Animal And Company: Re: [boxer lovers] Story

Teaching childen how to act around dogs they do not know is so important. A couple of weeks ago I was walking my 3 boxers as I do twice a day. A little boy my neighbor was babysitting came running out her door right up to my dogs put his arms around Yukons neck to give him a hug. It was the boys third birthday.

Her porch is only maybe 3 feet from the sidewalk. I didn't even have time to react other than give the leave it command. My dogs didn't even react, just stood looking at me. Good babies. I warned my neighbor this wasn't a good idea, told her a man walks by with a chow on a retractable leash that is very aggressive by every evening Her answer, oh he (the little boy) has a great dane.

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From: "Lisa Wiser lawiser@att.net [boxerlovers]" <boxerlovers@yahoogroups.com>
Date: 06/17/2014 9:13 AM (GMT-05:00)
To: boxerlovers@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [boxer lovers] Story

Ah, the key phrase "ask a dog-owner's permission." Of course. That
gives the owner a chance to say yes or no, knowing how their dog will
react. For example, it gives me a chance to read Meg's body language to
see if she's feeling friendly with this person. It gives me a chance to
shorten up the lead AND PUT A HAND ON HER MUZZLE, just in case. With the
permission, the owner is more relaxed and so the dog knows "Ok. Strange
person COMING AT US is ok." The problem is when someone has not trained
their children how to act around animals and then wonders why their
little darling just got bit.

LisaW

farson@shaw.ca [boxerlovers] wrote:
>
> Surely it is acceptable to ask a dog-owner's permission to greet their
> dog?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Adam & Buster
>
>