[nagdu] Meetings Between Dogs

[Tami Jarvis]

Thanks, Larry! Also thanks to everyone else who has weighed in on this 
subject.

It seems like there are no hard and fast rules except to show respect 
and talk first to find out each other's boundaries, then abide by the 
boundaries. Well, and ensure your own dog abides by the boundaries. So 
just generally be an adult. /lol/ And take responsibility for your own dog.

Seems so easy... But we all have our peeves, don't we? Thinking about my 
own, as well as those of others, it really does seem to go back to the 
human factors whether both dogs are completely perfect or one or the 
other or both is super imperfect. It's how the humans handle any 
situation that really matters.

Tami


On 09/12/2013 08:50 AM, Larry D. Keeler wrote:
> My pet peeve is that other folks think differently about dog meetings. They feel that there dog can do whatever it wants to where as your dog can't! I've had folks with both pets and service dogs march up to me and try and have them meet Holly! Holly sure doesn't mind but I sure do! Usually this happens whil working. And, when I control or correct Holly tghey have the nerve to get mad at me for not letting my dog play! And of course, they do this without asking! On a similar not, but this time concerning meetings with humans, I think I offended swomeone yesterday! I was on the bus and a man kept talking to Holly. I explained that if he continued Holly would get in trouble! He did stop but kept going on about how we were unfair to our dogs because we wouldn't visit folks or sniff them! I did explain to him about those things being distractions and in the case of sniffing, sometimes offensive but He just k3ept rambbling on! Anyway, the point is whether human or dog, there has to be ag
greed on rules for encounters. First, ask!!! You bring little Fido and let him run under Holly's nose while trying to work her and I'll talk with you! If you bring your dog over to my place, ask first at least. I'll usually allow that but, if its a dod we don't know, I want to be here! And, everyone thinks there dog is perfe4ct! They're wouldn't do anything wrongg! I learned at Pilot that if you tease someone because there dog cuts up, your probably next! And, every situation is different. Some dogs don't really like other dogs. Some dogs don't like everone! And, some folks don't know the difference between dog working and dog playing! Holly has met several dogs who were also working and laid by a few. But, before I put dogs together, I always ask the other handler or pet owner.
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