Should I have jumped out of the boat and handled my own pup or was I better off to stay my distance and avoid being apart of the situation? No harm no fowl
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Grant
Some of us aren't hermitsNeil wrote:I value my dogs, they are never off lead except when hunting. Had you done the same there would have been no threat, it only takes seconds for a tragedy.
But then I am still trying to understand this whole socialization think. Don't do dog parks, go in the back door at the vet's, rarely hunt with other dogs, and in a trial I try to gain the front.
41magsnub wrote:Some of us aren't hermitsNeil wrote:I value my dogs, they are never off lead except when hunting. Had you done the same there would have been no threat, it only takes seconds for a tragedy.
But then I am still trying to understand this whole socialization think. Don't do dog parks, go in the back door at the vet's, rarely hunt with other dogs, and in a trial I try to gain the front.
Neil wrote:I value my dogs, they are never off lead except when hunting. Had you done the same there would have been no threat, it only takes seconds for a tragedy.
But then I am still trying to understand this whole socialization think. Don't do dog parks, go in the back door at the vet's, rarely hunt with other dogs, and in a trial I try to gain the front.
Just walking him more in the neighborhood meeting other dogs and people, but no dog parks. I guess I look at my dogs different than you, they get to go fishing and play with each other.Neil wrote:Not sure I know what you all mean by socialized, my dogs have never been in a fight, not sure they would know how. Never had one, even as puppies, play with a bracemate. They hunt birds, that is their job, it is work. Serious work. And they are never off lead unless it is time to go to work.
My aversion to dog parks is not just about a possibly dog fight, it is about disease, germs, parasites, etc. I go in the back door at the vet's, tote my water (neither my dogs nor horses drink from communal troughs) nor go in stalls or kennels.
Of course I don't really care what others do, just the OP could have avoided the whole thing had his dog been on a lead, as rightly required by law most everywhere.
I have two priorities, keeping my dogs safe/healthy and winning, I try hard to do only those things that contribute to those goals.
Neil
Cicada wrote:Just walking him more in the neighborhood meeting other dogs and people, but no dog parks. I guess I look at my dogs different than you, they get to go fishing and play with each other.Neil wrote:Not sure I know what you all mean by socialized, my dogs have never been in a fight, not sure they would know how. Never had one, even as puppies, play with a bracemate. They hunt birds, that is their job, it is work. Serious work. And they are never off lead unless it is time to go to work.
My aversion to dog parks is not just about a possibly dog fight, it is about disease, germs, parasites, etc. I go in the back door at the vet's, tote my water (neither my dogs nor horses drink from communal troughs) nor go in stalls or kennels.
Of course I don't really care what others do, just the OP could have avoided the whole thing had his dog been on a lead, as rightly required by law most everywhere.
I have two priorities, keeping my dogs safe/healthy and winning, I try hard to do only those things that contribute to those goals.
Neil
Hunting only last 3 months for me so I have the other 9 months to fill up their time.
Grant
Now, the dog park in my home town of Great Falls is a completely different story. It seems like there the dogs are mostly sporting breeds and play well together.41magsnub wrote:I learned my lesson about the local official dog park. It is right next to the university and it seems the trendy thing is to have a poorly trained german shepard or boxer that plays way too rough. My GWP's favorite game is to be chased by other dogs because she knows she's faster than most of them, except if she tries it there an entire pack of bigger dogs ends up chasing her and she gets scared. Then she tries to submit and the entire pack of dogs is on top of her. At that point she isn't having fun and there is way too much potential for it to go very badly.
There are unofficial dog parks around town on state land where the folks and dogs are much more friendly. I run into lots of folks with similar dogs that love to play the same way and it is in much smaller groups. And.. we find the occasional bird.
College kids and dogs ...now there's a responsible group41magsnub wrote:I learned my lesson about the local official dog park. It is right next to the university and it seems the trendy thing is to have a poorly trained german shepard or boxer that plays way too rough. My GWP's favorite game is to be chased by other dogs because she knows she's faster than most of them, except if she tries it there an entire pack of bigger dogs ends up chasing her and she gets scared. Then she tries to submit and the entire pack of dogs is on top of her. At that point she isn't having fun and there is way too much potential for it to go very badly.
There are unofficial dog parks around town on state land where the folks and dogs are much more friendly. I run into lots of folks with similar dogs that love to play the same way and it is in much smaller groups. And.. we find the occasional bird.
Cicada wrote:So yesterday my 15 month old pup is on the beach while I am working on the boat. My neighbor comes by with his dog and 2 other small Shitzu crosses all goes well for a while but then one of the Shitzu takes a nip at my pup and he responds with an aggressive nip or 2 of his own. My neighbor held the 2 dogs apart until things calmed down then I called my dog back into the boat.
Should I have jumped out of the boat and handled my own pup or was I better off to stay my distance and avoid being apart of the situation? No harm no fowl![]()
Grant