Why don't you train your dog?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When I was a kid I trained my dog to sneeze on command.

Aww, cute! I had a chi mix who would "fnuff" if you fnuffed at her. Wasn't really a sneeze, and she very rarely barked, but it was her little communication noise.

My dog does this! We call it “fooshing” as in “Stan, why you fooshin’ me?” Sometimes it means he needs to go out. Sometimes I swear we’re having a conversation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To those saying you're okay with your dog's half-trained behavior(s): Do you keep them away from other people, or do you expect other people to accept mediocrity from you/your animal(s)?

I’m not friends with any a$$holes. Anyone I invite to my home loves my dog. He doesn’t approach people when we walk so that’s not an issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have found that there is a correlation between how someone's dog behaves and how their children behave... lazy people are lazy in all aspects of their lives.

Now I do understand that some dog have certain things you can't train out of them, but there are some people who don't even try to reduce certain behaviors.

Not in my case. My kids are seriously model citizens. Not always in my house, but at school, friends' houses, sports practice, etc. Seriously. Perfectly behaved in public. My dog, is mostly really good at home, very chill, but he gets over excited. He does lunge at people, but I keep him on a tight leash when we are near people. I can sometimes prevent it when I see someone coming and I am talking to him, and treating him constantly, but if the person talks to him, like, "OH! CUTE DOG!! HIYA PUP!!" then he takes that as an invitation to try to jump all over them. Again, I keep him on a tight leash and he is like the least scary dog and these behaviors mostly only happen with people who seem to like dogs, but I have tried. Puppy classes before the socialization window closed and continuing with the next level, then private training. He's just a little crazy. Oh well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To those saying you're okay with your dog's half-trained behavior(s): Do you keep them away from other people, or do you expect other people to accept mediocrity from you/your animal(s)?

I hope you stay away from other people and animals because yikes! you lack awareness

I'm actually painfully aware of how mediocre (at best) some DC-area dog owners can be. Would that I wasn't; my life would be a lot happier if I didn't see y'all clowning the way you do, with your rude dogs and their "enthusiastic greetings" running all up on other people because you don't know how to use a leash correctly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have found that there is a correlation between how someone's dog behaves and how their children behave... lazy people are lazy in all aspects of their lives.

Now I do understand that some dog have certain things you can't train out of them, but there are some people who don't even try to reduce certain behaviors.

Not in my case. My kids are seriously model citizens. Not always in my house, but at school, friends' houses, sports practice, etc. Seriously. Perfectly behaved in public. My dog, is mostly really good at home, very chill, but he gets over excited. He does lunge at people, but I keep him on a tight leash when we are near people. I can sometimes prevent it when I see someone coming and I am talking to him, and treating him constantly, but if the person talks to him, like, "OH! CUTE DOG!! HIYA PUP!!" then he takes that as an invitation to try to jump all over them. Again, I keep him on a tight leash and he is like the least scary dog and these behaviors mostly only happen with people who seem to like dogs, but I have tried. Puppy classes before the socialization window closed and continuing with the next level, then private training. He's just a little crazy. Oh well.

As long as he's crazy over there, or only crazy on people who want to engage crazy, 🤷🏼‍♀️. But he's probably trainable, like most dogs, if you ever get sick of walks turning into tug-of-war/keep away games.

[Anonymous]

My dog can walk through a crowded festival with no problem, calm and right by my side. However, when people walk by the house my dog will bark and run along the fence until I call. I am ok with that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My dog can walk through a crowded festival with no problem, calm and right by my side. However, when people walk by the house my dog will bark and run along the fence until I call. I am ok with that.

Where I live, this is illegal, especially if there's any way your dog's face can get over/through your fence.

Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My dog can walk through a crowded festival with no problem, calm and right by my side. However, when people walk by the house my dog will bark and run along the fence until I call. I am ok with that.

Where I live, this is illegal, especially if there's any way your dog's face can get over/through your fence.
Good luck!

Where the heck do you live that it's illegal for a pet to run free on someone's own private property. That sounds made up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My dog can walk through a crowded festival with no problem, calm and right by my side. However, when people walk by the house my dog will bark and run along the fence until I call. I am ok with that.

Where I live, this is illegal, especially if there's any way your dog's face can get over/through your fence.
Good luck!

