This pisses me off
I have a dog. He’s 10. He’s OK with other dogs - never approaches other dogs but is happy to say hello and has a few buddies that he’s happy to go on walks with, but he absolutely hates it when other dogs come running up and bounce all over him, get in his face, snap at his ears, etc, etc. He’ll put up with it for a bit but will then growl/bark at them if they persist.
I always ask dog owners to come and get their dog away from mine and 9 times out of 10 get the “but he’s just playing” “He’s just being friendly” response from them
This morning I was walking him when we were accosted by a big bouncy Labrador - bouncing about all over my dog, right in his face, trying to mount him, and generally being a massive nuisance. I shouted to the owner several times who just got quite defensive and did the usual “he’s just playing” crap while standing there like a lemon. I tried to shoo the other dog away and get between them, but it was so bloody insistent that it was impossible.
Anyway, I totally lost my rag, told the owner to get her bloody dog and if she couldn’t control it then she shouldn’t let it off the lead - just at the same time as my dog lost his rag and snapped at the other dog - didn’t bite or make any contact, just a sort of barky/fuck off snap in the general direction of the other dog.
Obviously, my dog is now the bad guy and I’m the worst owner in the world and my dog should be put to sleep.
I’m honestly so pissed off with my dog being put in this position. He doesn’t want to play, he just wants to go for a walk
We have a local dog owners FB group and this discussion comes up time and time again with the “he’s just playing” brigade clearly thinking it’s fine to let their dogs harass other dogs who are just minding their own business and I just can’t fathom it