This is really me taking a moment to vent.
Why is it ok for a shitzu to bark and lunge at the end of the leash, but not a mastiff type dog?
My dog can do the same thing. Despite his size it should not be acceptable.
I told a woman that's the type of behavior that can get her dog killed. A highly reactive small dog can be a trigger for a larger dog- who could very easily slip a leash or get loose from an owners hand.
It's really a double standard that frustrates me. Especially as I worked extremely hard to address my dogs leash reactivity/aggression at 3mo old.
I tend to walk past people with my quiet mastiff while their dogs are popping off and say "it's always the little dogs" while I shake my head.
How do you all address the public.
I'm adamant at maintaining a peaceful and quiet dog who does not react. But I also know dogs are not machines. They aren't bombproof.
We'd hate to be responsible, but we also realize when we are the aggressor or the recipient of the aggression.
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Why is it ok for a shitzu to bark and lunge at the end of the leash, but not a mastiff type dog?
My dog can do the same thing. Despite his size it should not be acceptable.
I told a woman that's the type of behavior that can get her dog killed. A highly reactive small dog can be a trigger for a larger dog- who could very easily slip a leash or get loose from an owners hand.
It's really a double standard that frustrates me. Especially as I worked extremely hard to address my dogs leash reactivity/aggression at 3mo old.
I tend to walk past people with my quiet mastiff while their dogs are popping off and say "it's always the little dogs" while I shake my head.
How do you all address the public.
I'm adamant at maintaining a peaceful and quiet dog who does not react. But I also know dogs are not machines. They aren't bombproof.
We'd hate to be responsible, but we also realize when we are the aggressor or the recipient of the aggression.
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