Off-leash Dogs & On-Leash Greetings

Off-leash dogs and on-leash greetings. On Facebook today, in a dog mom group, a woman posted an emotional post about how she feels targetted that other dog owners won't let her pit mix come and say hi when they're out walking. Another woman posted a link to a news story of how a dog was mauled to death (screenshots on the last picture. WARNING: GRAPHIC) and explained that she would rather be safe than sorry, so she does not allow any dogs on-leash or off-leash to approach hers. I chimed in to offer her comfort that it’s most likely not because of the breed of her dog, but rather that many other dogs are reactive/aggressive on leash. You never know how another dog will respond even if they've never shown signs of aggression. It was one of the rare times on Facebook that someone lamented and confessed she could see where they were coming from. She had never seen or been around aggressive dogs before, as this was her first dog, and had never thought about this happening. Some other individuals asked for advice on what to do, to prevent something like this happening to them. Here's what I said . Off-leash dogs: it's your responsibility and duty to protect your dog to the best of your capability. If another dog rushes you, you have to do EVERYTHING possible to keep that dog away from yours. If that means using your feet to create space, telling the dog owner to leash their dog, telling them you'll call the authorities, carrying pet corrector, pepper spray, an umbrella or a baton...do it. From the accounts of this story, the dog that was killed was the off-leash dog, the dog that killed the other one was on leash and had to fend for himself. The owners couldn't get him off before he successfully killed the other dog. Don't let this become your story. Maybe it may seem ”dramatic” to some people until it happens to you. On-leash greetings: . Just say ”no” or ”no, thank you” ”were in training so we can not” or just walk away. If you go to group classes or are at pet-friendly places, keep your dogs more than 10+ft away from other dogs.

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