I am going to stop apologising for my dog.

[littlewhitebag]

I have been coming on this site for a little while now and find myself continually apologising for my dog as there are loads of people here who have very reactive dogs and my dog is the very opposite. I am starting to feel bad about all my apologising as my dog is lovely and i work very hard in training her.

I am now and forevermore going to celebrate my mad, bouncy, over friendly, zero recall labrador puppy. I will also appreciate that there are many of you out there who may get exasperated with dogs like mine but there are many different dogs out there just as there are many different people.

I will continue to take her to obedience classes (have just signed up for a further 10 week set) but i don't think i am ever going to change her personality and her love of every other dog that ever walked the earth.

I just hope you will all be understanding and tolerant of my dogs foibles in the same way as i will be understanding and tolerant of your dogs.

It's a bit of a pain. My JRT is 21 months old and the most bounciest, yappiest dog I've met but she's great!!! I feel obliged to apologise when she starts. She isn't aggressive and has lots of love to give. Her recall isn't great but think that's a terrier thing.

she sounds cute

isn't the point about zero recall bouncy dogs that they might get bitten though and learn the hard way to be a bit more wary? i don't hang out here but we've had plenty of bouncy labs and you do have to watch out for them until they learn dog language.