You don't have to read it .............

It is the rude, pushy dogs I object to, the ones who inevitably come charging up straight into another dog's space, without waiting for an invitation and seem to be unable to take a subtle doggy "no" for an answer (or, in S's case, not so subtle) These are invariably the ones with no recall whose owners say "it's okay, they're friendly".

SD

Oh my, yes.

It's very sad that people ignore their dogs to play with their phones. I also see people ignoring their children to do the same. If my younger dog deems me to be on my phone too long in the house, he will shove it out of my hand and drop a toy on my lap.

Living creatures need attention. Don't have them in your life if you don't want to give it.
 
I try to be a live and let live type as often as possible, but I was raging at the people who told me not to stroke their tiny Staffy puppy the other week because they were training her to be a guard dog. I just thought FFS, there goes another one who will live up to the stereotype.
 
SD I totally agree with you - those people who have dogs who show a complete lack of understanding about that dogs behaviour, body language and reactions astonish me.

My ex lived with MY dogs (they were never ‘our’ dogs) for 4 and a half years but he still had absolutely zero understanding of what they were doing/about to do/how they would react - it was fascinating in a horrifying sort of way, he could go and have a dog of his own now and he wouldn’t have a clue....
 
I went to a socialisation class a few weeks ago and the person running it was still preaching dominance theory, 20 years too late. Amongst other things, we weren't allowed to let our dogs go through gates before us, if asked to 'sit' they had to sit slightly behind us, and we also weren't allowed to talk to them, AT ALL, except for brief praise if they obeyed a command. She told me I would have to stop Joe kicking his feet after doing a poo because it was an act of dominance, a behaviour he's only just started to perform TWO YEARS after adopting him, because he now feels confident enough in himself to do it. And she wanted me to suppress it!

I was left gobsmacked, really. Obviously not going back!
 
ellieb said:
Amongst other things, we weren't allowed to let our dogs go through gates before us, if asked to 'sit' they had to sit slightly behind us
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I don't really subscribe to the dominance thing either, but I make my dog sit and wait for me to walk through doors first. I wouldn't let my horse barge past me and out of the stable because the majority of us would agree it's rude - why would it be any different for a dog?
 
I also don't like dogs charging through gates and doors in front of me or leaning/pushing/standing on my feet, it's rude and yes, one of mine is truly dominant, they're not too common but they do exist, what bothers me more is that it's the fact that some can't even make a basic observation of what the dog is thinking/feeling/doing. Like whether a dog leaning into you or putting his feet on you is being actually dominant or is just doing a sloppy/lazy sit, whether a dog sitting beside you with it's paw raised is submissive, expectant of a reward, or is about to take a chunk out of you, etc etc.
 
SpringArising said:
I don't really subscribe to the dominance thing either, but I make my dog sit and wait for me to walk through doors first. I wouldn't let my horse barge past me and out of the stable because the majority of us would agree it's rude - why would it be any different for a dog?
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That's fair enough! Her only reason for making everyone do it was because the dogs would think they were the 'boss' for going first, though.
 
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