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rhb
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No, it's a genuine question but I realise it might come across that I'm victim blaming which certainly isn't my intention.
I'm somebody who spends hours a day outside in London parks and who socialises with countless runners and triathletes who rarely have bad experiences with dogs. I was just curious to know if @rhb had a theory on why he seems to get the brunt of these irresponsible dog owners.
Our dog, Otto, has chased joggers on a couple of occasions but 99.9999% of the time doesn't even notice them. We have a theory why Otto reacted to just those two joggers..
.just wondered if @rhb had a similar theory.
For Otto, he seems to interpret very capable and fast runners with high knees as inviting him to play with them. He never notices plodders and joggers....only competent club runners and only in some circumstances.
Otto seems also to have a fear reaction to people wearing hoods at night for example. As a dog owner I have to take responsibility and compensate for this.
At no point did I intend to imply that rhb brings this on himself. Anybody should be able to go for a run without being approached or attacked by a dog. A dog owner should not allow it to happen. End of story.