Acting out on leash
Last weekend we took her for a walk at the park and every dog that went by she snarked and snapped at. So I used my training and backed off the trail and distracted her to the best of my ability until the others pass by. Some people look at us and comment that we shouldn't be there with her. My opinion is my dog is under control not lunging or chasing or getting off of her leash. If they can't control there dogs as they are passing by I feel thats there problem. Why does she do this? Am I thinking wrong, we should be able to take her out in public right? Opinions would be greatly appreciated. Lisa Frankie and Mattie |
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| lisa, is mattie protective of you at home off leash? it sure appears she is protective of you on leash. |
| She did great at the Sheep-In from what I remember... Vance |
| I've seen dogs do this on leash...off leash are fine. I'm not a behaviorist so I'm not sure why. Continue to take her out in public. As long as she is in your control there should be no problem. If some know-it-all says something you can either ignore them or give them a "killer" look. |
| Apparently it's not particularly uncommon for dogs to be snarky on lead but fine off. Here's a link to Patricia McConnell's book on some methods for dealing with it. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=NSdWAAAAYAAJ&source=gbs_book_similarbooks |
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