[QUOTE=carcarcargo;31591087]Not letting your dog off the lead will just lead it to becoming frustrated, people need to stop freaking out just because a dog sniffed their foot. Dogs barking and going up to you doesn't mean it thinks you're a human steak, most of the time it's just the dog being excitable and inquisitive and as long as you don't do something to piss it off (like showing aggression towards it) you should be fine, hell even if you do the most it will likely do is give you a warning growl, sure there are some dogs that will try to fuck you up, but they're so rare there's very little chance you'll encounter one.[/QUOTE]
If you're going to let your dog roam freely in crowded, public spaces, you've got to be able to control it with a fist of iron. Otherwise, too bad for the dog, it'll just have to endure being on a leash.
[QUOTE=Johan123;31588527]you should carry a little water gun with you when you run. When they come close to you, you shoot the bastards
Shoot the owners too[/QUOTE]
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Rate artistic.
I have an old yappy dog who i've tried to get along with, shes just a cold hearted bitch since her dog pal died. So instead of being nice now I just yell while she barks so it's like a loudness match.
My friend owns a massive dog and never controls it. I'm shorter, so when it jumps on me it leaves scratches, knocks me over, and over all is just annoying.
Anyway, that happens. What also bothers me is that they allow her to piss on the floor when guest arrive, bark as much as it wants, chew things to pieces, and let her beg for food without correction.
When I try and go near my friend, the dog growls. Protective, it's cool.
They also let her sleep on their bed, which is no big deal. In the middle of the night though, she'll wake me up by scratching, so I'll get up and let her out. She looks at me and backs away, goes back to bed. This has happened over fifteen times.
I brought this up to them, but the owner becomes offended. She's a smart dog, so I tell her to go away, but then I feel like an asshole in front of their family. If I train the dog myself, I am in the wrong. I need a way to correct this issue without destroyed our relationship.
It's also uncomfortable to watch a dog get babied.
Some asshole let his dog charge at me once when I was on my bike, I nearly shat my pants because the dog was about two and a half times larger than my bike was. The dog just went back to him, so I shouted after him to put his dog on a leash but he ignored me.
[QUOTE=JeffAndersen;31591030]Maybe your dad's bad at training dogs.[/QUOTE]
No, the man is insanely good at training them. We have two dogs that have gotten into pretty bad fights with each other. Read: they were bleeding everywhere and had to go to the vet and get stitches and shit. They were in the middle of one of these fights one day, and he simply yells "Stop" at them, and they both end it and go wandering around the yard. He's insanely good.
[QUOTE=carcarcargo;31591087] Dogs barking and going up to you doesn't mean it thinks you're a human steak, most of the time it's just the dog being excitable and inquisitive and as long as you don't do something to piss it off (like showing aggression towards it) you should be fine, hell even if you do the most it will likely do is give you a warning growl, sure there are some dogs that will try to fuck you up, but they're so rare there's very little chance you'll encounter one.[/QUOTE]
The problem with that is that some people who don't like/are afraid/are unfamiliar with dogs won't know which way to interpret it, so I have to agree with other posters - unless you're totally sure something like that won't happen, best to keep the dog on a leash and just make sure you walk it adequately.
"on several occasions, dogs have growled and barked at me"
okay
The issues in the OP are mainly occuring because of the fact that owners of smaller dogs don't realize that aggression control is something that needs to be done with dogs of ALL sizes. Most owners of smaller dogs don't see their dogs' aggression as a threat to other people, and thus, blame all incidents on the other person or dog involved. I see it all the time.
As an owner of a very aggressive chihuahua, I ALWAYS take responsibility for her being the way she is. When we were raising her, we didn't know the proper way to control aggression so it spiraled out of control. As such, we don't walk her in public places, and always take responsibility for any and all incidents which are clearly instigated by her.
An intelligent small dog owner would read up on aggression behavior and learn to control it. Small dogs are, more often than not, the instigators in situations like this because of their Napoleon complexes. They get used to being aggressive and getting away with it, so that's what they do.
