Do I say something now after being at a loss for words

[MrsCrabbyTree]

My apartment block has a secure glass front door. I could see a young neighbour and her 6 monthish puppy standing on the outer side of the door so after pushing the button that opens this door I stood back to wait for them to move to the side so I could exit while keeping social distancing. Neighbour sees me then unexpectedly commands the puppy to sit and stay in the middle of the exit. I was about to ask if she would move a few feet when puppy runs to me and starts jumping up so neighbour then has no option but to get very close to me to grab the excited pup.

I was so taken back that I didn't say anything. Now I'm in two minds whether or not to write a note mentioning 1) that Body Corp rules state that dogs must be either on a lead in communal areas or carried and 2) blocking the front door was inconsiderate especially now with SD guidelines.

It's unlikely this situation will happen again but her thoughtlessness has upset me a little. Stressful times atm aren't they?

Well I would have thought that most people would call a dog back to them, not just tell it to sit.

Or tell it to sit & make some move to get hold of it?

Unless I've read wrong she told it to sit, which it happened to do in the middle of the exit & then did nothing?

Obviously things can happen quickly, but dogs can learn to sit whilst on a lead or long line!

I was about to ask if she would move a few feet when puppy runs to me and starts jumping up
She told it to stop, but before OP even had time to speak, the dog jumped at her anyway, so the owner did not have any time to grab it.

What she should really have done, ideally, was shout "SNACK! SNACK!" and it would have come straight to her. But she's a new dog owner.

problem would not arise if the thing was on a lead. As all dogs should be at the moment (or indeed most of the time) unless there is no-one for miles.

I imagine this woman now realises that just because there's no-one there, that doesn't mean someone might not suddenly open the door.
Are people allowed to walk far in Australia?

I don't think she was training the dog. She was waiting for her friend who was walking up the footpath. Training a dog there wouldn't be good as it is close to the footpath and the street so a few distractions and plus she was blocking the front door.

A bit of info on the layout. The building has a largish lobby -glass all around. The lift 'announces' itself quite loudly which us residents find annoying. There is 15 feet from the lift to the front door (all visible) and then the front door itself slides open slowly. Doubt anyone could sneak up on anyone and suddenly open the door, unless you tend to daydream.

Oh heck - is this what the future looks like when 'normality' starts to tentatively resume? Everyone suspicious of everyone else they come close to? The last thing we need is retained paranoia - no one wins then. Our children need the confidence to go back to school, and we need to go back to work, and go shopping, as normally as we can do as soon as possible.

Jeez.. get over it already.
It upset that she didn’t move the dog away before you went out? Fuck sake

Do you say something now?
No. You roll your eyes, inwardly tut, and then carry on with your day.

Honestly, it was an accidental one time incident. People make mistakes. Puppies are learning and make mistakes.

Are you perfect all of the time? How would you feel if for every little incident that was your fault there was a note pushed through your door?

You are totally unreasonable and petty.

Sounds like it was a one off thing. Yes you are right these are stressful times, but I don't think your encounter was one of them!

To answer "are people allowed to walk far in Australia".

That would depend of which police are out and about. Sadly some of them unfortunately have been rather gungho. In reality we are supposed to stay in our own neighhood.

Opposite our building is a park where I used to go to sit and read in the sun. You can walk around the park, but sitting, even by yourself, risks an infringement. I miss the good old days of last month.

So she saw you and commanded the dog to sit, so the dog did,, which was in the middle of the exit Why couldn’t you walk around the sitting dog. I presumed the dog was asked to sit so you could walk around it.

The moment has passed to write a note, and would probably cause more problems then solving.

I guess you could report the dog for sitting, then ... if only he'd sit still long enough 😂

Get a life peeps

@littlemeitslyn Tell us all about some of the exciting things you do every day then...

What a great idea Flaskmaster!! Step over or around a dog that is not being still. I suggest you try doing that.
What? What do you think people who have dogs do? Maybe they fly around their houses? Don't be so ridiculous. Of course you can walk past a puppy FFS.