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Old September 6th 03, 03:52 PM
shelly
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On Sun, 07 Sep 2003 02:00:20 GMT, "Shelley"
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What's going on here? Why is my dog such a sweetie at the dog park and such
a nasty animal when he's on a leash? I don't want to stop taking him places
because he needs to continue to be socialized, but I don't want to get into
a position where Rusty is causing pain to other dogs. I couldn't handle
that either.


some dogs, even some who are otherwise dog-friendly, can be leash
aggressive. there's a current thread on the topic (How to Improve
Meeting Skills). there are also some articles at Flying Dog Press about
"saying hi" and on-lead aggression.

http://www.flyingdogpress.com/sayhi.html
http://www.flyingdogpress.com/onldagg.html

FWIW, it sounds to me like you and Rusty were minding your own business.
it was rude of the other owner to allow her dog to approach you without
permission. owners should *always* ask before letting their dogs
approach other dogs or people.

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shelly (perfectly foul wench) and elliott & harriet
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Old September 6th 03, 03:52 PM
shelly
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On Sun, 07 Sep 2003 02:00:20 GMT, "Shelley"
wrote:

What's going on here? Why is my dog such a sweetie at the dog park and such
a nasty animal when he's on a leash? I don't want to stop taking him places
because he needs to continue to be socialized, but I don't want to get into
a position where Rusty is causing pain to other dogs. I couldn't handle
that either.


some dogs, even some who are otherwise dog-friendly, can be leash
aggressive. there's a current thread on the topic (How to Improve
Meeting Skills). there are also some articles at Flying Dog Press about
"saying hi" and on-lead aggression.

http://www.flyingdogpress.com/sayhi.html
http://www.flyingdogpress.com/onldagg.html

FWIW, it sounds to me like you and Rusty were minding your own business.
it was rude of the other owner to allow her dog to approach you without
permission. owners should *always* ask before letting their dogs
approach other dogs or people.

--
shelly (perfectly foul wench) and elliott & harriet
http://home.bluemarble.net/~scouvrette

I would prefer not to.
-- Bartleby the Scriviner

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Old September 7th 03, 03:00 AM
Shelley
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Default A bad thing happened...

I need advice on this one...

I brought my 2 year old doxie, Rusty, with me to a cross country meet with
my sister this morning. While we were there, a woman came up to me with her
Bichon and let her dog go up to our dog to say hi. IF we were at the dog
park or at our house where Rusty wasn't on his leash, he would have been
absolutely fine. He loves other dogs. When he's on his leash, however,
Rusty turns into a mean beast and ended up biting this Bichon. I felt
horribly despite the fact that Rusty only got fur and no skin. The owner of
the Bichon was very cool with it and said that her dog is very dominant also
and apologized for letting her dog up to Rusty. I know what I should have
done was tell this person before she got her dog near ours to stay away, but
it happened so quickly that I didn't get a chance.

What's going on here? Why is my dog such a sweetie at the dog park and such
a nasty animal when he's on a leash? I don't want to stop taking him places
because he needs to continue to be socialized, but I don't want to get into
a position where Rusty is causing pain to other dogs. I couldn't handle
that either.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how I could desensitize Rusty to being
on a leash? I've just been distraught about this since it happened...

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Old September 7th 03, 06:44 AM
Andrea
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"shelly" wrote
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FWIW, it sounds to me like you and Rusty were minding your own business.
it was rude of the other owner to allow her dog to approach you without
permission. owners should *always* ask before letting their dogs
approach other dogs or people.



What Shelly said. Don't feel bad, just work to improve your dog's reaction.
He's feeling defensive, and he's not entirely out of line. Dogs /are/ more
vulnerable when on-lead.

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Old September 7th 03, 06:44 AM
Andrea
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"shelly" wrote
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FWIW, it sounds to me like you and Rusty were minding your own business.
it was rude of the other owner to allow her dog to approach you without
permission. owners should *always* ask before letting their dogs
approach other dogs or people.



What Shelly said. Don't feel bad, just work to improve your dog's reaction.
He's feeling defensive, and he's not entirely out of line. Dogs /are/ more
vulnerable when on-lead.

--
-Andrea Stone
Saorsa Basenjis
http://home1.gte.net/res0s12z/
The Trolls Nest - greenmen, goblins & gargoyle wall art
www.trollsnest.com


 




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