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I have  a really unusually cute jack russell terrier puppy (10 months old). She is white with a brown spot and a black spot on her back. She has a shaggy soft beard on her muzzle. She is incredibly excitable. She will pee and then dart around in circles and lunge and lick. It is just amazing and AWFUL how often people invade our space and rush up to pet her. They will sometimes ask to pet her and when I say "no, she's really to excitable, they pet her anyway. THEY GET DOWN ON THEIR KNEES AND PUT THEIR FACES RIGHT INTO HERS AND SHE GOES INTO A ZIPPY, ZOOMY FRENZY. I stand off to the side in groups to try to ease her into it slowly. I am trying to teach her to be calm and observe groups of people without lunging into strangers faces and jumping on them. Terriers are SNAPPY sometimes. And generally just over excitable. If they are over-excited, they will sometimes nip. She has never bitten anyone! I guess I am asking:
Would people ever consider giving an overly excitable dog her space and just please stop swarming her? If I don't bring her to public places, she will never learn to be calm...I am not a crazy dog person who thinks that dogs have the right to be everywhere--but, how do folks feel about the yellow ribbon concept? Could you spread the word to your kids and neighbors that dogs with yellow ribbons tied on their leashes just need their space? 
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If you don't bring her to public spaces she will never be calm????  What the hell kind of theory is that?   Your dog needs to learn proper training first in your backyard and on the leash.  Then bring her to public spaces.  The world is not responsible for socializing your dog.  Even I, a newbie dog owner, know that.[/quote]

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