Aggression vs. Appropriate Response to Rudeness

same here Danielle! In addition that I used to correct his signals! Another reason why I dislike punitive training now so much, that type gave me the woooorst advice ever!
But on to better things and T's reactivity is soooo much better but Happy Puppies are the worst, lol actually NO, ignorant owners of said puppies are the worst lol
 
The only thing I'm nervous about is that if I let LB tell another dog to leave him alone, sometimes it ends up turning into a fight because the other dog reacts to LB lunging forward to ward him off. I really don't know what is appropriate for that. So, I just direct LB's attention elsewhere, and make sure that they have a positive interaction later (even if it's just sniffing).
 
This article reminded me of the saying "everything I need to know I learned in kindergarten". Nearly all of the Do's/Don't's in the article are the same basic rules of people etiquette, too. But as we all know not all dog owners understand about dog etiquette.

The only time I would consider "correcting" Olive if she reacted to a rude dog, would be if her reaction would in my opinion provoke serious reactions from the owner and/or other dogs. Even then, I wouldn't consider it a correction. It would be a pick-'er-up and walk away. Maybe that's more in the protection category. Of course, if I'm doing my job as a responsible, conscientious owner, neither of us will ever find ourselves in such a situation!

Great article. I am going to print a few copies and distribute them, or rather, leave them where I hope they will be noticed by a few certain people.
 
Lysette85 said:
The only thing I'm nervous about is that if I let LB tell another dog to leave him alone, sometimes it ends up turning into a fight because the other dog reacts to LB lunging forward to ward him off. I really don't know what is appropriate for that. So, I just direct LB's attention elsewhere, and make sure that they have a positive interaction later (even if it's just sniffing).
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Don't let him lunge, reward him and before he gets to do that! Don't let the other dog get that close! Passive Attention is so important.

I have gone to many trials where I never competed, just to practice just that! And lots and lots of cheese, dehydrated tripe and liver...
before a dog gets close, Toffee gets a treat wayyyyy before he can explode.
His interactions with other dogs have got so much better... Last Sunday he even said hello to the Borzoi whom I love and he hates ... well he went over to sniff her ... I was ELATED, and that was his own choice and the body language was clear and relaxed... My Instructor and I were so happy, lol it took us only took a year ;)
 
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