Where the heck do you live that it's illegal for a pet to run free on someone's own private property. That sounds made up.

If your dog is running up to the sidewalk to growl/bark/lunge at someone walking by, and your fence isn't solid enough to keep all parts of the dog on your side of it, this is illegal in several parts of the DC metro area, and also parts of southern California, Arizona and Colorado, and those are just the places I know.

You shouldn't be okay with this behavior. It's a sign of a poorly-trained dog.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My dog can walk through a crowded festival with no problem, calm and right by my side. However, when people walk by the house my dog will bark and run along the fence until I call. I am ok with that.

Where I live, this is illegal, especially if there's any way your dog's face can get over/through your fence.
Good luck!

Where the heck do you live that it's illegal for a pet to run free on someone's own private property. That sounds made up.

If your dog is running up to the sidewalk to growl/bark/lunge at someone walking by, and your fence isn't solid enough to keep all parts of the dog on your side of it, this is illegal in several parts of the DC metro area, and also parts of southern California, Arizona and Colorado, and those are just the places I know.

You shouldn't be okay with this behavior. It's a sign of a poorly-trained dog.

New Poster

Wrong. It is a sign of a dog protecting its territory--which is natural and often helpful to owners.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My dog can walk through a crowded festival with no problem, calm and right by my side. However, when people walk by the house my dog will bark and run along the fence until I call. I am ok with that.

Where I live, this is illegal, especially if there's any way your dog's face can get over/through your fence.
Good luck!

Where the heck do you live that it's illegal for a pet to run free on someone's own private property. That sounds made up.

If your dog is running up to the sidewalk to growl/bark/lunge at someone walking by, and your fence isn't solid enough to keep all parts of the dog on your side of it, this is illegal in several parts of the DC metro area, and also parts of southern California, Arizona and Colorado, and those are just the places I know.

You shouldn't be okay with this behavior. It's a sign of a poorly-trained dog.

New Poster

Wrong. It is a sign of a dog protecting its territory--which is natural and often helpful to owners.

No, that's some city-dweller nonsense. Your dog shouldn't be so reactive that people walking by get its full attention and alert. Your dog should be chill on the porch, watching. And if someone opens the gate, then they bark to alert. And if someone hops the fence, then they run to the property line and guard.

But your dog isn't trained to do any of these things, it's just going off because you never trained it not to. Dogs shouldn't be using their primal instincts in place of training/commands. The sort of dog that's helpful to its owner has much better discernment; this dog is nuisance barking and getting away with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My dog can walk through a crowded festival with no problem, calm and right by my side. However, when people walk by the house my dog will bark and run along the fence until I call. I am ok with that.

Where I live, this is illegal, especially if there's any way your dog's face can get over/through your fence.
Good luck!

Where the heck do you live that it's illegal for a pet to run free on someone's own private property. That sounds made up.

LOL it’s definitely made up. Or she means “illegal” in the sense of “my HOA says you can’t do that”…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My dog can walk through a crowded festival with no problem, calm and right by my side. However, when people walk by the house my dog will bark and run along the fence until I call. I am ok with that.

Where I live, this is illegal, especially if there's any way your dog's face can get over/through your fence.
Good luck!

Where the heck do you live that it's illegal for a pet to run free on someone's own private property. That sounds made up.

LOL it’s definitely made up. Or she means “illegal” in the sense of “my HOA says you can’t do that”…

Ignorance of the law isn't a defense. Good luck, PP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My dog can walk through a crowded festival with no problem, calm and right by my side. However, when people walk by the house my dog will bark and run along the fence until I call. I am ok with that.

Where I live, this is illegal, especially if there's any way your dog's face can get over/through your fence.
Good luck!

Where the heck do you live that it's illegal for a pet to run free on someone's own private property. That sounds made up.

LOL it’s definitely made up. Or she means “illegal” in the sense of “my HOA says you can’t do that”…

Ignorance of the law isn't a defense. Good luck, PP.

DP
Post the law please.

[Anonymous]

If your dog actually bit someone through the fence I might buy there is some potential legal issue. But it can't be illegal for your dog to "bark" or "growl" through your fence. That's like saying I don't like the way your dog looked at me - ha ha. I call shenanigans unless PP produces the legal code outlining this claim.