I can really start to understand how dogs think. Not yet completely, but Jelly is 5 months old and it's getting easier to know what troubles he is planning. I can usually cut him off at the pass.
But the humans I see out with their dogs, I just don't get. This morning I drove my daughter to school and took Jelly. There is a park off the main road where it's easy to stop on the way home. We go for a 20 or 30 minute walk.
Both yesterday and again today, I see other dog owners who just let their dogs off leash to do whatever.
Yesterday the woman's dog ran at least 50 yards to get up close to Jelly. Her dog did not listen at all. I kept turning around to keep myself between her dog and Jelly. It was some mix of a lab and some other really big dog.
Then today, some guy is walking two dogs. No leash. They only listened a little better than a teenager would.
What the heck?
Then just now, I'm walking Rainy around our neighborhood and some guy has a German Shepherd. I avoided him as much as possible. Told him to put his dog on a leash. He says "electronic leash." Which I looked up and it's a nicer term for "shock collar."
I try to be a good dog owner. Picking up poop etc. Each time I walk the opposite direction to remove myself and my dog from the situation.
But, I just don't understand. Are they right, that it's ok to not have your dog on a leash around other people and other dogs?
But the humans I see out with their dogs, I just don't get. This morning I drove my daughter to school and took Jelly. There is a park off the main road where it's easy to stop on the way home. We go for a 20 or 30 minute walk.
Both yesterday and again today, I see other dog owners who just let their dogs off leash to do whatever.
Yesterday the woman's dog ran at least 50 yards to get up close to Jelly. Her dog did not listen at all. I kept turning around to keep myself between her dog and Jelly. It was some mix of a lab and some other really big dog.
Then today, some guy is walking two dogs. No leash. They only listened a little better than a teenager would.
What the heck?
Then just now, I'm walking Rainy around our neighborhood and some guy has a German Shepherd. I avoided him as much as possible. Told him to put his dog on a leash. He says "electronic leash." Which I looked up and it's a nicer term for "shock collar."
I try to be a good dog owner. Picking up poop etc. Each time I walk the opposite direction to remove myself and my dog from the situation.
But, I just don't understand. Are they right, that it's ok to not have your dog on a leash around other people and other dogs?