[nagdu] More loose dogs!

[Louise Johnson]

Hi I will share a story about two loose dogs last evening.

I and a group were standing outside a building waiting to go inside. So
Kiara was sitting beside me and there came up two dogs not on leash so Kiara
just stood up and went in front of me until the dogs left. She moved to turn
and watch what the dogs were doing and making sure that they wouldn't come
to close or hurt her or me. Afterwards I gave her love and food rewards.

I don't like the fact that people don't have their dogs on leashes or don't
say they are sorry when there dogs come up to us as owners and our guides
have to take care not to touch them or make sure that I am safe.

Thanks Kiara for what you did for me last evening. I love you very much for
taking care of me Louise and her wonderful Princess Kiara 


-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Danielle Sykora
via nagdu
Sent: June 24, 2015 6:43 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Cc: Danielle Sykora
Subject: [nagdu] More loose dogs!

Daryl

Oh yes, I feel the frustration! It seems like this year, everyone forgot how
to clip a leash to a collar. I think I encountered maybe two loose dogs
throughout my entire life, but in the past couple months, there have been at
least 10-15. I think my dog feels a combination of excitement and anxiety
when he sees another dog off leash. He reacts completely differently to a
dog on and off a leash, even if it is the same dog. DOgs on leashes are not
a big deal. He might be slightly distracted, but it's not too difficult to
refocus him. Off leash dogs however can cause him to bark, growl, or lunge
in their direction if he thinks they are aggressive. I've had everything
from owners coming over to get their dogs immediately to people not even
acknowledging the fact that their dog was in the street, growling and
showing its teeth at us. It's so frustrating when people don't feel the need
to react. It is also very common for dogs to be outside on long leashes or
behind "invisible" fences, and how is my dog going to tell the difference?
Every time I make progress with my dog, getting him to start feeling
comfortable around what he perceives to be an off leash dog, it seems to
happen again.

Danielle, Thai, and Bonnie (GDF puppy in training)

On 6/22/15, Daryl Marie via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> UGH!!! Rox was posting a couple of weeks ago, about dealing with loose
dogs.
>  I've been experiencing something similar myself, and just getting 
> sick of it!  More than once I've had people come up to me with their 
> dogs (either
> on- or off-leash) and allowing them to interact with Jennny; one guy 
> even just brought his dog right up to Jenny, said NOTHING to me, and I 
> had no idea anything was going on until Jenny stopped, then tried to 
> get away from the other dog.  The biggest problem I've faced lately, 
> though, has been with dogs off-leash in their yards who come out onto 
> the sidewalk to greet I have a hard time figuring out if Jenny is 
> distracted by them or is trying to get away from them and they are 
> cutting her off, but I am getting really really sick of yelling at these
people to come get their dogs!
>
> Frustrated,
>
> Daryl
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