I have not seen you in our park before, hopefully you have not been brought out by the sun, but simply walking at a different time to usual or have just acquired your rat/dog, in which case you can be forgiven for not knowing doggy walking etiquette. Let me help you out a little.
When someone is training their dog(s) to ignore other dogs it is helpful if you put your fucking phone away and at least attempt to control your rat/dog, rather than just grinning at it's incessant barking while you carry on chatting away.
You can spot someone who is training or attempting to train their dogs by many ways, they will probably have a clicker/and or treats. They will be looking at their dogs and interacting with them. They will probably be giving commands or throwing toys/balls for their dogs to retrieve.
It is also advisable that you do not let your rat/dog run to the end of it's extendable string and dive all over in-training dogs and their walker. I may have been training my dogs because they are dog-aggressive, for all you knew. Luckily for you this is not the case. I am training them to ignore other dogs because it is the polite and correct way to look after your dog. My own pup only barked because, fortunately she is not used to meeting dogs/rats owned by fuckwits and didn't quite know what to make of it. You might have noticed that she did stop barking once given the command to do so. You might want to consider teaching your dog/rat to do this. It is quite simple, a local trainer will be able to advise you on this. There are many classes at our local outdoors center. The next one starts in August.
Also while I may own dogs myself and I may have already been covered in mud, this does not mean that I don't mind other people's rats/dogs trying to climb up my trouser leg. I actually do not like this at all. Not because I am a 'miserable bitch' as you so eloquently put it, I simply find it rude and annoying.
It might help if you ditch the extendable string and invest in a dog lead, so you can properly control your dog without having to arse about with buttons. If you need a longer lead to practise recall, you can buy training leads at the local pet shop. Those extendable strings are quite dangerous and really have no place in dog training or walking.
I hope this helps you and your rat/dog.
Dear people with the pack of GSDs, your dogs are beautiful. I admire how well you have trained them all. Please take my dogs and train them for me
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DooinMeCleanin · 29/06/2011 11:23
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