Why are small dogs allowed to run amok?

[Doberluv]

Why are small dogs allowed to run amok?

The same reason why large dogs and even medium dogs are allowed to run amok.



Less than stellar owners is my final answer.

[~Tucker&Me~]

Originally Posted by seashells

Ahh no that's definitely not what I meant. Thanks for pointing that out, I can see how it could be misread that way. Yeah we're currently at the "stay at a far distance" stage with strange dogs because he's still so reactive, but sometimes one surprises us around the corner or something and he's set off before I have a chance to react. :/ He's always on-leash when we're out, and kept close, and when an incident like that does happen, I turn around and leave instead of just letting him go nuts at the dog, but I still get embarrassed and just hope the owner understands that I have a new puppy, and am still working on training him.

I figured that was the case Oh and for the record, myself and my dog-savvy friends are always pretty sympathetic and forgiving when we see people actively working with their reactive dogs. I am lucky in that I haven't had a dog who was particularly reactive, but I can imagine it would be embarrassing and frustrating. I just wanted you to know that not everyone is out judging you

[JessLough]

Originally Posted by Doberluv

The same reason why large dogs and even medium dogs are allowed to run amok.



Less than stellar owners is my final answer.

You're silly. Large dogs can do no bad. Nor can breeder dogs. Its all those **** small dogs and rescue dogs that are ruining everybody's enjoyment.

*looks at Rosey*

[seashells]

Originally Posted by ~Tucker&Me~

I figured that was the case Oh and for the record, myself and my dog-savvy friends are always pretty sympathetic and forgiving when we see people actively working with their reactive dogs. I am lucky in that I haven't had a dog who was particularly reactive, but I can imagine it would be embarrassing and frustrating. I just wanted you to know that not everyone is out judging you

Yeah thankfully it seems the experienced good dog people we've run into are completely understanding. We have a local pet shop we frequent and the owners there love him (they have a pom themselves) and have been super patient with his occasional bouts of barking, so that's been a great place to bring him for socialization. Same applies to his puppy classes of course.

It's more in the condo complex where I run into issues. There are a LOT of dogs here, and very narrow walkways with lots of turns, so we just end up running into other dogs unexpectedly a lot. So far no one has ever complained to me thankfully, but I still worry they're thinking "Oh god, why does she have such a horribly behaved little dog?" Actually did over hear one guy we passed unexpectedly on a walk (and Tyrion of course barked at their dog) turn to his friend and say, "It's always these little dogs man..." I wanted to say, "I'm sorry! I'm trying! Please don't judge them all by a still-learning puppy."

Of course I've had my fair share of off-leash dog frustrations as well. We had a (medium sized, for the record ) off-leash dog suddenly run up to us yesterday which was not a good situation considering Tyrion's current reactivity. Thankfully I was able to get him away pretty fast.

[yoko]

Originally Posted by JessLough

Its all those **** small dogs and rescue dogs that are ruining everybody's enjoyment.

*looks at Rosey*

If by ruining everybody's enjoyment you mean take all of the money. Then yeah I agree.

*glares at Yoshi*