Timeline for Young kids and other people's dogs
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| Oct 1, 2018 at 14:49 | comment | added | anongoodnurse | @Dannie - I recommend reconsidering accepting this answer yet. People often won't post an answer to a question with an accepted answer, and I was hoping that you might get better advice. Thanks, though, and I apologize for your rough introduction to our site. | |
| Oct 1, 2018 at 10:24 | vote | accept | CommunityBot | ||
| Oct 1, 2018 at 1:01 | comment | added | anongoodnurse | @Dannie - Understood (more than you know, honestly!) My newest pup is reactive to strange dogs, and a Houdini dog as well. I really have to watch him every second he's outside in my fenced yard (no fields for him!) I know exactly how quickly a situation can go from "everything's fine" to "s*** hits fan!" He's never, ever outside without at least one leash, and usually two. I love him dearly, but do not trust him at all yet. We are working on it every day, and he's a lot better than he was, but it will be years before I trust him. | |
| Oct 1, 2018 at 0:03 | comment | added | user32571 | @anongoodnurse I do like your recommendations. I'm not really saying I do what's best to do, just reporting what seems to work so far done out of making it up as I go along (because it's not ideal, is why I'm asking: for answers like yours). After I realise what's happening I'm certainly prepared to escalate beyond words, etc, but (so far) is usually it's quickly over at that point, I suppose because they're puppies from a family: the damage is done before I realise what's up, which would be the same with sticks, sprays or words. I'm trying to think of a way of prevention. | |
| Sep 30, 2018 at 21:54 | comment | added | user32571 | ... I went over to the dog said "No" sternly and "Go", and pointed to his owners (still half a field away and stationary) who were whistling ineffectually and he went charging off and the family disappeared into the woods. He was in tears of course. Something like this happens, say, once a month. In retrospect, I can see why what my son was doing might have interested the dog, but I can't bring myself to say he shouldn't do this stuff just because a dog might appear from nowhere. | |
| Sep 30, 2018 at 21:51 | comment | added | user32571 | I've found that most of these family dogs if you stand with your chest puffed out, say no, and point at their owners they go running back. I used to date someone who delivered post and so I've been in A&E a lot as a result (and get annoyed at postie jokes) which is one of the reasons I worry about these interactions. Most recently a "teenage" spaniel comes bounding over half a field from behind and jumps on my kid who was a few yards in front of me pushing autumn leaves with a stick. He jumped up and knocked him over, and was pawing to play but scratched him in seconds. ... | |
| Sep 30, 2018 at 21:40 | comment | added | anongoodnurse | @ChrisW - Fair enough. :) (I'm not a dog trainer, so there's that.) | |
| Sep 30, 2018 at 21:39 | comment | added | ChrisW | I think a growl-like-you-mean-it in that context says, "I'm protective, this isn't a game, don't make me hurt you" but maybe yelling works too. Anyway, try some kind of vocalisation before violence, I would. | |
| Sep 30, 2018 at 21:14 | comment | added | anongoodnurse | @ChrisW - Absolutely not. Growling at a dog is an invitation to a fight. And my teeth are nowhere near as long or as sharp as theirs are. I might yell at it ("Down! Off!" or whatever), but growl? Not a chance! | |
| Sep 30, 2018 at 20:45 | comment | added | ChrisW | If a dog comes and annoys you after you pick up your child, would you growl at it (instead of or before you kick it)? | |
| Sep 30, 2018 at 20:14 | history | answered | anongoodnurse | CC BY-SA 4.0 |