Obedience in public places - Page 3

I train in parks, malls, stores, wherever. The distraction is useful. I used to take my old bitch INTO the mall, when she was young. Wearing a SV tracking harness, she looked "official," ie a service dog, so no one made an issue of it AND no one tried to pet her. Because she was aloof and not into greeting every Tom, Dick and Harry, there was no problem. My male is too friendly for anyone to think hes's a service dog. The pup is too exuberant to pass as a service dog, so mall parking lot is all we get. :-)

yea, I always get that too Cheryl.......

They are always amazed that the dogs can be off leash without taking off!    And yes that they'll actually stay when told to and come when told to.   All that herding comes in handy.   LOL   Once the leash is off the leash is off there.   And the leash is really only the first few times out, if that...You learn very quickly how to adjust without a leash.....

And actually staying in public is easy for Lexie in comparison to having to stay when the sheep are passing!   

I love going into Pet Smart with my dogs! :) especially when their young! All the people are amazed especially the ones taking the pet training course! GOT TO LOVE IT! :)

It's enough to drive a sane person nuts, isn't it, the way people don't respect other's space?  And the GSD is always blamed for the attack, too, even if he's not responsible.

Years ago, not long after my husband and I got together, we were working late at our feed mill making an order for the next day.  It was midnight, and my GSD had run of the 10000 square foot warehouse while we worked.  At midnight ,we were finished, and took a break on the rear loading dock of the place.  Behind our place was a vet clinic, typically closed up at that time of night, but for some reason, one of the vet techs and her hubby were there.  Prince jumped off the dock and went to investigate, and I heard him yelp, and he came tearing back inside, tail tucked.  THey were leaving by the time I made it outside...

The next day, Prince was accused of attacking one of their clients' dogs, and I told them if they could show me the bite marks, I'd consider taking them seriously.  The matter was dropped, but I wonder why the attitude toward the GSD?  My dog never bit anyone or anything (Besides a bunch of new chicks my mother had ordered, OOPS).  Why the fear? 

WHY THE IGNORANCE TOWARD THE BREED?  That's what I'd like to know...

Crys

Yes I take my dogs everywhere. I start them young in parking lots and when they have the ability to control themselves, they can move closer to crowds and inside stores. For traffic testing, I walk my dogs to the next town over the bridge that goes over the river seperating the 2 towns.

I'm amazed the question is asked...

We are expecting & want to take the hound pretty much where ever we go, so we go everywhere and ensure he is always on his best behaviour. In the evenings after his gallop across the fields I'll walk him to heel (sometimes off leash) through town & take him into the off-licence and make him sit and wait whilst I buy my beers, the good lady will take him into the bank and also make him sit & wait whilst she has a chat and gets her cash out.

When we walk through town on a Saturday morning and go to the butchers, bread shop, paper shop etc he has to remain outside, we don't tie him up, and wait for us. He'll remain settled even when other dogs pass and people and kids are rushing past - which is what he should do!

What is the purpose of obediance training if it's not for when in public places?

AandA

I have had several encounters in a public place where people have their dogs off the leash, usually little dogs who see my GSD and tear over to have a go at him, angry little fluff ball things that a GSD could kill with one snap, but trying to pull my boy away on the leash, the little snapper follows trying to bite his legs. By the time my boy is ready take this thing out in one bite, the owner rescues the fluff ball and say's "that's an aggressive GSD"???, blames me for his dog nearly getting eaten alive. You could imagine the publicity of a GSD killing a little fluffy lap dog, but some of these if having jaws large enough to do some damage, their violent temperament is out of control.

Rexy, the same happens to me. It's my job to keep my dogs safe, so I get some kickball practice with the fluffball before it gets to my dog. I'll take any blame before letting my dog, they can't euth me for kicking a dog but they could try, if my dog was left to his own devices to protect himslef. I put my dog in a sit or down stay and take care of any lose dogs myself, if I happen to get bit....well then that dogs owners will have to worry now, wont they? Take your dog out of the problem and put theirs at the front, where it belongs. I hate ill mannered dogs of any size and more small dog owners need to wake the hell up!