only you guys will understand........

[Charlene and Buster Dudley]

I love when people acknowledge Buster, it's an awesome way for him to socialize. HOWEVER, I need to figure out how to tactfully tell some folks to BACK OFF!!!!! when people who don't mean any harm come up to us with their high pitched voices going gaga over the puppy allowing/encouraging jumping and wild behavior I get annoyed. *one of my neighbors was actually bothered and surprised the he peed a bit on her feet. teehehehe : ) though she knows how old Buster is, has a male dog and boasts about her experience with rescues* I work hard to encourage polite doggy manners so how do I let people know it's not ok to pop in send mixed signals and walk away leaving me with a confused hyper puppy?!?!?!?!

[Lorraine Bromley]

I just used to tell people he is in training so I would love you to interact with him right after he sits if you don't mind. Or explain that he is not allowed to jump up, lick or what ever you are having issues with. When he is calm you can pet him. By the time I had been talking to the person I was also putting him in a sit and giving the stay command he would settle before I was done talking and then he got his pets in. If I then had to re-discipline him they would understand.

I have best friends that hate dogs ok alittle strong. but they would come over and their daughter would squeel and run and when the dog interacted she would sit on the couch with her knees up saying get off me! I said if your gonna run around he is gonna play so if you don't want him to do that then just come in and sit down and he won't do it. She is a teen. She needed training not my dog.

[Bonnie and Kona]

I'm right with you with the teen needs dog training! hahaha My grandchildren were 3 and 1 when we got Owen. The three year old would squeal and throw her hands in the air... great for enticing jumping. The 1 year old just stood his ground and was calm (he loves dogs) and the puppy was wonderful with him. If a 3 year old can learn to sit quietly so can a teen. teehee

[Camilla and Darwin]

LOL, Yes, I know what you mean. I want him to sit calmly for attention and for most people he does. But when we encounter people with those excited high squeaky voices (usually young women) his is standing and his entire but is wagging, he can hardly contain his excitement! We are working on it. :-)

[Adina P]

Ohhhh there's nothing wrong with butt wiggling :)  Everyone loves petting a dog that's happy to see them.  It's not even considered bad for therapy dogs...as long as they don't jump or paw or lick it's just happiness :)

[Charlene and Buster Dudley]

we'll work together ; ) keep me posted on Darwin's progress

[Lynn & Casey]

Do the people even ask to pet Buster or do they just walk up and pet him? A lot of people love Casey and comment but everyone always asks before petting Casey.. We walk most of the same routes in our neighborhood and we see a lot of the same people on our walks. The neighbors understand when we tell them they can't pet her on today's walk.

[Michael Gurley]

Many, many people don't ask if they can pet Sunny, and she gets super excited (or scared) depending on who the person is. She either jumps on them or cowers while they abuse her and pull her ears.

[Charlene and Buster Dudley]

Michael that sounds familiar.  overall Buster is a friendly guy but some people he just not that into at first glance. I can never pinpoint why e.g. gender, size, race but he warms up to everyone.

[Charlene and Buster Dudley]

Lynn most people ask but those special few you know the ones that address the dog only, well they don't.

[Sherri, Sophie, Winston, & Kitty]

I have the same problem. There's this woman who lives in the apartment who has a little s*** tzu or something like that. She has had dogs a long time and thinks she knows what she is doing and can give me all sorts of unsolicited advise. One day she tried to tell me how to teach Sophie to sit. She got Sophie all wound up and frantic and then tried to get her to sit, and of course, Sophie was  too hyper to sit, so she started launching into all her advice on dog training. Funny thing was, I had taught her to sit ages before that, and she sits really well when she is calm, but not when she is reved up. She also allows mouthing, and actually encourages it, which sends mixed signals. I've been trying to avoid her but next time she starts, I'll have to think of something. This lady's dog is so nuts, hyper, barky, skittish, and his grooming so badly neglected his hair touches the floor and completley covers his eyes (he looks like a  mini Cousin It). She lets him pee on the front steps all the time. It's really gross. I have no idea how she thinks she's in a position to give me advice!

 

Anyway, this isn't helping you much. I think telling the person he's in training will help. In my case though, I guess I'm going to have to be up front next time we run into her, since the training excuse won't work with her. :( 

 

Good Luck!

[Ellen aka BeauBeau's Mom]

this one really hits home!  we have a lady in our building that everyone has dubbed "the dog whisperer".  She constantly is giving unsolicited advice about everybody's dog.  She even lifted her hand a few weeks ago to my little rescue, and I don't blame my little formerly abused pup for snapping at her, one little bit!  She didn't bite, but of course the nut case made a big deal out of it.  I shut her up when I said that if she lifts her hand to me, I will bite her too! LOL

 

[Charlene and Buster Dudley]

Ellen, I can't see your reply...............

 

what should I do?????