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- A woman admits she can “scream” about a person pet to her dog without asking
- She said she is trying to train her young puppy, but people are often approaching and touching the dog – even when she asks them not to
- She detailed her story at a community forum, where several dog owners said they were commissioned with her situation
A woman admits she can ‘scream’ about a person to pets their dog without asking.
The woman shared her story in “Am I unreasonable?” Forums on the British-based community site Mosnet and explains that she owns a “very young and very family-friendly breed.”
“I’m spending her right now and doing first walks. I’ve had her breed before and I know that if not properly trained, they are a Sodding Nightmare (Bouncy, Bitey and Big),” she said.
The question? The original poster (OP) said that people continue to come to the puppy and pat her without asking – even when OP “said no.” She also said that people “not only approach her and touch her”, but sometimes even “encourages her to jump up.”
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“Dogs are not toys!” OP said, before I asked, “AIBU (am I unreasonable) to think that if it is clear that the owner does not want you to touch their dog, do you not touch the bloody dog?!”
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The vast majority of comments said OP has every right to feel frustrated by the situation – with many who say they have also experienced a similar phenomenon with their own dogs.
“Yanbu (you’re not unreasonable)! This F —— Hands with me all the time with me and my puppy,” said one person.
“I feel your pain,” added someone else. “It’s the dish combined with the great stupidity that really blows my mind. They will be lively in a few years if your dogs lung and jump up on them on a walk – because they have encouraged her. And (they say it is) your fault, even if you have done everything right.”
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However, some other comments said that they have personally never seen this type of behavior from others.
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“Really? I have a completely adorable (Cavelier King Charles Spaniel) and I am always asked before anyone touches, literally always,” said one person.
“I’ve always been asked first,” agreed to someone else.
One person said they believed the OPs Exercise technology May need some work.
“I was with you until you said that even when (people) pray (that pet your dog) is your answer” no. “Isn’t socialization all about getting your puppy to be … social?” They said.
