I took Eli to the park that I take him daily. Eli was still on leash as we entered the park. From the corner of my eye I saw a woman with three dogs, two doxies and a larger mix playing in the corner. We continued on our way when all of a sudden two of the dogs took off toward us. One doxie and the mixed dog. They had leashes on but were dragging them. The doxie launched at Eli and I was able to swing Eli around before contact was made. The woman wasn't even hurrying to get her dogs. She called, they ignored. Both attacked him, he was focused on me and the ball, he is a superior boy and it was the good fortune of these dogs that Eli has the temperament he has because he would have fully within his rights to respond in kind. Instead he just pranced over them as if they weren't even there. I stepped on one of the leash of the larger dog and kept blocking the little doxie. When the woman finally got to her dogs I said, "it's a good thing he is social, your dogs could really be hurt when you let them attack other dogs". She didn't say a word, not one word, not oops, or sorry or anything! She took the leashes and sauntered away. Eli and I walked to the other side of the park and I let him off leash, we played fetch, did some obedience. At one point I saw her running after her doxie who was coming towards us again but this time she got the leash.
I don't have to worry about Eli, he just doesn't respond, we have had a GSP do the same thing, two danes came over to us and mobbed him (not aggressively but still) and he just ignored. I swear when he is focused on the ball nothing can deter him. LOL. I couldn't help think about that woman and how reckless she was with her little dogs life. Do people not see what their dogs are? Do they not recognize aggression (the fur was standing straight up along the back of the doxie)? My neighbors in the old place had an aggressive lab and they always said "oh he just wants to play." Yeah, he wants to play my *ss. The ignorance regarding dog behavior is astounding sometimes. If those littles had attacked my GSD Brando, well, they might have been history, it would have been very sad indeed. I know I lucked out with Eli being so focused and good natured all in the same ball of wax. I just wish people would be more careful as so many things could be prevented. My co worker lost his dhihuahua on Thursday because his GSD killed it. The problem was the dogs had hated each other for years, the GSD was a rescue his wife got. They never addressed the issue, never trained and the dogs fought daily through the slider door and the fence (they had separate parts of the yard). Anyway just venting a bit and happy my dog is who he is.
I don't have to worry about Eli, he just doesn't respond, we have had a GSP do the same thing, two danes came over to us and mobbed him (not aggressively but still) and he just ignored. I swear when he is focused on the ball nothing can deter him. LOL. I couldn't help think about that woman and how reckless she was with her little dogs life. Do people not see what their dogs are? Do they not recognize aggression (the fur was standing straight up along the back of the doxie)? My neighbors in the old place had an aggressive lab and they always said "oh he just wants to play." Yeah, he wants to play my *ss. The ignorance regarding dog behavior is astounding sometimes. If those littles had attacked my GSD Brando, well, they might have been history, it would have been very sad indeed. I know I lucked out with Eli being so focused and good natured all in the same ball of wax. I just wish people would be more careful as so many things could be prevented. My co worker lost his dhihuahua on Thursday because his GSD killed it. The problem was the dogs had hated each other for years, the GSD was a rescue his wife got. They never addressed the issue, never trained and the dogs fought daily through the slider door and the fence (they had separate parts of the yard). Anyway just venting a bit and happy my dog is who he is.
