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12-31-2023, 10:00 AM #1051Registered User
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12-31-2023, 10:02 AM #1052Registered User
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I’d propose doing a bit of quick reading on why dogs stop and smell outside their home environment. Dog language is pretty cool, might give you a different perspective on those walks and your dogs will actually appreciate it (and you can maintain your alpha status).
Three 75 pounders would be a real challenge at the same time, however.
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12-31-2023, 10:20 AM #1053I drink it up
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I wrote my post in a way that said I wouldn’t let my dogs stop and sniff the odd interesting smell. I get that.
To set the record straight I would actually let them stop for a few moments here and there in appropriate places, particularly when they were working on just the right place to drop a deuce. Lingering in somebody’s yard or letting them thoroughly inspect a neighbor’s flower garden for literal minutes, though? No. A few seconds here and there, usually not more than 5-10 unless we’re working on a squat. Then “leave it” we move on. Which is actually pretty much what I posted.
You guys probably use retractable leashes too.
These days we have an 8 acre wooded lot that they have free roam of. Happy dogs, and my biggest concern now is that the odd coyote or wolf or bear who wanders in doesn’t wander out just as quickly.Last edited by Mustonen; 12-31-2023 at 11:43 AM.
focus.
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12-31-2023, 11:24 AM #1054Registered User
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I'm in the a leashed dog is a controlled dog camp, with a little bit of leeway for primary dog behavior.
I do, however, use flexi-retractable leashes. I readily acknowledge that most people are idiots with such leashes - it's much more work for the walker and requires non-stop focus on your dog's location and behavior, not to mention a thumb work-out. Fortunately, most people realize this pretty quickly and revert to regular leash. And yet even on a fixed leash, an amazing number of people end up tripping themselves, getting hung up on a leash attached to an un-controlled dog.
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12-31-2023, 12:03 PM #1055
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12-31-2023, 01:25 PM #1056
Trying to reason with Dog Nation is a waste of time. I mean these people deal with the stinkiest poop and farts imaginable every day. They tolerate dog hair all over their car, furniture, bed sheets, and clothes. They clean dog puke off the carpet and have piss stains all over the house. They spend a fricking fortune on dog food and vet bills. All of this rots their brains. Anybody who thinks these zealots can be reasoned with is kidding themselves. Just carry pepper spray and keep the phone number for animal control handy.
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12-31-2023, 01:31 PM #1057
No bad dogs, just bad dog owners. Like most things in life, you get out of it what you put it. Many dog owners just don't put in the work and just spew bullshit for their dogs bad behavior.
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12-31-2023, 01:38 PM #1058Registered User
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This^. If your dog is reactive, that’s on you. Not the dog, not some other dog for “taunting”, or neighbors for lingering. Just poor training
Yes I have dogs. And they both can be reactive. That’s on me. I don’t go blaming the neighbor for letting their dog stop in front of my house
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12-31-2023, 02:49 PM #1059Registered User
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What if your spouse is reactive??
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12-31-2023, 03:07 PM #1060
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12-31-2023, 03:10 PM #1061I drink it up
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Since OG isn’t here to be pedantic, I will….
It’s different to keep putting your dog in situations that you know makes other people uncomfortable or that makes other dogs or people react. You don’t have to stop everywhere your dog does. You can keep moving. It’s called being a good neighbor/citizen.
Also, all dogs are reactive. All people are reactive. I’ve mentioned several times that my one dog will bite your dog if your dog gets in his face. That sucks and that’s on me. This same dog will walk perfectly off leash, though, and is the only dog I’ve had where I could put my dinner in the middle of the floor, tell him that it isn’t his, and then run to the bathroom and have the dinner be untouched when I get back. These things aren’t binary and they aren’t even on a continuum. Part of being a good neighbor in the world is understanding and accommodating the foibles of those you share space with, when reasonable.
Like moving along when you walk past my fucking house with your dog.focus.
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12-31-2023, 08:16 PM #1062
My GSD and I walk the same 4 mile loop every morning. He doesn't walk me even though he's on a retractable leash. He knows who's boss and will often look at me for approval for something out of the ordinary. For the most part he has the freedom to stop and sniff and piss on almost any tree or bush he wants. We do pass a couple houses that have very nice plants/flowers and a simple "no" lets him know to move on. After passing by a few times he doesn't even slow.
He stops at every crosswalk and looks to me to give him the OK to cross. I did have him trained to sit at each one but gave that up as not necessary and as he's gotten older harder for him to do. I don't let him cut the corner of the crosswalk he has to get to the sidewalk before turning. Mostly OK and NO commands are all that's needed. If we pass other dogs I just have to say No and he will for the most part ignore the other dog especially if its a small yapper.
He's learned that he can't go on his walk until he shits in the back yard. So if he wants to go he knows what has to be done. If by chance he has to go while walking our route takes us between two small towns with a hay field in between. He gets to go there. Every couple months he ends up needing to go in somebodies yard. It gets picked up and carried home to put in my own garbage can. There's been a few times I've forgotten a bag and gone back as soon as I got home and picked it up. Many times the first thing he does when he gets back is take a crap in the back yard. In the same spot every time. Not that hard to train that with positive encouragement and treats.
He' loves the walk and is so excited every morning to go. My wife will walk him in the afternoon usually 2 miles or less. She is not as strict with him as I am and he knows it, but is still well behaved.
I've only had two dogs in my life they both have been very well behaved. They first was a yellow lab. He wasn't quite up to the GSD standards but still well trained. So maybe I don't have enough experience but to me its all about the douche bag owners that can't take the time to interact with and train their dogs, and be responsible for taking car of their natural messes and behaviors.. As most of you dog owners here "River" is part of the family and shares in everything just like any of our kids.I'd rather die while I'm living then live while I'm dead
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