Off leash dog compassion- dog training

This footage was taken from far away of two strangers in the park while I was setting up with my dogs to film a video. It is very common to have loose dogs run at your dog when you are in a public space where dogs are supposed to be on leash by law. Sadly not all dogs can cope with a loose dog running at them while on leash, this video outlines the points of why you should be compassionate to not only the other dogs in public spaces but also your own. As you can see you can train your dogs to "cope" with being trapped and approached by loose dogs. But this video is mainly to teach people to be considerate of other dogs in your environment and help them out by setting them up to succeed. Politely asking if your dog can 'say hi" while you are 10-20 feet away, is a great way to begin letting your dog greet a strangers dog.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• dog
• training
• Dog Training
• Clicker
• Clicker Training
• puppy
• off
• leash
• recall
• reliable

[chowchow155]

Great message and tips on dealing with this situation.

As the owner of a slightly leash reactive dog it's frustrating when people let their dogs run loose in inappropriate areas. It's even MORE frustrating when I tell them to please control their dog (as it's barreling toward us) and they respond with "Oh it's ok, she's friendly!"...That's great, but my dog isn't.

[WhippedCreamDream]

good advice! I also wish people would ask before they pet other people's dogs. Sometimes people just reach in and start petting even when it's not the best time for them to do that.

[myhomeiswhereiam]

@minakoi7108 Cheers to us for resisting that tempting hate vortex of the comment page. I think I'll celebrate by taking Snoop for a walk and smiling at whoever looks at me :)

[minakoi7108]

@myhomeiswhereiam You are right, negativity on the web is all too easy. I over reacted as well. It's easy to misread comments and bring my own frustrations and past experiences to the table. Dog lovers should stick together and be more tolerant. Just like we want our dogs to be! Well behaved and polite. My apologies as well. At least Snoop knows his daddy is a big enough man to make amends on the web! My dog is trying to teach me patience.

[myhomeiswhereiam]

@minakoi7108 Sincere apologies. I'm trying not to bring negativity to the web but I managed to slip it in there again. Bad karma. Anyways it sounds like your trying and if you're watching Kikopup's vids I have nothing I could add. If you're not already sold on her methods please give them a try. In any event good luck to you and your dog. Snoop can tell his daddy has been mean on the internet again :(

[minakoi7108]

@myhomeiswhereiam . My dog and I work very hard and she has learned to ignore passing dogs that are leashed. However when and off-leash dog comes running up she still reacts. I'm just so tired of judgemental people who are lucky enough to have a dog friendly dog assume that it's lack of training or some such nonesense. And your comment about "really easy" and "slightest effort" set me off. If it was oh so easy, there would never be another growl from a single dog in the world.

[myhomeiswhereiam]

@minakoi7108 You might need a YouTube leash to stop you from snapping. Your pooch is probably learning by example there. Just watch Emily's vids, you'll figure it out. Actually, you might want to watch them a few times. In my Snoop's defence he lives off lead and has won two local dog shows for best trick.

[minakoi7108]

@myhomeiswhereiam Seriously? "It's reallye asy to train your dog to be fine in any situation with the slightest effort training" I hope you never own a leash reactive or dog aggressive dog. You probably shouldn't own a dog period. How do you like my snap judgement?

[LunatheMutt]

I completely agree! My dog is friendly with other dogs but she gets really excited and starts bouncing up and down when if an off leash dog greets us. We are currently working on getting her to be more relaxed in public and around other dogs, and its nearly impossible to calm her down with a dog barreling toward her. It also aggravates me when people pet Luna without asking and then they get mad if she jumps on them. We are training Luna not to jump, and people don't know that if they don't ask.

[cupcakewhorexo]

that looks like one happy golden retriever.

[mjfromga89]

I agree, if there are leash laws... you need to abide by them. When I am in a park or something like that, I keep my Brownie on his leash. He is friendly to MOST dogs but there have been a few that he did not like. He comes when called and is not people aggressive, but laws ARE laws. Ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

[configured]

I had to drop the leash on my dogs. It went bad. His GSD dog came after mine. Both of mine were under a year old (Rottie and German Shepherd) She just got her stitches removed from getting fixed (no pups). The other dog just had surgery on her hips. Luckly no harm done. I don't mind seeing no leash as long as the dog stays close to the owner always.