How do I stop dogs jumping at me (not mine)

[bigbadbernard]

I don't have a dog. I'm not scared of them but I don't like them jumping up at me or sticking their head in my crotch. I live in a heavily dog walked area and these things frequently happen.

Yesterday, a woman got very cross when I told to to control her dog please. She also said I was making it worse by my reaction, which was a stern voice saying no and stop, and a hand held out in a stop gesture.

What should I do to deter friendly but badly behaved dogs when the owner won't do so? This owner objected to my ask and said she'd leave the dog to annoy me, and did so.

Ignore them.

99% of time any engagement such as sticking out a hand or even saying ‘no’ to a dog not your own will end in excitement. Many dogs think any sort of attention is good attention. Separately sticking your hand out isn’t the best idea, as if the dog isn’t friendly…

She sounds difficult.

If you have time when you see a dog running towards you, turn your back to it. That may deter the jumping.

Yesterday’s woman had no business getting cross with you. It’s up to us as dog owners to train our dogs not to jump, or even approach people uninvited.

Wasn’t me though; my dog would walk past and ignore you even if you wanted to talk to her; she’s incredibly disinterested in people

Urgh she's not giving dog owners a good name is she?! Is this dog on a lead? Maybe one of those dreadful long ones that trip people up?

I would go out with a washing up liquid bottle washed out and full of cold water, and squirt the dog. Shame really, as it's not the dog's fault, it's the stupid feckless and bad owner.

I have two friends who train dogs, one trains guide dogs for the blind. Both of them advise turn your back and cross your arms, and totally ignore. I don’t suppose it can work 100%, but I have found it effective.

I hate this too. Sometimes turning your body to the side and dropping your eyes works - indicates to the dog you don't want to 'play'.

As other apps have said turning your back is a common tactic. But there will be some persistent dogs that then will see this as a challenge to get your attention!

Walking through the dog and not making eye contact is another option. They will always move out of the way.

id avoid trying to push them off with your hands as they will interpret that as your engaging with them.

very annoying when dog owners allow this as it gives the rest of us a bad name!!

Push it away with whilst saying “fuck off”. It did upset a neighbour, but tough shit, they should have kept their shitey dog under control.

Turn your back, or to the side and ignore. Any kind of engagement looks like play. Oddly I used to get jumped on a lot till we got a dog, it’s only happened once or twice in the last 6 years and they were excited puppies I wanted to say hi to.

the change is I now largely ignore other people’s dogs, so they don’t think I’m engaging or wanting to play, I’m concentrating on my own dog. Ignore them.

Don't talk to them or look at them - just turn your back/walk away and avoid eye contact.

The dog came up to me from behind repeatedly after I had passed and put paws on my bum when I didn't turn so I think it was persistent. I was ignoring it by then as the owner was clearly not going to do anything. It was not on a lead.

I also hate this.

Don't look at the dog. Put your hands across your chest and just keep walking. Try to turn your back as much as possible and stay quiet. Though you might need to shout 'can you call your dog please!' I actually did this today when a dog was running around me and my Grandson as we were trying to have a nice quiet picnic. It was off lead and the owner was calling it but it was just ignoring her. The dog was shoving it's head in my cool box and trying to grab the sandwich in my Grandsons hand. She did eventually get hold of it once I'd shouted at her to call it back. She then put it on a lead.

I do think if your dog doesn't have really good recall then you should absolutely not allow if off lead in a busy environment like a beach in the middle of the summer holidays!

My rescue is a bouncy jumper. He knows hes not to jump. If ive left him for couple hours, I simply ignore him. If hes been at his girlfriends for a holiday I have to keep turning my back on him til he sits. But the minute I praise he starts jumping again so we start again. I mean when he does actually sit and roll on his back hes weeing in excitement.

But with any dogs, I have always just turned my back, I have had to on a few occasions pinned dogs to the ground where its become apparent they were a bite risk. (Worked in a kennels).