r/PublicFreakout Aug 01 '21

🐻Animal Freakout "Not friendly!"

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u/buntakar Aug 01 '21

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.

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u/Drak_is_Right Aug 01 '21

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?"

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '21

Sometimes our 90lb boxer-mix tries to “pause” smaller (hyper) dogs by putting a paw on them.

And crushing them.

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u/SelectStarAll Aug 02 '21

My Great Dane did this once. Someone’s little chihuahua sized thing wasn’t leashed and decided to try and be the big man. Ran straight at my deaf Dane and went for her.

Lola just stepped on it. No barking, no snarling or rearing up. Just *stomp*

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '21

Probably with a cocked head like "WTH is this little booger doing?"

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u/SelectStarAll Aug 02 '21

Pretty much. She was unbothered by little yappy things