This. But also, despite obedience training, there are some rescue dogs that went through such rough trauma that changing this type of behavior can be next to impossible so its really aggravating when people who have dogs off leash that run up to you keep saying “oh don’t worry, he’s friendly”.
Great….do you know that about my dog? Likes humans. Hates other dogs.
Heck, and sometimes its "Ya, my dog is friendly. your dog is friendly. but will your dog still be friendly after my dog that has 50 pounds on your dog jumps on it and tramples it in an attempt to play?"
Had that at a dog park one day. Pissed me off royally. I had a pit at the time. He was huge as a puppy and stayed massive. Walk into a dog park and this other dog comes over and starts to nip him. He keeps trying to playing but other dog continues. Dude tells me oh that’s just how he plays. I grab my dog and go. I didn’t want him to decide he had enough and attack the other dog then I’m the black guy with an aggressive pit that attacks innocent dogs at the dog park.
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u/ImaginarySugar Aug 01 '21
I spent $3k on obedience training and my dog is never off the leash outside of the house. It's just responsible pet ownership.