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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, how "awful" for you that people respond positively to your puppy.

Jack Russels are a HYPER breed--adorable, but HYPER.  If you're concerned about your puppy, keep it away from crowds until they have matured.  Otherwise people will assume that your dog is properly trained.  They should always ask before petting your dog, doesn't always happen.  This is on you.  [/quote]

I am OP--if I never take my dog anywhere that there are large groups of strangers, how will she ever get used to it? If you never do it, the dog can become aggressive around people...I know that Jacks are hyper--but they can also learn to be calm--I know I've seen this. The dogs were older, maybe 18 months old, but still. I have had many children, 2 or 3 dozen over the last 8 months ask me if they could pet her. They don't really ask, they beg to. And they are usually already down in the kneeling position when they even ask. After a couple of months of her getting so crazy when kids overwhelm her, I started to just say "no, sweetie she is snappy" and the kids just say: "Oh that's alright, I have a dog at home!" and they start to coo and fuss and she just leaps and strains at her leash and boils over. I've told total stranger adults  "Yeah, she's not that great around strangers--she gets too excited"--they NEVER listen--they launch into the story about how they had this exact breed when they were growing up and yesh, yesh, yesh you're a gooooood puppy and let her jump up lick their face inside their nose, mouth--I just stand their kind of dumbstruck by the forwardness of this--and the disregard for a dog's space. She needs the: "no touch, no talk, no eye contact" thing when she's near a crowd until she is a bit older. So the ribbon sounds kind of silly to me but I just wish there were some way to get people to understand that they just shouldn't pet stranger's dogs--unless you're in a dog park, off leash and the dog is then presumed to be socialized and friendly. And I would just pick her up but she's gotten bigger now--close to 20lbs--she's a big Jack and just too heavy to pick up for long periods of time. Sorry I know--I'm rambling.[/quote]

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