Euthanize an "aggressive" dog?!
 

What is wrong with people?! Today while I was walking Leo, he started the whimpering and pulling he does when he sees strangers. The ladies said "how cute, can we pet?" I politely replied "I don't think that's a good idea" did they listen? Nope! As soon as they went to pet him he barked at them. They said "you should put him down!" I know Leo has some issues. He'll bark and pull at other dogs, and sometimes people, or he'll whimper a I can tell he's on the verge of barking . I think it's mostly anxiety. I wanted to punch those women, cry, and tell them how dare they say that! Leo went through obedience classes, and he was socialized with strangers. I don't understand where this behavior is coming from. With Leo, he likes to make the first move. I told everyone at the dog park this but not everyone listens, so I have rude people saying "people who don't have well socialized dogs shouldn't be here" Leo's great at the dog park but I stopped going. Plus people started incorporating large dogs in the small dog side, and I'm not going to risk it. It doesn't help that I can't find the right "energy" when Leo acts this way. I get extremely anxious, and stressed. I've considered a muzzle, and private training. Private training because Leo gets distracted by everything. I swear he has doggy ADHD

MY response to them would have been: "I have found he is an excellent judge of character! I appreciate he can see issues in people that I do not see! Why in the world would I have such a valuable friend put down?"

Excellent response! :thumbup::thumbup:


I just flat out tell people not to pet Anna because she is afraid of strangers. So far, so good. Barney is always with us and he is more than willing to have all the attention on him. I also have a t-shirt that I put on Anna that says, "I bite".

Put a yellow ribbon on his leash....


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About the Yellow Dog Project:

The Yellow Dog Project is a global movement for owners of dogs that need space. It hopes to educate the public and dog owners to identify dogs needing space, promote appropriate contact of dogs and assist dog parents to identify their dog as needing space.

Yellow Dogs are dogs who need space - they are not necessarily aggressive dogs but more often are dogs who have issues of fear; pain from recent surgery; are a rescue or shelter dog who has not yet had sufficient training or mastered obedience; are in training for work or service; are in service; or other reasons specific to the dog. Here’s a list of what a yellow dog is NOT.

The Yellow Dog Project seeks to educate appropriate ways to approach or make contact with a dog with permission of a dog owner only, whether or not a dog is a “yellow dog”. They also seek to promote the use of yellow ribbons to identify yellow dogs needing extra space.

As a not for profit organization, all of the monies raised/donated are used to buy more material for ribbons, t-shirts for representatives, and posters for display.

The Yellow Dog Project encourages people to find their local positive reinforcement trainer and look for programs to help their pets. From Grisha Stewarts “Behaviour Adjustment Training” to fearfuldogs.com; Victoria Stillwell to Karen Pryor; Ian Dunbar to Dr. Sophia Yin; and beyond - The Yellow Dog Project encourages all forms of positive training to help yellow dogs.

Tying a yellow ribbon to the leash....reminds me of tying a red ribbon on the tail of horses that hunt with hounds, horses that need space too!

Its terrible to think there are people out there that think that way. Mine arent really social with strangers either they would rather them not pet them. We dont really have company over to our house often so they havent gotten used to strangers. I wouldnt worry about it and I wouldnt muzzle him he has never bitten anyone right so you shouldnt have to go that extreme. Just keep telling people he doesnt like to be petted by strangers theres nothing wrong with that and people should be understanding of that. Its not your job as the owner to make sure he likes everyone he just has to be tolerable to be around and I dont think barking when someone envades his space is intolerable behavior

OMG Judy I love that, lol, just to funny, but soooo true

The muzzle would be a precautionary thing. He's still very mouthy with me, and I don't want to risk it with strangers. Good news, he met my uncle, aunt and cousin for the first time today. He barked and growled for a few minutes, and afterwards he was okay and let them pet him, and rub his belly.

Love that reply!

This is one of my pet peeves, if your dog was a huge dog, they wouldn't insist on petting him after you said no, why do they not respect the smaller dog? Smaller dogs are likely to act out of fear. Joey just hates strangers patting him on the head, and I've had to get quite aggressive to tell them no.

What a GREAT post, I have been a dog / dogs owner 40 + years and I never heard of this yellow ribbon, see, ya learn something new every day on YT. Thank you.

I dont think hes being aggressive, he is being a puppy. Some dogs are overly friendly most yorkies I've come across requests some kind of space, they are little rotties in 4# bodies. My honey does not like to be touched by strangers so I sternly tell ppl no to touching her. Plus i dont want my dog to go to just anybody because it makes it easier for ppl to take them. Don't muzzle the baby he doesn't seem has if he is trying to harm anyone maybe he's just being protective of you and himself
Just a thought

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I live in Pa. I'll punch them for you, crazy ppl. I had a lil girl who was not all that friendly. I also had 2 others when I had her, they were overly friendly, funny thing was, out on leash walks anyone could pet her, in my house or while out camping, she was the opposite with strangers, she would bite, I would tell new friends or repair man "ignore her, you don't see her, let her come to you, then you'll be her best bud" that's how she was. In HER house or at HER camper, it was on HER time and choice. I wouldn't muzzle my dog, but that's me, you know your dog's capability just as I knew mine. Proof with your newly family visit, his terms, his choice. And remember yorkiemom1 comment and USE it. The yellow ribbon is a GREAT idea, why don't you give that a try first instead of the muzzle.

I don't know why suddenly everyone thinks ALL dogs need to just LOVE EVERYBODY.

Do all people love everybody? If someone, about 5 ft taller than you, came up to you and began shaking your hand with no warning, I think you would be weirded out too. And people, just like dogs, may interpret it very differently and act very differently. Some people may immediately shout out 'WTF ARE YOU DOING?' while some may politely smile and say hi back.

But yeah people annoy me. Jackson's not the biggest on strangers petting him. He doesn't bark, etc, but sometimes he shy's away. And honestly it's not something that bothers me.

I think the Yellow Dog project is a great idea and have seen it used before. It's starting to get more attention.

wow aren't some people just rude and obnoxious.

no one pet's my dogs without knowing me first, random people walking by us on the street always try to ask, even children and onion has little dog complex, I'm not risking one accident especially when he's anxious, that will lead to him being taken away or put down.

I'm mean when i have to in order to protect my dogs, pickle acts more aggressive when we go on walks with little onion as a protection mechanism.

Just the other day I told some kids my dogs got rabies so stay away.