Dog to dog aggression while camping
We just completed 4 wonderful days at a county CG on a very nice fishing lake. The moment we arrived, we noticed a family with a pit bull running loose. I asked them to put it on a leash as we h...
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BCSnob wrote:
The lack of dog education in our society is astounding.
And people wonder why we are reluctant to promote our dog events to the general public.
Part of your problem is "pretty dogs". I spent 14+ years, protecting Ike the Aussie, from the general public. He was pretty, soft, and not aggressive-acting; so people were attracted to him like moths to the proverbial flame...groan. He'd see the lady cooing "OOOH! What a pretty dog" and he'd give me the pained look that said "please don't let her touch me?" - so I'd step between dog-mauler and dog and say "he just doesn't like strangers". When the TRUTH of the matter was that if the dog-mauler would just shut up and sit down; Ike would willingly walk over and gently introduce himself. And gladly be petted - even mauled. But he needed a proper introduction, first.
Of course, Jack the Cattle Dog - the dog who never met a mauler he didn't love??...LOL!... nobody paid any attention to him, because he was "scary-looking"
TV commercials are filled with BCs because they take direction so well ;-) Because one is so adorable/playful/loving in a commercial - they must ALL be that way, right?? Never mind that they are athletes about to enter a competition....
