[h0ldem]

Ok so her dogs bark at yours and so you hate them? Are they remaining leashed? Is she allowing them to run up on your dog? You'd hate me and my dog too because he'll bark and growl at your dog.

[MontyP@thon]

There's a woman in my neighborhood with two absolute maniac jack russell terriers who flip out at almost every dog they see and REALLY have it out for Amy. Amy is usually pretty good about ignoring other dogs across the street, unless they get aggressive to her, but her reaction to these two dogs is terrible. She'll give a very high pitched anxious bark, scramble toward them, jump, lunge, etc. The hair on her back stands up and it takes several minutes for her to calm down after they're gone.

The JRTs' owner just screams at them when they start going crazy at Amy. She just stops and screams "STOP IT!!! I SAID STOP IT!" which clearly doesn't help. It's not just Amy they bark at but she doesn't handle it well. I can almost always control her reaction to other dogs, but not these two because they're so out of control.

To make it worse the woman has taken to shouting at me "you need to hide behind a car when we pass" which kind of flabbergasts me because it's HER dogs that start the mess every time.

And of course they're on flexi leashes too.

ARgh.

Rant over.

[leahjhburton]

Right as annoying as it may be she is keeping her dogs from yours and not allowing them to get near your dog. I think you should take this as a training time and try and regain your dogs focus on you.

I think you need to start getting your dog to remain under control when those dogs are near, its going to be hard but with time and training your dog will act better and maybe she will see how ridiculous her dogs are acting and try and fix it..

[h0ldem]

Pretty much! I didn't say it was rational. I just hate them because they get my dog all upset and stressed for a long time and I'm working really hard at training her. And they're well beyond normal reactive barking/growling. Actually it's more that the woman just stops and shrieks.

She's keeping control over them and they're not following through with their 'threats' so avoid them. Done and done.

[DJkillos]

So they are on Flexi Leashes all the time when this happens or they are off leash?
If they are off leash you should look up your city's by-laws to see when leash laws are in effect, and next time it happens report her on a non emergency line or find out the number specifically for your bylaw officers.

I live in a TINY town of 6,000 or less people and even we have leash laws that are enforced with a $150 fine.

Now if they are always on Flexi leashes next time it happens yell are her to retract her dogs and LOCK the leash. Maci walks on a flexi leash because that's what she came with when I got her, but I ALWAY pull her back and lock it up when people pass especially when they have dogs. And I do it WELL in advance... it's common courtesy.

Other than that all I can suggest is finding a different way to walk.

[MontyP@thon]

Ok so her dogs bark at yours and so you hate them? Are they remaining leashed? Is she allowing them to run up on your dog? You'd hate me and my dog too because he'll bark and growl at your dog.

Pretty much! I didn't say it was rational. I just hate them because they get my dog all upset and stressed for a long time and I'm working really hard at training her. And they're well beyond normal reactive barking/growling. Actually it's more that the woman just stops and shrieks.

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So they are on Flexi Leashes all the time when this happens or they are off leash?
If they are off leash you should look up your city's by-laws to see when leash laws are in effect, and next time it happens report her on a non emergency line or find out the number specifically for your bylaw officers.

I live in a TINY town of 6,000 or less people and even we have leash laws that are enforced with a $150 fine.

Now if they are always on Flexi leashes next time it happens yell are her to retract her dogs and LOCK the leash. Maci walks on a flexi leash because that's what she came with when I got her, but I ALWAY pull her back and lock it up when people pass especially when they have dogs. And I do it WELL in advance... it's common courtesy.

Other than that all I can suggest is finding a different way to walk.

They're on leashes, and I cross the street if I see them coming. I just don't like them. It was just a rant.

[MontyP@thon]

Right as annoying as it may be she is keeping her dogs from yours and not allowing them to get near your dog. I think you should take this as a training time and try and regain your dogs focus on you.

I think you need to start getting your dog to remain under control when those dogs are near, its going to be hard but with time and training your dog will act better and maybe she will see how ridiculous her dogs are acting and try and fix it..

I'm trying - if you have any tips I'm definitely interested. I've got her ignoring most other dogs but with these two all her training flies out the window and she goes into full freak-out panic mode.