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Originally Posted by ziggy925  I realize Ruger is not vicious, but he sometimes looks that way to other people. When he gets that way I usually softly say "Be nice" and "Stop that." I figure he's already excited so why yell. Sometimes I'll try to break the tension and say, " I told you not to bark at pretty girls." Fortunately my friend was calm and saw his tail wagging, but a lot of people get scared and back away. Kids run away. |
Tail wagging is not always a positive physical cue. It can be a battle flag. When my boys are in "attack" mode, their tails wag very fast.
That doesn't mean that Ruger wants to attack to harm, but it isn't a happy excited sign. He is either protecting you, or he has expectations of what the person should do (Max can be this way).
If Ruger is food motivated, I would use treats to do training exercises on how to greet a person.
Is Ruger around people a lot or sporadically? I have found with my boys that they get out of practice easily.