My dog is not a threat.
Here we are, I got this reservation 2 months ago. I spoke on the phone with a lady, I called precisely to ask what are the restrictions on the dogs. She hymmed and hawed around after I told her I have...
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BCSnob wrote:
This conversation got me to ponder these questions for which I'm not sure how I would answer.
Is it okay for a dog to show its teeth, growl, bark, and posture to strangers; or would you consider these unacceptable?
If we are teaching them these are unaccpetable means to communicate, how should they communicate their desire to have someone backoff?
Do we expect them to always resort to flee?
"Is it okay for a dog to show its teeth, growl, bark, and posture to strangers; or would you consider these unacceptable?"--Yes it is acceptable and a warning to the owner of said animal to take defensive action. Remove the dog or remove the threat.
I sure you can recognize,the less visible signs such as body posture, as you work with dogs all the time. The general public does not and cannot "read" a dog.
Growling, etc. is a very visible and clear sign that the dog is sending. Now if we can just educate the public.
