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Hello. I haven't posted for quite some time and never in this topic. But my pup is 9 months old now and LOVES agility. She is really good at it. We just came home from our 4th session and she has conquered all the obstacles. Her only handicap is me.
My question is, though, isn't there a 'ringside' standard of behavior? Some darling little yappy thing persisted in growling at my dog until my dog finally growled back. I immediately corrected her. I had no place to move away. The other dog's owner made some mewing sounds to 'correct' her dog.
I am concerned that the 'mean dobie' gets labeled when in fact, the gal with the snappy little dog should have made a major correction.
The instructor said to me on an aside that its good my dog 'gets used to it' now because if we ever competed (not on my bucket list - I do this for fun) she would get exposed to that all the time.......funny. My dog stopped as soon as I told her to do so. Not so the yappy dog and the lab in the class who was behaving obnoxiously, just not directed at us.
Is that for real? I do pursue this for my dog's entertainment more than mine but I'm not sure I'm going to do so if my dog doesn't feel safe and I'm losing the fun with worrying about others controlling their dogs.
Sorry for venting. Thanks for any input.
My question is, though, isn't there a 'ringside' standard of behavior? Some darling little yappy thing persisted in growling at my dog until my dog finally growled back. I immediately corrected her. I had no place to move away. The other dog's owner made some mewing sounds to 'correct' her dog.
I am concerned that the 'mean dobie' gets labeled when in fact, the gal with the snappy little dog should have made a major correction.
The instructor said to me on an aside that its good my dog 'gets used to it' now because if we ever competed (not on my bucket list - I do this for fun) she would get exposed to that all the time.......funny. My dog stopped as soon as I told her to do so. Not so the yappy dog and the lab in the class who was behaving obnoxiously, just not directed at us.
Is that for real? I do pursue this for my dog's entertainment more than mine but I'm not sure I'm going to do so if my dog doesn't feel safe and I'm losing the fun with worrying about others controlling their dogs.
Sorry for venting. Thanks for any input.