OP is well within his right to be angry at, not the dog, but the owners of the dogs. It's their responsibility to control their dog's actions as that's what owning a dog entails.
If this was said elsewhere, sorry. Didn't really read through the entire thread, but 6+ years of studying dog behavior, you learn what are the causes of these kinds of incidents.
[QUOTE=Charlotte;31591847]The problem with that is that some people who don't like/are afraid/are unfamiliar with dogs won't know which way to interpret it, so I have to agree with other posters - unless you're totally sure something like that won't happen, best to keep the dog on a leash and just make sure you walk it adequately.[/QUOTE]
If you don't know how to deal with dogs you're going to have to learn, the worlds full of them.
I hate un-controlled dogs too.
[QUOTE=Charlotte;31591847]The problem with that is that some people who don't like/are afraid/are unfamiliar with dogs won't know which way to interpret it, so I have to agree with other posters - unless you're totally sure something like that won't happen, best to keep the dog on a leash and just make sure you walk it adequately.[/QUOTE]
Thing is, not every dog is going to be on a leash. Stray dogs are rampant in a lot of cities, so if someone who is unfamiliar with dogs is hoping to go out and not encounter one off-leash sometime in their life then they're in for a surprise.
But in public areas, responsible pet owners should keep them on-leash unless the area is a designated off-leash area for pets. Keeping them on a leash is just an easier way to be sure they won't run off because of a distraction. Leashes don't frustrate animals unless they're not used to them or unless they are distracted by something they can't reach like a distraction. But in this case, you'll want to keep the animal on the leash anyways because if they're straining to get somewhere that they can't, chances are, they'd bolt as soon as you allowed them.
[QUOTE=Parakon;31591679]I have an old yappy dog who i've tried to get along with, shes just a cold hearted bitch since her dog pal died. So instead of being nice now I just yell while she barks so it's like a loudness match.[/QUOTE]
Your neighbours must love you.
I was bitten by a dog when I was little.
He had been hit by a car though so I didn't blame him. His owners didn't put him down after that either. He was clearly in poor mental health.
But I had 2 dogs, and neither is fully trained. My mum doesn't believe in training dogs to much, or they loose all their personality. There's these 2 dogs across the road from where I live and neither of them ever bark, and when you see them they just sit there. They have lost all of what they are. It's just sad.
Ill just say it because its the truth. People should not own a dog if they live in the city. Dogs are bred from pack animals that were once used the the freedom that forests and brushland provided them, being crammed into an apartment or a small back yard is not suitable.
I am not exxagerating in the slightest when I say 95 percent of people buy dogs on a whim, and then fail to take care of them properly. At that point the dog really does nothing but be a nuisance to everybody around them. If you are lazy and irresponsible, buy a cat, because they can take care of themselves.
When I was much younger my brother and I were riding around in our bikes, and a dog (with a collar, so it was owned by someone) was barking in a fence at some other dog. My brother and I went around a corner, where the dog was at, and it jumped at my brother and hit him off his bike, then proceeded to bite the fuck out of him.
We lived just down the street so not knowing what to do and being as shocked as hell I kept cycling, as fast as fuck, jumped off my bike and got my mum down the road asap, but by that time my brother had ran. The dog was brutal - it left my brother with a hole through his thumbnail and other bites around his arm, but my mum got him to hospital pretty quick.
The dog was still on the street for another hour before he was lifted, and in that hour it managed to bite another guy, who I tried to warn away from the dog from my garden, but sadly he was Chinese and didn't understand me and walked right up to the dog where he got bit a ton of times in his arm.
Probably the worst experience with a dog I've had. It was later put to sleep for being dangerous.
[QUOTE=hypno-toad;31592509]Ill just say it because its the truth. People should not own a dog if they live in the city. Dogs are bred from pack animals that were once used the the freedom that forests and brushland provided them, being crammed into an apartment or a small back yard is not suitable.
