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Got a long line? Good opportunity to practice recall if so. Plus did the owner mind? Personally (because it's not too long ago that Ada was a puppy), am quite happy if younger dogs want to interact with her - she'll tell them off (increasingly firmly) if they try and take her ball and the end result is the puppy is going to learn not to bother other dogs. Best thing I did when training her was chatting to some of the more competent professional dog walkers in the park and letting her get pinned down/put in line by a large pack of dogs when she got annoying.
But yes, in the end it is your responsibility if you don't have the recall yet.This does remind me that I never posted any updates on Ada since my initial new puppy excitement. She's turned out to be the best dog in the world.
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What’s the etiquette for when you go to a small park and where you want to let your dog off and run and maybe play and maybe interact with another dog, there’s someone there with a dog that isn’t / does t want to interact with others? I think “tough tits damo, find somewhere else”
This afternoon a fella was sat on a bench, getting some me time on his phone, throwing an occasional ball to his dog, who would fetch it and bring it back (I’m jealous), and then wait for a minute or two until it got its owners attention. Then the ball would get thrown again.
My dog was going nuts to play, tried got told to piss off by the other dog (fair enough). And I don’t have recall- which in writing that does tell me it’s my problem.
Properly frustrating, as there were time constraints around getting back to my desk and not being able to use the park either.