I was taking my dog back home from the park following his evening walk, we passed a woman who was getting her child out of her car. As I was looking to cross the road, he’s went over to find out what was going on and I assume he poked her in the bum with his nose because she turned around and looked at me (rightfully) outraged for a half second until she realised it was my dog, and not me, who had just sexually harrassed her. All I could do was apologise and walk away redfaced. Sigh.
How have your canine friends helped you connect with your neighbours?
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The culprit in question looking very innocent and photogenic. Love that little pain in the arse.
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My dog can be aggressive. With me, I know what triggers him. But when in public itās always a gamble.
Itās always embarrassing when a sweet looking dog is approaching (and the neighbor is actually ok with interacting) and my dog seems like heās not gonna spazz out. Theyāre cool for about 5 seconds, when he tries to be āconfrontationalā. Iām like wow, that dog was being so friendly and you ruined it!
I always make sure to ask the owner if itās ok for us to approach. Iāve pretty much also stopped letting him interact with other dogs.
I was at a crowded event last summer, walking my dog between rows of jam-packed picknick benches… well, my dog decided she liked the look of one group, and jumped right up onto the bench!! Just smooshed in between these complete strangers, smiling at the whole table…..
Thankfully they all thought it was absolutely adorable, but I had an absolutely awkward time lifting her off of the bench while trying to avoid physical touch with unknown humans.
It’s worth noting I live abroad, and I’m still a little challenged at speaking the local language, so I couldn’t even really make small talk out of it… But looking back, (even though I was embarrassed at the time), it does make me appreciate how often my dog helps me transcend the language barrier with others, into little moments and memories that make me smile and feel like a part of the community.
Mine barks at every person and dog she meetsā¦sometimes birds and squirrels too. She sounds ferocious but sheās only 9#, so we meet many people just for the fact that she canāt let them pass without them knowing she is there and will protect her mamma at all costs!
I mean, if you were within 12ā of this woman, okay fine I can see how your dog head butted her without you noticing. But ā¦ why would you stand so close to a stranger? And if you were not that close, why did you not pay attention to your dog and keep by your side?
I happen to love dogs, Iād be thrilled to say hi. But not everyone feels that way. Donāt let your dog wander over to strangers!!!
My dog stares at people very intensely, I told her sheās nosy and some random person in their driveway said yes she is. She tried to grab a manās grocery bag in the crosswalk and run away, that was embarrassing. She tries to walk into any hotel or restaurant we pass. She sits in front of strangers who are eating and then gets confused why sheās not rewarded. Random people stop driving and tell me sheās cute. I talk to a lot of neighbors that mainly stop to see my dog not me.
Many years ago, I had a dog who nailed my neighbor in the crotch. I was mortified, Danny, my neighbor tried to play it off, but his face said it all.
My heart dog was raised by people who showed dogs(I got him after his show career, as a 5 year old). His handler was a man, and he loved men. He would follow random men that he saw while we were out on walks, and I had to explain what was up.
Mine pokes women on the back of their knees when they walk past him (heās afraid of men and children). Which is why Iām constantly loudly vocalising things like āTofu (his name) donāt sniff people without consentā, āTofu, let people use the street tooā, āTofu, you donāt own the roadā, āTofu, stop eating crap off the ground. This is why you get sick and complain laterā. Iām basically trying to absolve myself of the guilt I feel for being a poopy fur baby mom š«£
Related: my friends had a pod with bigggg fishies and I was maybe about 12, crouched down to view said feeesh and their JRT sneak attacked me and booped me on the bum – which gave me a shock – pitched forward, straght into the water. It wasn’t cool.
First though, “bet it’s a lab”
Nailed it.
We call those dogs Private Investigators
Before I moved houses there was the āneighborhood yellow labā. We knew which address was hers and where to send her home to if she wandered too far but she did like to escape.
I definitely interact with my neighbors more when I have my dog with me on a walk!
My lab was with me running the track and the first time he passed this nice looking woman, he got a pat on the head. The next lap was a pat on the back. The next lap he stuck his nose so deep into her butt. I mean the squeal was sharp. I apologized and told her āyou started by flirting. He just closed the dealā
My dog once ate an entire rotisserie chicken off my neighbor’s picnic table. We’re best friends now.
happens nearly every time I walk the dogs. The matron female assumes she should sniff other females she encounters. I just pretend to not notice.
I hate when my dog wants to get on the grass closer to someones apartment windows or patios. Making me look like a Peeping Tom š¤£š¤£š¤£