this post was submitted on 23 Oct 2024
50 points (90.3% liked)
Rant
19 readers
1 users here now
Are you tired, angry, annoyed or just want to bitch about your day? Do it here !
founded 11 months ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Just ignore them and keep the focus on what you're doing. If your dog respects you, they'll follow your lead.
Your dog can feel your energy. If you start getting worked up at the sight of an unleashed dog, yours is far more likely to get anxious and react.
I'm getting downvoted for not taking responsibility for other dog owners' lack of control. Cool.
If my dog is off the leash and under control, your dog is your problem, not mine.
Yeah unless they have anxiety and leash aggression. Some dogs have PTSD from stuff that happened before you got them. Staying calm only does so much.
That's still not the unleashed dog/owners problem.
Your dog doesn't think "That dog's offa leash! I go chase!"
They're going to react regardless.
Okay, but you somehow missed the part where my dog is under control and not interacting with your dog.
My dude, you are just doing Main Character Syndrom... 'Yea other people suck, but what if I was doing it but like in a slightly different way?!"
No. No you're NOT special. Stop it. You're merely trying to inject yourself while removing peoples' specific complaints from the scenario.
This isn't about you or your well behaved dog. This is about how it's irresponsible towards others. You know others? People besides you? They actually exist.