Parent went mental at my Ddog!

[WesternAmy]

Can someone please tell me how Ddog was at fault here?! We were walking on a footpath close to our house earlier, and a woman was pushing her toddler along on a sort of bike thing.

As we were passing, the toddler dropped a cuddly toy. Ddog instinctively went to pick this up (it resembled a dog toy) and I stopped him.

The woman went mental, shouted at Ddog “NO, NO” and I hurried us away.

I can tell it has impacted him, he has been really subdued since which is not like him at all.

Am I wrong to think the woman should have had some restraint?

“Dlack of critical thinking skills”.

I'm going to use the term DMog going forward. 🤣
The only phrase for this thread is barking mad.

She was probably a MN hygiene freak about to have a seizure in case a molecule of dog lick entered her child’s system.

I can tell it has impacted him, he has been really subdued since which is not like him at all.

He is "subdued" - he will be re-running the whole embarrassing incident for YEARS, waking up at 2am remembering it and feeling a right ol' eejit

Priceless 😂

If it had been my toddler l would have been concerned,if a dog and a child go for a toy at the same time it can be very unfortunate - they are both acting on instinct.

I actually laughed out loud at this 😂

The woman did nothing wrong. No one wants a dog slobbering on their child's comforter. But perhaps you can train your dog not to pick things up from the ground unless specifically given permission to do so.
And I'm be worried if my dog couldn't cope with someone shouting no at them it's an animal not a baby

This

Not everyone wants dogs getting all over their things, and it was probably the toddlers favourite toy that she doesnt want covered in, at best slobber, at worst ripped up. She was probably worried

Did you tell him to leave it/look like you were making an effort to stop him going for it?

Believe it or not, not everyone loves dogs or wants them all over their things/in their space

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as the owner of two larger breeds (standard poodles) I can say, that while she maybe panicked a bit about her childs toy being slobbered on or ripped by a large dog (which labs are!) I wonder why your dog is not trained to "leave it" for anything that is not in their own garden or home. Mine would ignore a steak dinner left on a plate on the walkway. And I am NOT kidding. unless I say "take it" they will not even accept a treat from someone else. It is for their safety. You never know what some animal hater leaves out to harm an animal. Plus, dogs should be trained NEVER to jump on a childs toy! I think this comes down to a stressed out mum, and a not so well trained dog. Do better. For your dogs sake if no one elses.

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Thats you not knowing dogs….

I am pleased to report that Ddog appears much like his normal self again now- I’m sure the copious amounts of treats has helped!

Thanks to my fellow ddog lovers for their reassurance and support 😘

I’d say she was being ridiculous and OTT. And also shouting near your dog is going to make him nervous. Also shouting at a dog near a baby will make the baby scared of dogs.

No-one was at fault.

The dog didn't know it wasn't a dog toy, and the mother reasonably enough didn't want to have to go home and wash dog slobber off it, or, worse, find a replacement if it got torn to shreds.

Baby owners and dog owners often have conflicting concerns.

Completely agree with this.
Also your dog isn't subdued because of this. He's picking up on your feelings and knows something is up with you.

The language you are using here to describe a mother who was protecting her child from a dog whose behaviour she didn't know and couldn't predict is way out of proportion to the incident: "went mental ... shouted ... should have had some restraint ... most bizarre behaviour! ... Bloody crazy woman!"
Had your Dear Dog Most Gentlest Ever Labrador (which is a big dog) actually grabbed the toy what would you have done? Take it from his mouth and handed it back to child? The mother's response was rational in the circumstances. You are considering only the effect of this on your dog, who you now consider traumatised by the exchange. Seriously?

YABU

Woman did nothing wrong.

You need to control your dog better

these comments being next to one another made me laugh.. duality of woman and all that.

She did
She Gave it a command
It stopped
It didn't take the toy

Some people don’t like dogs are were probably scared your dog would touch it. Hopefully it means your dog will stay away from others.

Hopefully means your dog will stay well away from children and their toys from now on.

I think "Ddog" is sweet! And I once saw someone on here refer to "Dpony" which I also thought was really sweet!

OP, poor doggie being all subdued. He was yelled at and he's got no clue why. Dogs' hearing is so sensitive, she probably half-deafened him, not to mention giving him a nasty shock. Can you give him some extra treats and attention? Cuddles?

For the non-dog people, just because dogs can't talk, doesn't mean they don't have feelings just like we do. If someone shocked us by having a sudden, loud go at us for no reason, we'd be subdued too.

Hate to tell you Darling but not everyone loves your mutt. Your Mutt should not have been close enough to the child to be in reach of picking up the toy. Keep your animal away.

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