I Wish I Could Have Put Her On A Leash
Just returned from a little coastal camping trip. On our last evening there a family of three pulls in next to us. Older couple with a teenager. At first I was really impressed at how the teenage boy ...
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I realize that a dog can be trained to know when it is time to do what needs to be done. I have done that with mine as well as others. What this lady was doing might eventually get the desired results however it is also a way to ruin the animal.
I appreciate those of you who said you would have said or done something. I was extremely tempted however sometimes one has to weigh the consequences. In this case what I and some others would consider abuse in my opinion did not rise to the degree that would allow one to intervene. The only thing that would have accomplished would have been a confrontation in which I would have technically been the aggressor. Often times it is the person with good intentions intervening that ends up paying the price. Right or wrong I had to make that decision at the moment.
My wife was inside when this occurred and did not witness it. As we were walking our own dog a short while after I relayed the incident. I almost had to put a leash on her to keep her from having a confrontation that I am certain would have turned out badly. The following morning as we were getting ready to leave we did see the young man come out with the dog on a leash. He came across the corner of our site and my wife was there so she said hi to him and the dog. He was a little shy but friendly and allowed to dog to approach to her. The dog was more at ease on the leash with him and obviously was receptive to her attention. Just as the dog was almost within reach the window of their trailer opened and the woman called to the young man. Immediately the dog cowered and the young man's demeanor also changed. Their reaction just reinforced my initial opinion of this woman. I did have it in mind to at least make my opinion known before we left. As I was finishing hooking up my trailer however they all got into their truck and left. I did not even notice they were gone until I came around the corner.
I appreciate those of you who said you would have said or done something. I was extremely tempted however sometimes one has to weigh the consequences. In this case what I and some others would consider abuse in my opinion did not rise to the degree that would allow one to intervene. The only thing that would have accomplished would have been a confrontation in which I would have technically been the aggressor. Often times it is the person with good intentions intervening that ends up paying the price. Right or wrong I had to make that decision at the moment.
My wife was inside when this occurred and did not witness it. As we were walking our own dog a short while after I relayed the incident. I almost had to put a leash on her to keep her from having a confrontation that I am certain would have turned out badly. The following morning as we were getting ready to leave we did see the young man come out with the dog on a leash. He came across the corner of our site and my wife was there so she said hi to him and the dog. He was a little shy but friendly and allowed to dog to approach to her. The dog was more at ease on the leash with him and obviously was receptive to her attention. Just as the dog was almost within reach the window of their trailer opened and the woman called to the young man. Immediately the dog cowered and the young man's demeanor also changed. Their reaction just reinforced my initial opinion of this woman. I did have it in mind to at least make my opinion known before we left. As I was finishing hooking up my trailer however they all got into their truck and left. I did not even notice they were gone until I came around the corner.