I am not exxagerating in the slightest when I say 95 percent of people buy dogs on a whim, and then fail to take care of them properly. At that point the dog really does nothing but be a nuisance to everybody around them. If you are lazy and irresponsible, buy a cat, because they can take care of themselves.[/QUOTE]
There are some dogs that do well in smaller environments such as companion dogs. Even a large dog can do well inside a small apartment if it's taken for at least 2 or 3 one hour long walks a day and given something to keep it mentally occupied while indoors. Dogs will only act out if they're bored, so if you exercise both their mind and body, they can do well in almost any living conditions, provided that the home is sanitary and safe for the animal and the climate is suitable for the breed.
You stomped at the dogs, and roared at them? Hahaha, sounds like something an autistic fuck would do.
The dogs were probably just being playful, stop being so grave.
[QUOTE=fishyfish777;31588467]I know my neighbor keeps like two dog treats in his pocket when jogging.[/QUOTE]
He needs to add about 5,000 calories to the treat, that'll teach 'em.
[editline]8th August 2011[/editline]
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My brother's a cunt
When I was 7 or so he let his friends dog after me and I had to sprint like the guy from Apocalypto out of his house and down the road, I'm lucky I managed to slam the door shut otherwise I would have slowed down (an unfit 7 year old can only run so far so quick)
Do a running kick. As you are a runner, you won't be caught, because you can run.
American dog owners are usually beta as fuck because they didn't have kids and they assume dogs will behave like kids would.
Even if your dog can't be trained (due to your incompetence), then keep them on a fucking leash.
I know you can't fucking kick the dogs, but you can bring some mace and spray the fuckers if they get close.
The only time I'm actually bothered by uncontrolled dogs is when I'm riding my bike. They run up close to the wheels, so I have to be careful as hell not to hit them. I usually just stop and wait for the owner to catch on, and it fixes itself. Even at that, I still fail to see why it's such an issue.
[QUOTE=Jallen;31588327]
- A small terrier growled and snapped towards my ankles - I looked it straight in the eyes and it ran back to its owner.
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You are a weirdo.
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Is she dead?
[quote]A man with a Jack Russel and a slightly larger but similar tan coloured dog allowed them to run straight at me growling and snapping. It looked like they had no intention of stopping even when I stopped running and stared them in the eyes, so I stomped hard on the ground in front of me and roared deep and loud when they were ~3m from me. They ran back about 5m but then came back towards me. I repeated this to keep them at bay and the man just walks past me, saying nothing. When him and his dogs had moved past me enough for the dogs to lose interest I said to him "Control your dogs". He completely ignored me. I was so angry.[/quote]
I mean come on, do you really expect the guy or the dogs to take you seriously when you are stomping and roaring at this thing:
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It's fucking harmless, the worse it could do is lick your leg.
When I worked at UPS I've had people tell me their dogs don't/won't bite after they've already bitten me.
[QUOTE=Craig Willmore;31593479]When I worked at UPS I've had people tell me their dogs don't/won't bite after they've already bitten me.[/QUOTE]
Generally dogs won't bite unless they feel that you are in their territory. Or that you might be going to cause harm to them or their families.
Unless they are hunting dogs or something of the same sort.
Stomping and screaming at dogs? That's only going to make them worse, boyo.
I've never had a problem with dogs in public, but I absolutely detest the way owners of dogs treat non dog people. I go to someones house and their fucking dog jumps up on me and starts licking me and shit and it's disgusting. And usually the owner just laughs and acts like it's so cute, maybe to them, but not me. Although if a dog is chill and doesn't try to lick me or rub their gross ass nose on me I'm fine with them. People who ride horses in public though. They are the worst.
[QUOTE=SteelReal;31594058]I've never had a problem with dogs in public, but I absolutely detest the way owners of dogs treat non dog people. I go to someones house and their fucking dog jumps up on me and starts licking me and shit and it's disgusting. And usually the owner just laughs and acts like it's so cute, maybe to them, but not me. Although if a dog is chill and doesn't try to lick me or rub their gross ass nose on me I'm fine with them. People who ride horses in public though. They are the worst.[/QUOTE]
But licking means he likes you.
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