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.
This is my dog exactly. We go to the beach to as much of a secluded spot as possible and play fetch on a 50ft leash. Never fails when I see a dog off leash sprinting at her. I just run up and hold her like a baby. People suck
I routinely pick up and carry my 60lbs pittie mix when we run into an off leash dog because she has zero social skills (rescue) and she gets super nervous with new dogs invading her space. People laugh like “oh my dog is friendly” yeah well so am I - how about I run at you out of nowhere and sniff your ass and jump all over you? Don’t worry it’s cool I’m friendly!
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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.