Let's See Your Dogs!!

I periodically go to seminars with my bird dogs to tune them up for hunting season.

Some well meaning folks want to let their dogs fraternize with others.

While nothing has ever happened, our trainer's standard comment is "you're a split second away from a vet bill".

How dogs interact with each other is unpredictable and can change in a heartbeat.

I have three that live in the house with no problems, yet on occasion one of them will piss off the other and "Katy bar the door"

No blood but it sure sounds bad.

 

We went on a short day hike today, Louie loved it and was super well behaved when we encountered others on the trail.

 

I'm new on Tacomaworld but here is my 1.5 year old chocolate lab. Her name is Bailey. I blame her for not having long travel lol. We had to do dual hip replacement last winter to correct her hip dysplasia. But we still love her.






Had to add this one forgot I had it

 

Wow. That just pissed me off and reminded me of a time when I was walking my lab of 90 lbs and the women that was walking her poodle asked if they could play. I said sorry I don't know your dog. All of a sudden she let her dog off the leashe and said "get him". The poodle ran to my dog in a flash , got up on its hind legs and started scratching at my dogs face. Meanwhile this crazy bitch "not the dog" is laughing. I had the poodle off him in a spit second and told my dog to sit and stay while I handed back the poodle and said WTF is wrong with you. My dog was fine no blood.

 

Similar situation when I was walking our female bloodhound, there were a few people in a front yard drinking having a good time, This was when Ruby was pretty young and wasn't trained yet so I crossed the street to add some distance. Out of the group of people I see a medium size dog, probably 50#s, make a beeline straight for us. Ruby was probably 4 months at the time so she had no idea how to react so I stepped in front of her and this dog charged us, I managed to just "push" it away with my foot/shin a few times and I glance over to see if anyone noticed their dog got out. They all noticed but no one was trying to assist in the situation, so I'm there with a bloodhound puppy running circles around me while being chased by some type of other 50# dog. I finally just wound up and punted the dog a good 5 feet or so and it yelps but is still giving chase. Finally the dirtbag owner slowly strolls up and doesn't say a word to me, just grabs his dog (no collar, fyi) and walks away.

"There's no such thing as a bad dog, just bad owners." Shitty owner in that situation.

 

Welcome to TacomaWorld.

 

and that is exactly why I carry Halt when I walk the dogs. Strange dogs get a shot in the face when they get too close. Doesn't hurt them, but it sends them the other direction. It's not their fault they have DB's for owners. and NO blood is shed!!

I had a DB owner tell me to stop kicking her dog.... the girls were on a leash and hers was loose. He didn't seem aggressive, but didn't want to take a chance. I had my one foot up keeping the dog away and after she grabbed her dog she said I didn't need to kick it.... told her to bring it back and I'd show her kicking

 

How do y'all train your dogs to behave so good? My puppy is 7 months old and gets super excited when she sees squirrels, birds, or other dogs. I have taken puppy obedience classes already, but she still pulls the leash like crazy when there are other dogs. Every time I walk her, I have to avoid other dog walkers.

 

more exposure to them... give her a treat when she behaves.

 

Repetition. That's the only way Bailey has learned anything. She still pulls like crazy when she sees anything cool. No pull harness's work ok but she still pulls a bit. I've discovered so far that a tired puppy is a good puppy.

 

I like that platform. Keep them from digging for stuff under the seats. Mines like a 3 year old. Constantly having to reach back to get he toys she has lost.

 

I am very sorry for your loss, but very happy you and your family got her love for 8 yrs.

Our dog (pit mix) came from a rescue. When we met her she was sweet and mostly gentle. After a few weeks we realized why she was returned by the previous adopter. She was a bitch, to put it lightly. My wife was afraid of her for a time, as was I a bit. I was raised to not give up, and we didn't. Not a day goes by that I'm not so happy we stuck it out. With ALOT of time and training, she is a great dog, still some issues, but generally pleasant to have around. Good with kids, strangers etc. Could be better with dogs, but hopefully we will improve that. I learned that patience, and time is needed when dealing with a dog with a blurry background. Err on the side of caution if need be, especially with children!!. They say they "shut down" for a while after, and we seen that first hand. Your advice is solid, but if I may add... give them time to adapt, and settle in. It may be the dog and it's past, but it may have been too soon also. Glad that everything was "okay" and not more serious.

 

Mine is totally fine right now. I don't think he even feels the staples in his head. He is his usual playful self, absolutely unfazed! And he also got a new nickname - Staples Center

Today I spent the entire day at the house where that adopted dog lives. Installed a doggie door, built a taller fence, hooked up some appliances. He is a total sweetheart. Playful, pretty high energy and likes to jump on people, so I could see how my dog and even I interpreted that as an attempt to hump. The owner is 100% committed to do whatever it takes to socialize and adjust him to be around other people and dogs, so will see how that goes, but she is one of the most responsible people I know, so I am sure she will do everything possible.

 

My pups almost 4 and does all that haha.

We go on night walks when all the other bad dogs are out.

 

my wife put a pic of our golden in some local contest. big dog event next sunday in town and this is one of the things you can do. top 3 winners get gift cards. here is the pic she uploaded, its from last year i think but its one of my favorites.

 

More meadow larks!

 

More Lizard spottings.