People and their dogs need manners.

[k9kreationz]

When I read some of these stories, I thought to myself, "this can apply to a human adult and human children too". LOL. I think overall, people just aren't as responsible for their "kids" as much as they might have been before.

There's this couple in my condo complex. They're always walking their dogs off-leash. And of course, they're dogs always come running straight towards mine. As the woman/man is saying, "I'm sorry, come here XYZ, come back, come back, come back". obviously, the dog isn't listening.

I will let Miko off leash during our morning walk only because no one else is up at 5:30 in the morning. I trust him off-leash. He'll listen, he'll come back. Koji on the other hand, he'd be gone. But otherwise, I don't care how good Miko is, during the day/evening, I'd never let him off-leash. Mostly because of OTHER PEOPLE and their dogs. Poor thing has been attacked a few times.

My last story. Miko got charged by a chihuahua one day. I yelled at the owner to get his dog. He was laughing and saying the dogs were fine. I said, "look at my dog, he's scared. look at your's, he wants to bite him". He laughed again. I kicked his dog in the flank. I felt so bad for the dog and for doing that to the dog. But he was going for Miko. Teeth bared. Of course. THEN the owner starts yelling at me. I said, "good, let's call the cops. Tell them your dog is off-leash and attacking my leashed dog. Let's see who'll get the fine". The guy seriously, still hadn't picked up his dog. I had to kick the dog away a second time to finally be able to have enough time to pick up Miko. That's how much the dog was trying to get to Miko. Poor Miko. No wonder he hates other dogs.

Personally, I hate people. lol. Eh, you know what I mean.

 

[tehluhlah]

If you remember Athena (Kitty was the one in class with Apollo and Smoke, but Athena was right after their class), she is extremely outgoing. Aurora is her daughter, and was JUST like her until it happened.

I do remember Athena, a little speed demon if I recall correctly Thats so sad to hear about poor little Aurora Its never good when a dog is attacked, but it seems so much worse when it changes their personality so much. It really broke my heart with Apollo, since going to SuperDog for class or to the doggy baseball games and charity walks was always his favorite thing in the world. Now it just makes him a nervous wreck Thankfully disc dog events are one of the only places we can still take him, since so many disc dogs are rescues with issues, and everyone there is extremely careful with their dogs.

 

[Aztec]

I always feel a little bit for the people with badly behaved dogs. Laika is 8 years old, has had 8 years of training, and still whines and pulls in new environments. She is an absolute beast, and I hate to take her anywhere for that reason! Dog's like Laika and the beagles do not belong in stores, parks yes, but not stores! People also always think Aztec is shy since he is well behaved - I don't really get that.

 

[Megansmom]

Hi guys...

I was reading some of the posts and remembered when the Sheltie I grew up got attacked by other dogs. My Mom was VERY responsible with him, put him on a leash did the right thing and everything. But it seemed like wherever they went, another dog would come out from no where and totally attack him. It's awful when you're a little girl and you look through your bedrrom window after hearing shreeks of screams and you see your mommy lying on the ground trying to pry another dog off of your beloved baby ! To this day if I see any dog fight or hear one or anything I go completely balistic..We just love our little "poopies" don't we!

 

[Megansmom]

When I read some of these stories, I thought to myself, "this can apply to a human adult and human children too". LOL. I think overall, people just aren't as responsible for their "kids" as much as they might have been before.

There's this couple in my condo complex. They're always walking their dogs off-leash. And of course, they're dogs always come running straight towards mine. As the woman/man is saying, "I'm sorry, come here XYZ, come back, come back, come back". obviously, the dog isn't listening.

I will let Miko off leash during our morning walk only because no one else is up at 5:30 in the morning. I trust him off-leash. He'll listen, he'll come back. Koji on the other hand, he'd be gone. But otherwise, I don't care how good Miko is, during the day/evening, I'd never let him off-leash. Mostly because of OTHER PEOPLE and their dogs. Poor thing has been attacked a few times.

My last story. Miko got charged by a chihuahua one day. I yelled at the owner to get his dog. He was laughing and saying the dogs were fine. I said, "look at my dog, he's scared. look at your's, he wants to bite him". He laughed again. I kicked his dog in the flank. I felt so bad for the dog and for doing that to the dog. But he was going for Miko. Teeth bared. Of course. THEN the owner starts yelling at me. I said, "good, let's call the cops. Tell them your dog is off-leash and attacking my leashed dog. Let's see who'll get the fine". The guy seriously, still hadn't picked up his dog. I had to kick the dog away a second time to finally be able to have enough time to pick up Miko. That's how much the dog was trying to get to Miko. Poor Miko. No wonder he hates other dogs.

Personally, I hate people. lol. Eh, you know what I mean.

Ha ha, I am so glad to read that I am not the only person who prefers animals over people .

 

[romeosangiovese]

Romeo's mom, I think my Dylan is the same way. He barks and lunghes towards the other dogs when he is leashed. But he has no intention of chasing them away. He wants to play with them. However, it looks horrible when you walk with him and makes other people think he is aggressive. How are you training him not to do this? I did follow a method where you feed hime with yummy treat while you give him watch me commend, when there are other dogs around. According to the method, you do this until the other dogs walk away, so your dog is happy not only he got treat when other dog showed up but he went away without him barking. But Dylan doesn't want the other dogs to go away. So even though he will obey my command and sit still until the other dogs are gone, he does not forget where they went and wants to go after them once the command is off. Any suggestion?

I actually don't think it's a good idea for dogs to meet on leash. Mostly because of the leashes!! They can get tangled up and the dogs are tightly wound together which can cause alot of stress and effectively removes the "flight" option, leaving any scared dog with "fight". So I prefer if Romeo just ignores the dogs and moves on.

I do it the way you described above really. If Dylan starts to turn his body towards the other dogs after they've left, to follow them, quickly get his attention by calling his name, making smacky clucking sounds or whatever other noises with your mouth, slap your thigh and jog away for abit, then praise and give lots of treats. He'll eventually not want to follow them if you're consistent with the training. It's really all about distracting the dog from whatever interests it and getting them focussed on something else (ie. you!).

 

[Caro]

I had the same struggle with Tully - having been attacked and then the long road to rehabilitation. The final clincher to stop her dog fear/aggression was flyball. Whether its being part of a team with bigger dogs or just being allowed to bark at other dogs in fun I dont know but the change has been huge.

I taught Tully to go between my legs when she is scared and I must say that people are much more responsive about calling off their dogs when they see a tiny dog hiding between its owners legs. Also means I can kick the other dog away with my feet if it gets too close.