lot of humans. She's fine if she's off lead, but on lead is a whole other story. She gives plenty of warning signals but if they keep coming, she snaps. I have to be very vigilant and keep other dogs away from her and warn people not to try and pat her while she's on lead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malamum Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 I have a DINO and I can totally relate. I've hidden between parked cars, retreated up strange driveways and have crossed roads when not really safe to do so in order to get away from MDIFs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malamum Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 (edited) oops double post Edited December 5, 2011 by Malamum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malamum Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 (edited) oops tripple post Edited December 5, 2011 by Malamum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilly Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 I have been bitten by "friendly" dogs on numerous occasions ... We used to have a woman in our area with her two "friendly" small dogs walked off~leash in a local on~leash park. When I had her dogs run at my dog the day after he had been attacked by another dog - she was told in no uncertain terms to keep them on a leash and under control or they would be reported as dangerous. Never saw her again after that ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancinbcs Posted December 4, 2011 Author Share Posted December 4, 2011 I find most of the so called "friendly" dogs are anything but friendly. Usually just out of control dominant dogs that want to terrorise every dog they see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzy82 Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 (edited) So true, one of my dogs is reactive/fear aggressive. With a LOT of work for nearly a year now I can take him for normal walks and he will just sit and watch both people and dogs as they pass. Sometimes we're unable to get off the path due to trees and tall grass in one area where we walk, so I then put him in a sit right on the edge of the path, squat down over him and hold him by the collar, and the other hand is either on his chest or wrapped around the leash 3 times. You'd think that says pretty clearly that we don't really want to greet other dogs who are passing us. We rarely have people who actively want to meet and greet, but usually people make no effort to stop their dog on a flexi wandering over to my dog, then act all shocked because my dog suddenly snarls and tries to lunge. There was one time when a mother and a girl of about 8 with a small dog were across the road from us. My dog stopped and had a look at them, but he was calm, so it was all good. Then all of a sudden they start crossing the road towards us, so I tried to hurry my dog along and get out of their way, but before I know it the girl with the dog is RUNNING at us because she's so excited that her dog will get to meet my dog. Her dog seemed friendly and happy enough, but my dog can't handle being that close to other dogs on walks, and this dog was running at us. I couldn't get out of the way in time, so I just put my dog in a sit between my legs and physically blocked the other dog with my free arm while shouting "they can't meet". They then stopped dead and then kept walking. No apology from the mother or anything. My other dog isn't aggressive or reactive, but she's a bit scared of other dogs coming too close. She's fine having her face sniffed, but if they go for her butt she gets all weird about it, so we've stopped greeting other dogs on walks. I just don't care that she doesn't want to socialise, as long as she's not reactive it's all good. I usually put her in a sit or get off the path when we see people coming, but people still let their dogs wander up to her, again not a deliberate meeting, they just don't bother to shorten the leash. Edited December 4, 2011 by fuzzy82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Malamum Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 I LOVE that poster. It feels like that is the story of my dog walking life and it's reassuring to know that others are in the same boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOGPERSON Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Its funny, but as a dog walker I have witnessed almost the opposite effect. I have a very social dog, and he is learning when to stay away from dogs on leads (ie they are there because they are aggressive not because they have bad recall). However I find many dog ignorant people picking their dog up, over protecting them and causing dogs to jump up to see, and then them yelling at other owners when in fact they have caused the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancinbcs Posted December 5, 2011 Author Share Posted December 5, 2011 Its funny, but as a dog walker I have witnessed almost the opposite effect. I have a very social dog, and he is learning when to stay away from dogs on leads (ie they are there because they are aggressive not because they have bad recall). However I find many dog ignorant people picking their dog up, over protecting them and causing dogs to jump up to see, and then them yelling at other owners when in fact they have caused the issue. this is the very attitude this post is talking about. The owner of the dog on lead never causes the problem, the owner of the dog that is allowed to approach is the problem. I have never had a DA dog but will do whatever I have to, to protect my dogs from any approaching off lead dog. After having several dogs attacked over the years I no longer wait to find out if an approaching dog is friendly or not. In my experience none have ever been friendly so I now take no chances. If mine are off lead, they get put back on as soon as I see other dogs. I decide which dogs my dogs get to meet and have no desire to have any unknown dog approach them ever. If you cannot prevent your dog approaching others it shouldn't be off lead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumabaar Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Its funny, but as a dog walker I have witnessed almost the opposite effect. I have a very social dog, and he is learning when to stay away from dogs on leads (ie they are there because they are aggressive not because they have bad recall). However I find many dog ignorant people picking their dog up, over protecting them and causing dogs to jump up to see, and then them yelling at other owners when in fact they have caused the issue. I am more than happy to not pick up my dog. The one I am thinking about is quite happy to walk along, does not act aggressive, until a SOCIAL DOG decides that they are only on lead because they have a bad recall (Because dogs know these kinds of things ;) ) At which point my dog will pin said rude dog and tell them off in a VERY antisocial way. But clearly because I remained calm and wasn't over protective or yell its all fine. Your social dog will also recover well from being attacked :D Oh and you will not be annoyed at all if your dog was injured because it was not my fault that it happened..... Right??? Seriously Keep YOUR DOG AWAY FROM DOGS ON LEAD :mad Sometimes people pick up their dogs because their dog has already attacked another dog and they don't want to have to fork over money for a vet to repair your dog or have to live with their own conscious??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSoSwift Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 (edited) Its funny, but as a dog walker I have witnessed almost the opposite effect. I have a very social dog, and he is learning when to stay away from dogs on leads (ie they are there because they are aggressive not because they have bad recall). However I find many dog ignorant people picking their dog up, over protecting them and causing dogs to jump up to see, and then them yelling at other owners when in fact they have caused the issue. I am sorry but you are in the wrong. Do not allow your dog to approach other dogs, especially if they are on lead. I don't care how friendly your dog is or you think it is. Dogs are on lead for all sorts of reasons not just because they don't recall. My dogs recall very well but that does not mean I let them off to run at dogs parks or other off lead areas. I don't let my dogs off because I do not trust people with no idea to keep their dogs under control. How about entertaining this thought. Your dog runs up to say hello to a Maltese that is on lead. You think the owner is being neurotic and over protective. Now think about it from the owners point of view. What about if this particular dog has, in the past, been grabbed by a dog whom she was told was friendly. It very nearly died as it is very small and one decent munch can see a dead dog. It took much angst and money and a whole lotta luck and eventually the dog was fine physically. Mentally they have been working on it - with the help of a professional trainer for months. The dog is now beginning to improve but the owner is worried that the same thing may happen again as the last dog was friendly wasn't it????? The world does not revolve around those who think that just because their dog is friendly everyone else has to suck it up. Edited December 5, 2011 by OSoSwift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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