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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Joeshmoe - If you and your dog come up to my dogs and my dogs are given "warning" that a strange dog is coming up to you AND I am given warning that I need to be aware that strange dogs are in close proximity to mine, then I don't have a problem.
But in the OP's situation, the other dog was not leashed, was not in control of an adult, the owner didn't even know where the dog (and small child) were, and came into another dog's space. I'm sorry, that's not acceptable.
Personally, I don't care if your lab is friendly and you want it to visit. I don't want my dog visiting with your dog UNLESS I say it's OK - it doesn't matter if my dog wasn't socialized, or was traumatized, or had recently been sick, or whatever. I don't push my dogs on yours, don't push yours on mine.
But in the OP's situation, the other dog was not leashed, was not in control of an adult, the owner didn't even know where the dog (and small child) were, and came into another dog's space. I'm sorry, that's not acceptable.
Personally, I don't care if your lab is friendly and you want it to visit. I don't want my dog visiting with your dog UNLESS I say it's OK - it doesn't matter if my dog wasn't socialized, or was traumatized, or had recently been sick, or whatever. I don't push my dogs on yours, don't push yours on mine.
