Ugh! Today on Tallulah's walk, we were about a block away from a front
yard full of kids. No big deal, Tallulah will usually monitor any
playing that is going on while we walk by and whine that she'd like to
be a part of it, but no tugging or towing me into the yard.

TODAY, two of the kids in the yard run down the sidewalk, screaming, "I
WANNA PET THE DOOO-OOOG!" They are running right at Tallulah and
yelling. The other 3 kids follow. So now, I have an exicted and
scared dog being surrounded by 5 yelling kids. She is wiggling all
over and trying to jump off her leash. So, I tell them all in my Adult
Voice, "Please stop yelling, you're scaring her." They all look a bit
scared of me, and go back to their yard.

Once we get down to the house where the kids are playing, I see a mom
sitting on the porch, and she yells out, "Your dog probably didn't know
what to do with herself when she saw all those kids comin' at her,
huh?"

*speechless*

They are so lucky that I'm more people-aggressive than my dog is.

--Jodi, (urge to kill fading, fading, RISING, fading)

"Jodi" composed these thoughts and posted them
ups.com: Once we get
down to the house where the kids are playing, I see a mom
sitting on the porch, and she yells out, "Your dog probably didn't know
what to do with herself when she saw all those kids comin' at her,
huh?"

*speechless*

They are so lucky that I'm more people-aggressive than my dog is.
What is the story behind your dog that causes her to be so fearful and
unsocialised?

Diddy wrote:

What is the story behind your dog that causes her to be so fearful and
unsocialised?

Are you seriously asking me that question?

I really hope you're being sarcastic and I just can't read the tone.

Because:

A) I would be fearful and unsocial if I had 5 people that were bigger
than me run up to me, get in my face, start yelling and trying to touch
me.

B) My dog is well socialized, loves people, and would have loved to be
off lead, running around with a yard full of kids.

C) She is only afraid of cats that jump out of garbage cans at night.

D) Where did I say my dog was unsocialized and fearful?

You obviously don't think that watching your kids run up to a strange
dog, yell at it, and try to touch it is wrong. I do. I think it's
very dangerous. They were lucky they came upon Tallulah and not a dog
that was unsocialized.

Suja wrote:

Huh? Neither of my dogs would fare a whole lot better in the face of 5 kids
they don't know screaming and running at them

Phew. I started thinking (reading diddy's response) that maybe
Tallulah shouldn't have been scared and excited in that situation. She
loves kids, she loves people...it was the circumstances that got to
her.

--Jodi

I'd be amazed at any dog who just sat there and didn't stress some. No dog
should have to endure that. Parents need to teach their kids that you just
don't go up to a dog without asking if it's ok and they certainly should not
be screaming.

Celeste


"Jodi" wrote in message
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Ugh! Today on Tallulah's walk, we were about a block away from a front
yard full of kids. No big deal, Tallulah will usually monitor any
playing that is going on while we walk by and whine that she'd like to
be a part of it, but no tugging or towing me into the yard.

TODAY, two of the kids in the yard run down the sidewalk, screaming, "I
WANNA PET THE DOOO-OOOG!" They are running right at Tallulah and
yelling. The other 3 kids follow. So now, I have an exicted and
scared dog being surrounded by 5 yelling kids. She is wiggling all
over and trying to jump off her leash. So, I tell them all in my Adult
Voice, "Please stop yelling, you're scaring her." They all look a bit
scared of me, and go back to their yard.

Once we get down to the house where the kids are playing, I see a mom
sitting on the porch, and she yells out, "Your dog probably didn't know
what to do with herself when she saw all those kids comin' at her,
huh?"

*speechless*

They are so lucky that I'm more people-aggressive than my dog is.

--Jodi, (urge to kill fading, fading, RISING, fading)

"diddy" wrote in message:

What is the story behind your dog that causes her to be so fearful and
unsocialised?

Huh? Neither of my dogs would fare a whole lot better in the face of 5 kids
they don't know screaming and running at them. They are plenty good with
kids, just not obnoxious broods of them. Of course, the kids would have to
be incredibly stupid to rush two dogs their size.

