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My friend, our neighbor and I were walking our dogs (not me, just neighbor and friend). My friends dog started going nuts and barking like mad at these jerk kids who rode by on bikes. When he stopped, our neighbor kinda gave him a little smack on the rear (not hard or anything) with a newspaper. She said "That's not right. Dogs dont/shouldnt do that." My friend said "Yeah, he has the right to do that. He was protecting me." Then, when we got to our houses, my friend said once our neighbor went in her backyard that she should mind her own f**king buisiness. I said I agreed with our neighbor and that she shouldve stopped him. She said "He has the right. He was protecting me" I walked away because I didn't want to start a fight. Who's right, my neighbor or my friend? I think your friend was right because those kids were being jerks and because dogs should protect their owners and i hate people who always think dogs have no feeling and belong on the ground and should be put to sleep for baring their teeth (that's what happened to my friends dog Coco) Training dogs are kinda like raising kids, everyone has THEIR way of doing it and think anything other then theirs is wrong. I say they both are right. UMM the owner of the dog is right, its the dogs natural instict to ward off possible threats, as long as it was just barking (its personal warning system) then its fine now if it was lunging at the kids or trying to viciously get to them then NO thats not right and the dog needs some training,, but just barking is pretty normal, as long as the owner has control over the dog// I don't think either one of them is right. Your neighbor. Dogs must be well-mannered outside of their own territory (yard). However, your friend should have been the one to correct him. A pat on the rear after the event is NOT the way to correct a dog that is barking at bicyclers. Correction must be quick and immediate while the dog is still barking. A quick jerk on the leash and "NO!" sends a clear message to the dog. Follow that with a sit command. Make the dog sit and wait quietly until the bicyclers are gone, then reward him for sitting. Tell your friend that he's right in that the dog was protecting him, but he should only do that when there's an actual threat. It is up to him to teach the dog what is a threat and what is not. I think that whoever owned the dog should have had better control of him. It's a training issue. The dog doesn't need to protect the owner in broad daylight when it's on a walk in the neighborhood. I have 3 large dogs, granted labs are't notorious for protection, but if we are in the house, the doorbell rings or they hear a strange noise, they are VERY protective and bark. That is what I want. When I go for a walk in the neighborhood, if the dogs bark, due to being startled, scared, protective, whatever, I shut them up. As the human and pack leader, it is MY call. Usually a stern "OK, enough" shuts them up. It's not protecting the owner, it's just a sign of a poorly trained dog. Gotta take your neighbor's side on this one. Dogs shouldn't bark and "go nuts" when people ride by them on bikes. It's not protective behavior, it's aggressive behavior. Your dog should only be protective when you are in a threatening situation. Anything other than tht is a risk to everyone else's safety. I know of a dog who used to run around her back yard acting nuts when neighbor children rode by on their bicycles. The dog was never reprimanded and one day got out of the gate. A little girl rode by on her tricycle and the dog went after her. She nipped her ankle and the little girl got off her bike and ran- the dog chased her and bit her side. The dog thought it was a game and hurt the little girl. Your friend sounds irresponsible and I hope they have enough money to pay doctors and legal fees once this dog does something aggressive. Not to mention that most people insist a dog be destroyed after it bites someone. That's the path the friend and pet are headed down... Good luck wth the situation:) |
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