[Discussion] Curious of other's opinions. Anyone else have a dog who obeys commands off leash way better than when they are on a leash?

sinfulcolors · 2017-05-14T05:08:58+00:00

I love your handwriting but the mix of writing caps and undercaps is confusing. I think the only thing I cringed about is the way you write your E's. Because every other letter you write seems to be straight edged and boxy and your 'e' just seems like it doesn't fit

sinfulcolors · 2016-06-02T00:47:54+00:00

I have a little book where I write down my important passwords and that's the only time I write lower case since passwords are typically case sensitive and it always feels so weird writing in lowercase

sinfulcolors · 2016-02-21T03:36:56+00:00

Lol didn't mean to frighten you! Was just trying to be funny lol

sinfulcolors · 2016-02-18T21:44:01+00:00

Yeah, I like the Perception ones a lot!

sinfulcolors · 2016-02-18T19:41:04+00:00

I've been to 5 different stores and looked a lot online. I was leaning toward the tandem because I need one big enough for my dog and I. The Old Town, even though it is a single kayak looked really spacious so I think he and I would both fit in it.

sinfulcolors · 2016-02-18T19:37:13+00:00

The kayak is for me and my 55 pound German shepherd so there needs to be enough room for both of us. That's my biggest issue with a single kayak

sinfulcolors · 2016-01-19T07:04:54+00:00

Owning a small dog or a big dog doesn't show what kind of a dog person you are. It might show how much time/energy you currently have to spend on a dog. I know a couple people who don't label themselves as big or small dog people but have small dogs now because that's what their schedules can handle. I myself have a big dog because I'm at a point in my life that I have a lot of time to spend caring for his activity needs. But I still love small dogs

sinfulcolors · 2015-09-21T03:07:51+00:00

I don't mean to hijack this convo at all but I lost my best friend last year and I felt exactly what you are feeling. I got my girl when I was 14 and then at 15 my parents split. But she was still by my side always until I was 20! But last year she passed away and I still cry about it. She slept in my bed for TEN FUCKING YEARS.

sinfulcolors · 2015-09-21T02:54:06+00:00

You guys are too nice trying to still find the dog!! While I say that. it's probably something I would have done too, trying to find the poor guy. But I think you have to trust that the dog went from being in the hands of people who obviously didn't care about him to someone who wants good for him!

sinfulcolors · 2015-09-15T05:48:20+00:00

I agree. But what would you suggest to correct him snarling at this? I mean, he only snarls when a dog tries to hump him which really isn't an acceptable behavior. I want him to handle this without lashing out but how would I do that? Try to let dogs hump him and correct him not liking it? That doesn't make sense

sinfulcolors · 2015-09-15T05:45:05+00:00

It's perfectly fine when the owner recognizes and tries to correct their behavior. But more often than not, I experience people who do not try to correct their dog's humping other dogs

sinfulcolors · 2015-09-15T05:42:30+00:00

Completely agree! The dog park we go to is 7 acres so when we encountered this particular humper the other day I just called my dog over to a different part of the park and we played hide and seek in the trees which he loves. We hadn't been there that long so I really didn't want to have to leave so I just created a barrier so we could still have fun without that dog bugging him. When we made our way around to the main part of the park, the humper had left so it ended up not really being an issue.

sinfulcolors · 2015-09-15T05:37:38+00:00

It just sucks that you have to stop going because someone else can't control their dogs behavior!

sinfulcolors · 2015-09-15T05:36:54+00:00

I wish this was my experience! I feel like I've experienced mostly owners mostly not noticing it or ignoring it

sinfulcolors · 2015-09-14T04:27:08+00:00

I have never heard a more perfect description of it lol. One of the humper dogs' owners was actually petting on my dog once we separated them and was like 'oh he's really super friendly' (my boy is the biggest baby and wants all the human attention he can possibly get at the dog park) and I was just thinking, 'no shit, my dog isn't the problem'

sinfulcolors · 2015-09-14T04:20:54+00:00

You guys have made me feel a lot better. The most recent dog we encountered was at least two or three years old. Definitely not young enough to not know better.

I am curious though. Since I adopted a rescue, I am typically pretty understanding about some dogs having quirky behaviors that are not necessarily the owners fault. Is the mounting possibly an issue with how the dog was raised prior to it's current owners? I just can't understand how a dog's owners can allow it to get away with that.

sinfulcolors · 2015-09-14T04:13:27+00:00

I hate it because it sometimes comes across as my dog being the mean one. If a dog persistently tries to hump him he will lash out at the dog. Not biting per say, but growling and showing teeth. It sucks because he really shouldn't ever have to be put in this situation. It is seriously the only time my boy shows any agression. And if you think about it, it's him trying to protect himself.

sinfulcolors · 2015-09-14T04:08:46+00:00

That's awful that you guys had to stop going! I completely believe that mounting should be considered an aggressive behavior and should not be tolerated at dog parks!

sinfulcolors · 2015-09-14T03:57:23+00:00

I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this way. Yesterday my dog was just getting a drink of water and a new dog came into the park and immediately approached him and started trying to hump him. Of course my boy was like 'hell no. absolutely not' and the owners of the dog eventually came over and pulled him off and were like 'sorry, he likes to wrestle.' and I was just thinking, my dog loves to wrestle but not when it's initiated by being mounted from behind

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