Anonymous #3 6d

yeah but cats tend to have better boundaries than dogs. when a dog isn't managed, they'll bark and jump on you and lick you and get all up in your space. cats are very rarely as disruptive or scary as a loose untrained dog.

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Anonymous #1 6d

right but the issue is that if you assume everyone is okay with your dog automatically and let them run up to and greet new people without asking first then people who are scared of dogs or even just don't want to be slobbered on or jumped on have to defend themselves and express the sentiment quickly and strongly enough that you will actually get your dog under control. plus the vast majority of dogs are only partially trained, if at all.

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Anonymous #4 6d

Thank you #4 you have explained this perfectly

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Anonymous #4 6d

Ok I disagree with the last part tho, I wouldn’t say majority of dogs aren’t trained

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Anonymous #4 5d

Exactly, my roommate assumes I’m totally fine with their dogs jumping on me / leaving dogs unattended when they’re not home and I have to tell them it’s actually not ok to do that

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Anonymous #3 5d

i didn't say the majority of dogs arent trained, i said the vast majority are only partially trained. most dogs are potty trained. many understand sit, come, down. most i've met are unreliable- they come if called & not distracted, they MAY sit/lay if told repeatedly. i've not met a single non-service dog without owners who are professional trainers who can actually heel, besides my GSD. a disturbing amt of large dogs do not consistently come when called, and jump on strangers to greet then.

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Anonymous #3 5d

most dogs are not reliably controlled off leash, a shocking number have almost zero recall ability when excited. most owners do not regularly maintain training of their dogs. i've met more dogs who arent able to sit on command more than 60% of the time than dogs that sit on command 95+% of the time.

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Anonymous #3 5d

my dog knows heel, sit, down, stay, come, orbit (circle around human), pressure (lay on human lap), speak, paw (and "other paw"), between (go between legs), hold (an item), drop it, quiet, & back. he's least reliable with drop it and quiet, bc they tend to come up when we're playing, which is when he's excited. he's one of the most obedient dogs i've met outside of service and show dogs, and even he isn't always obedient. esp around less strict ppl. most owners arent that strict

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