Suja

Out of my three dogs...one (Lucee) would be completely oblivious to anyone,
she would be completely unconcerned, almost aloof...one (Dixie) would
welcome all the kids, the more the merrier and one (Tinker), no matter how
much I work with her, is timid by nature and kids whooshing at her, it would
intimidate her. I do think that socializing helps, but I do think even more
so, there are basic behaviors that are innate...
A question might be to the mother...as to the manners of her kids..
Perry


"diddy" wrote in message
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"Jodi" composed these thoughts and posted them
ups.com: Once we get
down to the house where the kids are playing, I see a mom
sitting on the porch, and she yells out, "Your dog probably didn't know
what to do with herself when she saw all those kids comin' at her,
huh?"

*speechless*

They are so lucky that I'm more people-aggressive than my dog is.
What is the story behind your dog that causes her to be so fearful and
unsocialised?

Jodi wrote:

Suja wrote:


Huh? Neither of my dogs would fare a whole lot better in the face of 5 kids
they don't know screaming and running at them


Phew. I started thinking (reading diddy's response) that maybe
Tallulah shouldn't have been scared and excited in that situation. She
loves kids, she loves people...it was the circumstances that got to
her.


Nah, Diddy was just being a bitch. Oh. I forgot. She's always a bitch.
And I do mean that as an insult to female dogs.

FWIW, my dogs would be unhappy at 5 screaming dogs running at them too.
I live in an adult world and don't have kids myself. They do great with
kids, but they aren't habituated to them.

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them news:WFeBf.752499$xm3.578625@attbi_s21:

Jodi wrote:

Suja wrote:


Huh? Neither of my dogs would fare a whole lot better in the face of
5 kids they don't know screaming and running at them


Phew. I started thinking (reading diddy's response) that maybe
Tallulah shouldn't have been scared and excited in that situation.
She loves kids, she loves people...it was the circumstances that got
to her.


Nah, Diddy was just being a bitch. Oh. I forgot. She's always a bitch.
And I do mean that as an insult to female dogs.
No, I was asking QUESTION . I wasn't sure if this was an abused
rescue dog, and this person was trying to rehab this dog or what. You are
making more of this than it was... just because you want to make a point.
i was asking a QUESTION. Nothing more than that. Having a dog fearful of
crowds of kids thronging them is not in my experience. Just becaquse my
experience isn;t that of yours, doesn't make it anymore than a QUESTION.

FWIW, my dogs would be unhappy at 5 screaming dogs running at them
too. I live in an adult world and don't have kids myself. They do
great with kids, but they aren't habituated to them.

"Jodi" composed these thoughts and posted them
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Diddy wrote:

What is the story behind your dog that causes her to be so fearful and
unsocialised?

Are you seriously asking me that question?
Yes I was. I was wondering if you were rehabbing a dog, socializing a
puppyh, or what was going on.
I'm not being sarcastic, only inquisitive. My dogs get stormed by kids
all the time, and I instruct the kids on approaching a dog SAFELY,
because how they did it was NOT safe. For the reasons you've mentioned.
But then, even though I have no children myself, I take my dogs into
classroom settings to teach children pet care and dog safety. I would
have hoped you would have discussed this with the mom, why her children's
appraoch is NOT safe.
I have 3 week old puppies, and in a few minutes, those puppies will be
swarmed with a herd of kids. It's a part of their socialization prpject.

I really hope you're being sarcastic and I just can't read the tone.

Because:

A) I would be fearful and unsocial if I had 5 people that were bigger
than me run up to me, get in my face, start yelling and trying to touch
me.

B) My dog is well socialized, loves people, and would have loved to be
off lead, running around with a yard full of kids.

C) She is only afraid of cats that jump out of garbage cans at night.

D) Where did I say my dog was unsocialized and fearful?

You obviously don't think that watching your kids run up to a strange
dog, yell at it, and try to touch it is wrong.
Err you are assuming a whole lot from a simple question...

See above.

But I also think this is something a responsible dog owner works on.
shrug
I was simply asking the background of Tallhua and then everyone goes off
on a bitch tangent.


I do. I think it's
very dangerous. They were lucky they came upon Tallulah and not a dog
that was unsocialized.