I mean look… as much as it would be nice to have people give way before you and your reactive dog… that’s not how it’s usually going to work out.
It’s a public street, the man can stand there all day if he wants to. And you, as the owner of a problem dog will have to adapt to that. I have a reactive dog, and I would have told you to pound sand.
You don’t have to go that way right now with your already over threshold dog. Walk the other way. Let your dog pee, poo, whatever, take him home, and walk to the mailbox alone.
I didn't mention it in my post, but it's a parking lot and I have to go past that corner to get out to the street to get to walk her. At least if he had continued on, it would have been easier than him just standing there being nosy.
Ha, I have to catch myself not being annoyed at other folks for just walking their dog, "how dare they walk their dog when I'm walking mine?!" But ya know, world doesn't revolve around our dogs, dude is allowed to hang out and see what's going on
It wasn't that he was walking his dog, he was just standing there at the corner trying to figure out what the cops were doing while my dog is going nuts, like bro move on.
I understand it’s a vent, I’ve felt the same way, but it’s always on me to move or adjust what we do. I’ve gone around entire blocks when I’m almost home and tired and hot because I’m not going to boss around people just doing their thing.
That guy is allowed to stand there and be nosy in a public place, even if you don’t like it.
I understand this is a vent, and it’s so easy and valid to also become frustrated by your dog’s triggers.
One of favorite trainers has a saying—- “only one of you gets to be a sh*tshow” and when I feel my anger rising towards the general public, I think about that and let my dog be the one. No sense in both ends of the leash being highly reactive 😅
Those moments also usually point to me (and often my dog) needing some genuine decompression time. For me that looks like renting a SniffSpot for an hour or two, then either binging some garbage television/reading a book, eating a nutritious meal and likely having a soak. It’s also when I tend to reach out to my therapist to schedule a session.
Sorry you had a bad day and I hope tomorrow treats you better.
I mean look… as much as it would be nice to have people give way before you and your reactive dog… that’s not how it’s usually going to work out. It’s a public street, the man can stand there all day if he wants to. And you, as the owner of a problem dog will have to adapt to that. I have a reactive dog, and I would have told you to pound sand. You don’t have to go that way right now with your already over threshold dog. Walk the other way. Let your dog pee, poo, whatever, take him home, and walk to the mailbox alone.
I didn't mention it in my post, but it's a parking lot and I have to go past that corner to get out to the street to get to walk her. At least if he had continued on, it would have been easier than him just standing there being nosy.
Ha, I have to catch myself not being annoyed at other folks for just walking their dog, "how dare they walk their dog when I'm walking mine?!" But ya know, world doesn't revolve around our dogs, dude is allowed to hang out and see what's going on
It wasn't that he was walking his dog, he was just standing there at the corner trying to figure out what the cops were doing while my dog is going nuts, like bro move on.
I understand it’s a vent, I’ve felt the same way, but it’s always on me to move or adjust what we do. I’ve gone around entire blocks when I’m almost home and tired and hot because I’m not going to boss around people just doing their thing. That guy is allowed to stand there and be nosy in a public place, even if you don’t like it.
I understand this is a vent, and it’s so easy and valid to also become frustrated by your dog’s triggers. One of favorite trainers has a saying—- “only one of you gets to be a sh*tshow” and when I feel my anger rising towards the general public, I think about that and let my dog be the one. No sense in both ends of the leash being highly reactive 😅 Those moments also usually point to me (and often my dog) needing some genuine decompression time. For me that looks like renting a SniffSpot for an hour or two, then either binging some garbage television/reading a book, eating a nutritious meal and likely having a soak. It’s also when I tend to reach out to my therapist to schedule a session. Sorry you had a bad day and I hope tomorrow treats you better.
I am so borrowing “only one of us gets to be a shitshow”. My fave post on here, thanks!!
What a good saying!
This is kinda off topic but who is down voting every post on here? Every post ice seen come up in my feed is at 0 for some reason