Other people "correcting" your dogs?
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I've also noticed, that with A LOT of dogs I don't even think they recognize their owner's "sit" and the typical stranger "siiiitttttttt" as the same cue.
I honestly think a lot of dogs just guess. They figure most of the time when strangers have cookies in their face and use that high pitched voice they put their butts down and they get it.
Also, if you wait it out I've noticed.. some dogs, confused by their high pitched "SIIITTTT" stranger sit not working..will then run through some other stuff to see if any of that works (paw, down etc..)
I honestly think a lot of dogs just guess. They figure most of the time when strangers have cookies in their face and use that high pitched voice they put their butts down and they get it.
Also, if you wait it out I've noticed.. some dogs, confused by their high pitched "SIIITTTT" stranger sit not working..will then run through some other stuff to see if any of that works (paw, down etc..)
I don't want people giving my dogs commands because he's a service dog. It can be dangerous for the handler if someone gives the dog a command and the dog just happens to listen to the stranger. Logan wouldn't listen, we proofed against it, but still, I don't like it. I don't use Logan for balance 100% of the time, but there are times I do. And other people do use their dog for balance all the time. Having a dog sit when you're using them to balance is a good way to fall.
This, exactly.
I work in a store with people thinking ALL DOGS MUST WORK FOR FOOD! And most of the owners are adamant about the dog doing something. I've resorted to asking if the dog knows any fun tricks. Most dogs are more reliable with a trick than sit or down anyways I've found!
If they say no, I just give the dog a freaking treat because that's what the owner wanted me to do anyways.
I work in a store with people thinking ALL DOGS MUST WORK FOR FOOD! And most of the owners are adamant about the dog doing something. I've resorted to asking if the dog knows any fun tricks. Most dogs are more reliable with a trick than sit or down anyways I've found!
If they say no, I just give the dog a freaking treat because that's what the owner wanted me to do anyways.
My dogs had to re-learn my dad's version of "sit". He has a really thick Illinois accent and says "set". They were pretty baffled at first.
This.
When I had a roommate, she would often let Gavroche out of his crate during her lunch break (since he LOVED her and her doxie), and he'd always jump on her bed (because he's Gavroche, and he practically lives in bed). She told me once that she would tell him to get down, but he always laid down on the bed instead of getting off the bed when she said "down." Well, duh, "down" means "down" and "off" means "off!" :rofl1:
When I had a roommate, she would often let Gavroche out of his crate during her lunch break (since he LOVED her and her doxie), and he'd always jump on her bed (because he's Gavroche, and he practically lives in bed). She told me once that she would tell him to get down, but he always laid down on the bed instead of getting off the bed when she said "down." Well, duh, "down" means "down" and "off" means "off!" :rofl1:
I guess I have the OPPOSITE problem. My dogs act like rotten fools to other people, biting hands, knocking them over, jumping up, and people LOVE IT. Im trying to call my dogs, grab them, physically pull them away and calm them down, and theyre holding their collars and refusing to let my dogs go. Encouraging, laughing, roughhousing, generally ensuring that my dogs will always act like assholes. And then I have to really put my foot down and be a jerk, and then *I* look like an asshole "awww she cant have ANY fun with you around" *eye twitch*
I WISH people would expect manners out of my dogs Maybe then they wouldnt act like monkeys
I WISH people would expect manners out of my dogs
Maybe then they wouldnt act like monkeys
I hate it. They are MY dogs you are NOT to be correcting them (unless they are left in your care of course ) What some people consider bad behaviour might be acceptable to some people.
Also the doberman didnt listen to strangers. She also wouldnt sit for a treat ever. Obedience commands were not enforced or rewarded with treats. She got treats in the conformation ring that way is.
The beagle, well she was a beagle enough said. :rofl1:
) What some people consider bad behaviour might be acceptable to some people. Also the doberman didnt listen to strangers. She also wouldnt sit for a treat ever. Obedience commands were not enforced or rewarded with treats. She got treats in the conformation ring that way is.
The beagle, well she was a beagle enough said. :rofl1:
I don't mind people telling my dogs things like "off" "no" "stop" etc, but beyond that I pretty much feel that its inappropriate. I know my dogs can be annoying, I tell them off all the time, that isn't what bothers me.
The situations that would bother me are:
-Anything physical. I do NOT physically correct my dogs, ever. I would be so incredibly pissed of someone smacked, kneed, popped or alpha rolled my dogs.
-Someone correcting my dog for not listening to a command they gave them. My dogs know how to sit, down, stand, stay, come, etc- but I do not just by default expect them to do those behaviors for anyone in any situation. If my dogs don't do a behavior, its not because they're bad or wrong, its because they haven't been prepped for doing the behavior in that situation.
- Someone correcting my dogs for being dogs. I once had a lady SCREAM at Gyp for chasing a ball she threw for her dog (this was in a small, public dog park, fenced, off leash, with maybe 25 dogs in it, pretty much impossible to have separate games going for every dog there). She grabbed him by the scruff and only stopped when he growled at her. I'm sorry my dog stole your ball, but he's A DOG. How am I supposed to tell him which ball is his and which isn't? WTF.
- Someone correcting my dog for growling, backing away or any other avoidance behaviors. If my dog is uncomfortable and is being very clear that they are uncomfortable, the LAST thing I want is that dog to be corrected.
However, with that said, if it is a situation that I expect my dog will be acting badly in (dinner parties, game nights with lots of excitement, hanging out with people who are nervous around dogs), I put them away! There is nothing wrong with spending some time in a crate if the situation would be hard for the dog to handle. I do not expect my dogs to be perfect all the time and I don't even ask them to.
The situations that would bother me are:
-Anything physical. I do NOT physically correct my dogs, ever. I would be so incredibly pissed of someone smacked, kneed, popped or alpha rolled my dogs.
-Someone correcting my dog for not listening to a command they gave them. My dogs know how to sit, down, stand, stay, come, etc- but I do not just by default expect them to do those behaviors for anyone in any situation. If my dogs don't do a behavior, its not because they're bad or wrong, its because they haven't been prepped for doing the behavior in that situation.
- Someone correcting my dogs for being dogs. I once had a lady SCREAM at Gyp for chasing a ball she threw for her dog (this was in a small, public dog park, fenced, off leash, with maybe 25 dogs in it, pretty much impossible to have separate games going for every dog there). She grabbed him by the scruff and only stopped when he growled at her. I'm sorry my dog stole your ball, but he's A DOG. How am I supposed to tell him which ball is his and which isn't? WTF.
- Someone correcting my dog for growling, backing away or any other avoidance behaviors. If my dog is uncomfortable and is being very clear that they are uncomfortable, the LAST thing I want is that dog to be corrected.
However, with that said, if it is a situation that I expect my dog will be acting badly in (dinner parties, game nights with lots of excitement, hanging out with people who are nervous around dogs), I put them away! There is nothing wrong with spending some time in a crate if the situation would be hard for the dog to handle. I do not expect my dogs to be perfect all the time and I don't even ask them to.
