Puppy jumping up whilst muddy

[PMDD]

I may well be unreasonable, but I can't help thinking the other man was unrealistic.

We live in a very rural area that has had a lot of rain. There are normal dog walking routes where I have been walking my 15 week old Labrador puppy. The routes are through fields and woods and streams.

We met a man who was also walking (without a dog) on our way home from an hour walk whilst in a field. My puppy was wet and muddy. She jumped up at the man, who in turn shouted at me.

I said sorry but afterwards thought, well you are walking in a field in a very rural area.

Yabu!

How funny!

I must remember to let my dog jump at people when she's next muddy (in approx half hour) because "duh that's to be expected". I'm sure they won't mind, she only hits mid shin on most people when on her back legs. Muddy shins are fine, right?

there are two choices when you own a dog - control it with training and lead, or shoot it. It is that simple.

it is a lower life form and doesn't think. That's your job. Dogs greet each other nose to nose, it was trying to do the same with the person.

the chap no doubt wore the appropriate footwear. He was not expecting to be covered in mud by your out of control animal. As I wasn't when I sat down to eat a sandwich in a park and somebody's yappy thing went for it. I didn't get an apology either.

if the dog does it again don't blame the person who kicks it. Or the other dog that bites it.

YABU, I don't dislike dogs but I've found myself more wary around them recently.

Particularly larger breeds, a couple of months ago when I was 7 1/2 months pregnant I was walking and there was a doberman cross (not entirely sure what crossed with but it was big!). The dog was off the lead and it bounded over at me and was barking. I turned my back (I don't know if this was silly, maybe a dog owner could set me straight!) and it jumped up and slammed into me with the paws. The weight, force and speed combined pushed me forward and I fell onto my hands. Luckily everything was ok but it left me crying (silly maybe), the dog owner's response...."I'm training it" as he scurried off, didn't even help me up or wait to see if I was ok. So I'm probably very biased now about dogs off of leads.

YABU. And an hour is far too long for a 15 week old puppy.

I sympathise.

I have an 18 week old Labrador x Collie Puppy. She jumps up at most people.. muddy or not. We are teaching her not to but she is generally an excitable puppy, those that ignore her get jumped on more.

I walk her off the lead mostly, her re call is good but if she sees a dog out walking and I do not see it first, she is off to say hello… I am trying really hard but its near on impossible if I do not catch her attention and get her to sit prior. I then when on lead ok with people if its ok to "say hello" and then I have to put her back on the lead in order for her not to follow the other dogs home!!

Most people don't mind, and I always make a serious effort to stop her, apologise and they always say don't worry, but I still find it incredibly embarrassing because I do know how annoying it is! She is my first dog and its a learning curve!

I think keep teaching your puppy, pop her on the lead if you catch it in time, and if not apologise profusely… its all we can do!!

Oh dear, I remember a few years ago when my own lab puppy (now a gorgeous cuddly monster) got very muddy in the woods and jumped up at a man wearing white trousers and he was on a lead! Luckily he found it funny and said that it was his own stupid fault for wearing white trousers in a wood where he knew dogs were walked!

Also luckily my dogs learnt quickly not to jump up - I have a lab and a newfoundland - neither of which you particularly want landing on you.

I love dogs. Probably more than most humans, and I'm always happy to talk to them, but there are certain times - like when I'm dressed for work, when I'd rather not have them jump up on me.

You need to keep plugging away with the training because I'm afraid that things like this just give the dog-haters bait. Sorry.

Oh and I also agree that an hour's walk is far too long for a pup and they really should be on the lead at that age as well.

YABU my dog soon learnt that jumping up received no attention and so he hasn't done it from a very young age around 12-14 weeks I think. You clearly aren't doing enough training.

I am a dog owner - I own 3 myself.
YOU have chosen to have a dog. Other people haven't made that choice. Why should some bloke on a walk have to put up with your dog?

There is NOTHING more irritating going somewhere and having to put up with someone's "darling dog" with no manners because they don't see the problem.

Owner of 2 not particularly well behaved labs here, but I'm afraid YABU.

Puppies aren't very mannerly I suppose - but then you do know that, and if it was me I would be anticipating that sort of behaviour from my puppy and leashing him/ her before (s)he got near enough to someone else to jump up all over them - sorry.

YABU
I love dogs but have to accept that not everyone else does, and some people are afraid of them.
You just need to put your puppy on the lead when you encounter other walkers until you have trained her fully

Puppies do jump up until educated otherwise. Surely you realise that and would have the good sense to keep it under close control so it can't.

I would have been seriously hacked off. If I am on a road, I expect other people to control their cars, not say 'you were on a road, what did you expect?' when they veer into me because they can't be bothered to steer.

why are you letting your pupp jump up on people maybe the guy was just walking home and didnt want puppy all over him not everybody loves your dog as much as you do, apologise every time she does it to anybody then people will be nicer about it,

YABU you need to train your pup.

And an hour is a very long for a lab that age. You do need to build their walks up gradually over time so that you dont damage their growth plates. It takes 12-16 ish months for the plates to mature and harden so I would be careful.