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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your dog became wary when a jogger jogged "at you?" I am against anyone touching my dog, but you sound unhinged and nuts. If you can't control your dog when a jogger passes by, (doubtful he slammed into you!!!!) your dog has no place being on the street even on the leash. Train your dog not to attack people![/quote]

Forget the dogs for a minute.  Imagine if you are taking a power walk down the sidewalk one bright, sunny morning.  A jogger is approaching you.  You expect to go past each other.  Instead, the jogger runs Right Up to you and reaches to shake your hand.  Weird?  Startling?  I'd say - yeah, not normal.

Now picture the same scenario only this time you are power walking with your dog.  The jogger crosses in front of you, causing you to abruptly stop and reaches down towards your dog.  Weird?  I say - yeah, not normal.[/quote]

Sure.  But one unordinary experience doesn't make a dangerous dog.  [/quote]

No, it does not. But once a dog has a scary encounter like that, it might take less to prompt that startle/fear response in them the next time.

My dog was an 8 month old large breed puppy when that happened. Bad, scary, negative experiences can really impact their development.  I know that, so I simply stopped walking my dog for awhile. Thankfully she has moved beyond it and is not afraid of joggers.[/quote]

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