On today's episode of who's the a-hole
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I have a coonhound mix.
Absolutely lovely lazy 95% of the day dog.
She does not bark when she is out side unless she thinks she treed a squirrel (the dang fuzzy-tailed bastard is just mocking her).
She will go 109% freaking nuts if she sees another dog walking through our front window.
You can actually hear her barking from within our house from about a half block away.
She will also scare the crap out of the Amazon delivery drivers. But that is encouraged.
Not sure. Where do you live? First one in our area (that we've heard). We literally named him after Bodhi from Point Break.
We call him Bo which works well with his pals Jo (Joey) and Mo (Mosely).
I also have a coonhound mix. He'll whine if he sees anyone walking by but only barks at critters like cats, raccoons, opossum. He's getting old so he doesn't care about deer anymore. He did catch a rabbit for me in my garden, though. Good boy.
My dog is friendly away from home, but super protective of our property and will yell at anubody that she doesn't think is supposed to be around. She is 16 though, so her vision isn't what it once was, which works out well because we like to chill out on the porch and I no longer have to make her go back inside every time there is foot traffic approaching.
Anything that resembles a delivery van and slows down near the driveway still gets the 5 alarm treatment though, including large SUVs. I wish she would bark at motorcycles instead.
Not the response you want to hear but most likely both are at fault. Obviously the POS German Shepard dog owner is more at fault.
If the dog is not trained, it should have a leash or fence to keep it in its yard. But maybe they just ran out for something quick and another dog came along at the worst possible moment. The comment the dog owner made makes me think that wasn’t the case.
Your wife could be at fault assuming she knows this dog and its owner live there. I’m sure she would already be aware of the situation that could and did happen. She shouldn’t have to alter her route because of it but unfortunately thats not how our world works and ****** people exist. So in short, she shouldn’t have went a different route and avoided the situation.
If you want to hear a story about ****** dog owners, let me know. Ive got a video of it from our ring camera as well.
If the dog is not trained, it should have a leash or fence to keep it in its yard. But maybe they just ran out for something quick and another dog came along at the worst possible moment. The comment the dog owner made makes me think that wasn’t the case.
Your wife could be at fault assuming she knows this dog and its owner live there. I’m sure she would already be aware of the situation that could and did happen. She shouldn’t have to alter her route because of it but unfortunately thats not how our world works and ****** people exist. So in short, she shouldn’t have went a different route and avoided the situation.
If you want to hear a story about ****** dog owners, let me know. Ive got a video of it from our ring camera as well.
Nope. We've encountered this particular GSD one other time on our street. Bodhi got excited and wanted to "meet" said dog...as both owners approached (on leashes) the GSD started getting agressive. My wife pulled the leash back and said, "Oh well, maybe another time" and we went on our way. I was with her that time, just not last night.
We had no idea until last night where the other dog lived. Again, she was on the opposite side of the street around 9:15 at night minding her own business walking Bodhi on her usual route.
Iowa. I know so many Bohdis and Konas for some reason.Not sure. Where do you live? First one in our area (that we've heard). We literally named him after Bodhi from Point Break.
We call him Bo which works well with his pals Jo (Joey) and Mo (Mosely).
Sounds like it’s all on the other owner then.
Had she maybe responded with, "I'm so sorry, it was late and I was just letting him/her out for a minute...." or something that takes ownership of your dog's behavior it'd have gone down differently. A few months back, Bodhi got out when I opened the storm door, chased down two walkers and started jumping up trying to play and lick them. I chased him down and was SOOO apologetic (and embarrassed). I'm certainly not going to yell at the "victims". LOL
Ya. Dog's get out, it happens, but she shirked the responsibility by blaming the barking dog instead of the aggressive dog.
The OP's wife and dog are the victims here, and should in no way be blamed for walking their dog on a leash. The other dog came over off the leash. They are 100% responsible. End of story. Folks should not have to adjust their lives based on people in the wrong. That's simply succumbing to bullies.
I'll go against the trend here. Yes, the lady with the GSD sucks for not having her dog on leash and then getting pissed when he bolts.
But letting your dog bark at others is bad form. Our dogs HATE a standard poodle in our neighborhood. No idea why. But when they see that dog their tails go up and they start barking. I shut that sh.it down. They're not 'being friendly' or 'wanting to socialize', they're calling that dog an ******* in dog-ese. So my verdict is ESH.
But letting your dog bark at others is bad form. Our dogs HATE a standard poodle in our neighborhood. No idea why. But when they see that dog their tails go up and they start barking. I shut that sh.it down. They're not 'being friendly' or 'wanting to socialize', they're calling that dog an ******* in dog-ese. So my verdict is ESH.
Disagree. Bodhi wants to play. He's 15 months old and LOVES other dogs. He's got tons of friends in the hood. Oddly enough, it seems the majority of the issues we have are with GSDs. Every dadgum one of them is aggressive. Bodhi isn't agressive, he's playful.
Mosely (Joey's rehomed bud) is agressive...oddly, though, it's only with certain dogs, not all. When he's barking, it's very agressive and he's viciously pulling. When Bodhi barks he's jumping up like he's saying, "Hey mom! Look! A friend! Let's go play!" YUGE difference. THat lady's dog is more like, "DINNER!!!!!!!" Bodhi quickly went from, "Yay! A friend" to "OH $H!T! That thing's going to kill me!" LOL
So we took the pitty/rotti/healer to a behavioral specialist because of his breeds/size and strength.
She said that a lot of dogs will default to aggressive with other dogs if they can't understand the other dog's stance/posture - is it passive/aggressive/playful....
She said that this is particularly strong in herding dogs. It is also why some dogs have trouble with shaggy/super furry dogs of any size.
Puppies also upset other dogs because they may not know how to approach other dogs yet.
It is all fascinating and based on the posture of the dog.
It's usually pretty quick and easy to determine if two dogs will interact well. We typically just call over the owner with something like, "Is it okay if they meet?" If they say yes we meet in the middle and either the dogs will start all the butt sniffing and playful stuff or it'll get feisty. If it doesn't go well, we just pull back to our sides of the street and go about our walk. More times than not it goes well, though. Just depends on the temperment of the dog (and the owner's willingness to engage).
Pitty/rotti/healer doesn't do well with any poodle or poodle offshoot. I think it is the puffiness of the dogs. So we don't try.
Shepherds also give him fits, but not as bad as they used to.
The coonhound couldn't care less about the dog, it is the owner she is excited to meet.
BTW, having just noticed my typo, I am reminded that there is, or at least once was, a huge Dutch grocery chain conglomerate called "Royal Ahold".
No, really, there was.
I feel for you
My very small Boston Terrier who was like my sidekick and constant companion no matter where I went was killed by a Pitbull who attacked my wife and him while they were riding in our yard on our golf cart
Neighbor had decency to offer to pay all expenses
Less decency and more like fear of me sueing him and having him charged with a felony of owning a dangerous dog
He had him locked up but the dog got out
Point is even us Trump supporters suffer like the Anti Trump folks
There are usually laws regarding dogs on leashes and such
Some areas charge the pet owner with a felony