Dogs saying Hi to each other...

This article says a lot, and although it's more behavioural I hope it's Ok to post the link here due to some discussion on socialisation in another thread in this section, and - well, letting dogs say Hi to each other...


http://www.flyingdogpress.com/sayhi.html

Some very sensible points IMHO esp. in the Do's and Dont's:

Do respect your dog has a right to personal space; do carefully socialise; don't tell your dog off for telling others to get out of his space; don't expect your dog to like every dog he meets...and so on.

I wonder sometimes if we expect our dogs to just like every single dog? I don't, as I believe I'm realistic; although overall my dog is very friendly to dogs and people (and although a guarding/herding breed is also very people friendly due to being well socialised, pro actively, when a pup and continually since, as one should do with guarding breeds) I'm not concerned if she shows a dislike to one dog. Actually I can't think of that happening except when another dog has been overly aggressive to her, or else is another very dominant bitch, those are really the only times...

What do others think of the article? agree with it or disagree?

Wys
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Wys, a superb article. I read it with great interest and in particular loved the paragraph which stated..


It is an important question. To my way of thinking, a critical part of the relationships I have with my animals is this promise: "I will protect you." And to the best of my abilities, I do not violate this promise in any way.

Fudge is a very submissive dog and we often find her behind our legs. I feel justified in allowing her this space as she uses it to suss out her surroundings. She always lets other dogs approach her first and goes belly up. I was touched by the above statement made in the article.

Thanks for sharing.

Thats been a favorite article of mine for a long time. One of my pet peeves are socially inept dogs and their even more socially inept owners.

I take my duty to protect my dog very seriously.

wonderful and very informative.

will read through the whole site in time.

Thanks.

Glad you guys enjoyed it and I'm glad to hear that it makes sense to (some of) Dogsey members

I posted it as I said, because of another thread where I was surprised by some of the views, especially regarding aggression in canines, perceptions of what socialisation is etc.

As dog owners it's very important to understand about space, what is "rude" and what is not, how to advise people if asked to help, and of course how to protect and care for our own dogs.

Understanding about dogs means thinking like dogs in my view. At least, understanding them so that we can see things from their viewpoint.

I don't agree with everything Clothier writes but she is indeed spot on with many things canine and I respect this particular article immensely :smt001

Wys
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very interesting and very logical actually!

Thank you for posting this!

Alex
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A truly informative read.

I am an owner of an intolerant dog. He is fine with polite dog's but if he meet's a dog who 'look's at him funny' he will do all he can to sound tough!! and their owners look at me like I have the most aggressive dog in the world! ( he is also the same with stranger's who try to greet him in an over familiar way, and can you blame him??) Interestingly enough he is more tolerant if on a collar and lead and not his halti..

Massive help to me . I've just posted a thread titled Why doesnt jack like puppies? So thanks for that great article.

Great article

I never tell my dog off for having a grump, but with ref to the other thread I still firmly dont believe its ok for a dog to go for a full on attack because it was sniffed,