People can be so freaking daft!
I am trying to pick up my dog's poop, then I see you and your puppy coming to greet us. I very clearly body block my dog and get his attention on me so that your puppy doesn't have a negative socialization experience. Yet you STILL come towards us.
Is it not common courtesy to give people picking up after their dog some space???
I stepped on my dog's foot because of you. And he screamed. Really loud. And it broke my heart. Grrrrrrrrrr!
I am trying to pick up my dog's poop, then I see you and your puppy coming to greet us. I very clearly body block my dog and get his attention on me so that your puppy doesn't have a negative socialization experience. Yet you STILL come towards us.
Is it not common courtesy to give people picking up after their dog some space???
I stepped on my dog's foot because of you. And he screamed. Really loud. And it broke my heart. Grrrrrrrrrr!
I also have seen someone bring a super small 6 week beagle out to the dog park with a bunch of other dogs that were there that day, didn't do any introductions or ask anyone how their dogs would handle such a small dog (like the size of a squirrel). Clearly not fully vaccinated either being that young and around all these dogs owned by college students- I wouldn't be too sure all of them are vaccinated.
I was watching for one of the dogs to think it was prey and go after it, luckily that didn't happen, but some of the bigger dogs like to body slam and tumble with each other and I was waiting for one of them to land on the poor puppy. Definitely not an environment I would have thought to be safe for such a young puppy.