There are so many poorly trained dogs!

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Anonymous wrote:I have seen large reactive dogs on walks in my neighborhood and the owner is doing absolutely nothing to stop the behavior.

All they need to do is get the dog to sit, distract them / block their view of the passer by who they're barking at and reward them for sitting still.

We did this with our dog and it worked. And he was huge and strong. It's like these owners don't even know the word "no" and aren't willing to try it.

Way to generalize! Not all dogs care about food rewards or can be distracted. Just like kids, some dogs have challenging personalities. Also note this doesn’t work when two dogs passing have the same issue. So many times in our neighborhood the owner chooses this method and forces the other dog to walk by.

and yet you offer zero possible solutions, how helpful.

Not PP, but the solution is to walk your dog on the right side of the road. This is America, we drive on the right side of the road, standers on the Metro stand on the right side of the escalator; you should walk your dog on the right side of the road. The owner who is walking on the left should cross the street when approaching another dog unless he knows the dogs get along. Simple, and yet most people don't do it.

That is not a solution. I walk my dog on the left. First, if I see a dog I have trained him to look at the dog and then back at me. If he doesn't bark I give him a treat. Sometimes I play pattern games where he is focusing on me. Not the dog.
If i feel my dog is going to have a teaction i do a u turn and go the other way. It is better to avoid because if he barks and lunges than that is reinforced rather than not reacting.

You basically dont want the dog to go over threshold for stress because he isn't going to listen to you. I\]f you are upset, crying etc are you going to listen to reason? No, you have to do that before you get upset.

DP. You need to walk your dog on the right. This isn't England. You should always be a buffer between your animal, and others.

I walk my dog on the right because I don't trust other people, but technically walking them on the left is correct dog handling which originates from working dogs. So it's not wrong just because you don't like it. In fact if someone is walking their dog on the left they are likely somewhat trained...

No, it's borrowed from the British working dogs. In the US, dogs on the left make no sense, and more contemporary trainers recommend keeping your dog on your right.

You know what doesn't make sense? You being bothered about which side I walk my dog on! MYOB!!!!

That's the precisely the point, dingdong. We're trying to mind our own business and not be jumped on or approached by YOUR animal.

Let it go, and stop spamming the board with this. We will continue to walk our dogs on the left. There is no relation to left-side-walking and poorly trained dogs. My dog walks on my left, and she is extremely well behaved. She never jumps or lunges when on walks, and we frequently walk past others.

The issue is training, not walking on one side or the other.

You just make sure you work on training your dog. Also, get rid of your retractable leash.

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Anonymous wrote:I have seen large reactive dogs on walks in my neighborhood and the owner is doing absolutely nothing to stop the behavior.

All they need to do is get the dog to sit, distract them / block their view of the passer by who they're barking at and reward them for sitting still.

We did this with our dog and it worked. And he was huge and strong. It's like these owners don't even know the word "no" and aren't willing to try it.

Way to generalize! Not all dogs care about food rewards or can be distracted. Just like kids, some dogs have challenging personalities. Also note this doesn’t work when two dogs passing have the same issue. So many times in our neighborhood the owner chooses this method and forces the other dog to walk by.

and yet you offer zero possible solutions, how helpful.

Not PP, but the solution is to walk your dog on the right side of the road. This is America, we drive on the right side of the road, standers on the Metro stand on the right side of the escalator; you should walk your dog on the right side of the road. The owner who is walking on the left should cross the street when approaching another dog unless he knows the dogs get along. Simple, and yet most people don't do it.

That is not a solution. I walk my dog on the left. First, if I see a dog I have trained him to look at the dog and then back at me. If he doesn't bark I give him a treat. Sometimes I play pattern games where he is focusing on me. Not the dog.
If i feel my dog is going to have a teaction i do a u turn and go the other way. It is better to avoid because if he barks and lunges than that is reinforced rather than not reacting.

You basically dont want the dog to go over threshold for stress because he isn't going to listen to you. I\]f you are upset, crying etc are you going to listen to reason? No, you have to do that before you get upset.

DP. You need to walk your dog on the right. This isn't England. You should always be a buffer between your animal, and others.

I walk my dog on the right because I don't trust other people, but technically walking them on the left is correct dog handling which originates from working dogs. So it's not wrong just because you don't like it. In fact if someone is walking their dog on the left they are likely somewhat trained...

No, it's borrowed from the British working dogs. In the US, dogs on the left make no sense, and more contemporary trainers recommend keeping your dog on your right.

You know what doesn't make sense? You being bothered about which side I walk my dog on! MYOB!!!!

That's the precisely the point, dingdong. We're trying to mind our own business and not be jumped on or approached by YOUR animal.

Let it go, and stop spamming the board with this. We will continue to walk our dogs on the left. There is no relation to left-side-walking and poorly trained dogs. My dog walks on my left, and she is extremely well behaved. She never jumps or lunges when on walks, and we frequently walk past others.

The issue is training, not walking on one side or the other.

You just make sure you work on training your dog. Also, get rid of your retractable leash.

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So much this.