Tactful way to tell a so called friend.....

that my Daisy is not a B_ _ tch because she does not care for her two dogs crowding around her while on leash sniffing and bumping her and "barks" her dogs off.

This has happens every time we are walking through the neighborhood and run into them. Yesterday was the final straw for me and I am angry.

One of many scenarios:

Happily walking Daisy in the evening through the neighborhood, walk around one bend and there is the 4 of them, Husband and Wife and their two cattle dogs. They see us and immediately let one of their two of leash to run to us. We get appropriately excited and greet him and the other 3 quickly come up where all 3 dogs say hello...after a few sniffs and leash tangling Daisy gets anxious and barks...said friend, the woman, says Daisy is such a b-word. Usually I just consider the source and move on but last night I was ticked! Seriously?!? I never said anything but I was seething.

She now refers to my doodle as that. I am really done with it. I don't want to make an enemy but I do want to put her in her place. We used to be closer but since they don't follow the association rules i.e. keep your dogs leashed, and I am on the Board I have had to distance ourselves from them. The dogs have charged other animals and walkers so many times and even bit an elderly gentleman that they have a fine and threat of their animals being removed from the property.

Don't get me wrong, I actually love their dogs, and so does Daisy but only when all are off leash and playing at the dog park or in our basement.

The other thing that bothers me about the humans in this foursome is the way they don't pet Daisy and she is such a people pup. The husband actually puts his hand in his pocket when she goes to him to say hi. When Daisy was little, they loved and cuddled her so that is what she thinks she gets with them but they just ignore her and talk about their dogs.

I know I am being a big baby about this but I really am offended and I just want it to stop. Any suggestions?

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Permalink Reply by Traci -Bexter & Maggie on June 3, 2012 at 6:16pm

I think it is totally rude of them to call Daisy that. I would be VERY upset. I think I would just tell them that it makes her feel uncomfortable when she is leashed and they are not and I would also tell them that I do not like them calling your baby that...How rude! Do they actually think you're okay with that???? People can be so stupid.

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Permalink Reply by Bob Johnston on June 3, 2012 at 9:06pm

I like how most people respond in a nice calm way. I say you run up to them and do as her dogs do and butt check her in her place. While this will likely get you kick off the board and a written notice it will be extremely gratifying. Now if you did want to take the higher road but still wanted to stick it to them when you come around the bend and see them promptly cross the street and walk past giving a nice but slow and small wave hello while slightly tilting your head to the side and the fakest smile you can produce on short notice. Another idea that just popped into my head while typing is make up t shirts that says "Yea i'm a female dog whats your excuse" the last approach I could think of is when you see them bounding towards you and they are close enough to hear you, the dogs and the rude owners, you let out a very loud stern deep SIT!!!!!!!!!! while this will probably not get the dogs to stop the owners will hear you and when they come to retrieve their dogs politely thank them and continue on your walk. now remember training humans make take a while but they will get the picture after a while. I personally would go with the butt check idea but feel free to choose any and all of the above.