Was I Wrong? (Long Story)
We just got back from a wonderful week of camping and had one slight altercation with a neighbor. I'm curious to see what others might have to say. This pic was taken from our site and as yo...
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I would have given the guy a bit of leeway. I remember trying to convince a puppy to go pee late at night when I just want to go to bed - after about 20 minutes of standing/walking around trying to get puppy to focus on peeing rather than the leaf, plant, bug, shadow, tail, etc., a person can get rather irritated. Add to that being in a new place (with new smells, sights and other distractions). Then someone comes over to that area with his dog, distracts puppy once again, leaves and you think puppy's gotta pee any time now, and then this person comes back over a second time with a dog and you're back to distracted puppy and another 20 minutes of waiting for the pee.
That's not to say the guy was right in his behavior, but rather that I would have excused it in that instance.
As for hindsight advice, maybe it would be easier to take both dogs at once and limit the amount of time you're having to spend in communal areas with people and dogs who may not be what you expect or appreciate. That's what I do - I take both dogs together and spend 5 minutes, instead of taking them separately and spending 10 minutes. Less time to get irritated, offended, pissed, disgusted, etc. with other people.
That's not to say the guy was right in his behavior, but rather that I would have excused it in that instance.
As for hindsight advice, maybe it would be easier to take both dogs at once and limit the amount of time you're having to spend in communal areas with people and dogs who may not be what you expect or appreciate. That's what I do - I take both dogs together and spend 5 minutes, instead of taking them separately and spending 10 minutes. Less time to get irritated, offended, pissed, disgusted, etc. with other people.
