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**xqdrocherz** · 07-01-2012, 02:06 PM

That's a good point about other owners who argue with me. The two times I've had incidents with Amy, I've listened to the advice of the other dog owner instead of my gut. I'm a new dog owner so I thought maybe they know something I didn't. The first led to a fight with a standard poodle at the dog park (it was just my dog and I there after hours and the poodle came in. I wanted to take Amy out but the other owner wanted them to play and said he could handle anything that happened - STUPID of me). The second led to Amy nipping another dog's ear. They did a sniff greeting on leash and I felt she was getting too excited so I was pulling her away and the other owner said "oh it's ok, her tail is wagging still" and I listened. Stupid me.

I go with my gut now.

07-01-2012, 02:06 PM	#11
xqdrocherz Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 377 Senior Member	That's a good point about other owners who argue with me. The two times I've had incidents with Amy, I've listened to the advice of the other dog owner instead of my gut. I'm a new dog owner so I thought maybe they know something I didn't. The first led to a fight with a standard poodle at the dog park (it was just my dog and I there after hours and the poodle came in. I wanted to take Amy out but the other owner wanted them to play and said he could handle anything that happened - STUPID of me). The second led to Amy nipping another dog's ear. They did a sniff greeting on leash and I felt she was getting too excited so I was pulling her away and the other owner said "oh it's ok, her tail is wagging still" and I listened. Stupid me. I go with my gut now.
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