I’ve noticed an increasing amount of nervous puppy owners recently. Odie will bound over and play with a puppy, who is clearly have lots of fun in the way dogs do. The owner will be wringing their hands and murmuring about how they’re playing a bit rough and I’ll have to call Odie away, much to his and the puppy’s disappointment. 🤷♂️
I think there’s a lot of people who anthropomorphosise dogs a bit too much - they’re animals and they play like animals!
Conversely, I've got a dachshund who can't stand puppies and their wacky energy but who is always approached because he's small and cute so owners assume he'll be friendly to their puppy.
I think a lot of people just aren't very well educated on the body language of dogs.
I’ve noticed an increasing amount of nervous puppy owners recently. Odie will bound over and play with a puppy, who is clearly have lots of fun in the way dogs do. The owner will be wringing their hands and murmuring about how they’re playing a bit rough and I’ll have to call Odie away, much to his and the puppy’s disappointment. 🤷♂️
I think there’s a lot of people who anthropomorphosise dogs a bit too much - they’re animals and they play like animals!