Well, not really it was a "puppy mouthing" (where they put something in their mouth but don't bite down) - luckily I know the difference but I'm sure 99% of the people out there don't.
On my lunch break I stopped by PetCo to get a new feeder for the chickens. I got what I wanted and went to the checkout. As I was standing there I felt something pushing on my back - it was a puppy. I don't know this puppy so I ignored it. Next thing I know the puppy mouths my hand. The other wasn't even paying attention.
Me (duh)
SDO - sucky dog owner
Me: Please watch and control your dog.
SDO: (annoyed) Dogs are allowed in here.
Me: Yes, but you still need to watch and control them. Most people wouldn't appreciate a strange dog jumping on them.
SDO: Then YOU need to watch out.
Me: Actually it is your responsibility to watch your dog when you bring her into public places like this. Not everyone else's. Your back was completely turned and you weren't even paying attention to her.
SDO: Well, it's not like she bit you.
Me: Technically she did.
SDO: She doesn't know how to bite people!
Me: Actually dogs, especially puppies, explore their world mainly with their mouth. This is one of the many reasons why puppies will put almost anything into their mouth. She jumped up on me, opened her mouth and moved her head so that my hand was in her mouth without me having to move it. While I understand that she's a puppy and is just mouthing, most people would call it a bite. Many other people would have management here and would have called the police by now. The last thing you want on your dog's record is that she bit someone as a puppy.
SDO: Are you a dog trainer?
Me: No but..
SDO: (interrupting) HA! You don't know anything.
Me: As I was saying, no but my wife has been a dog trainer for well over 20 years, is a certified CGC and STAR puppy evaluator, as well as a DVG and USA schutzhund evaluator, a long time breeder, as well as the vice president of a large service dog organization and was just hired by the state to study the coyote population and migration here. I'm the head of a nation-wide breed organization for the UKC and a board member for a national breed club for the AKC. I also work closely with the person who wrote THE book on German shepherds as well as canine hip displaysia. I also have done a lot of volunteer work for malinois rescue and I've also done some volunteer work for the local collie rescue.
SDO: (speechless - then storms off).
(The entire time she's letting her dog run anywhere in the leash's length)
I swear, some people don't even realize the first thing about responsible dog ownership.
On my lunch break I stopped by PetCo to get a new feeder for the chickens. I got what I wanted and went to the checkout. As I was standing there I felt something pushing on my back - it was a puppy. I don't know this puppy so I ignored it. Next thing I know the puppy mouths my hand. The other wasn't even paying attention.
Me (duh)
SDO - sucky dog owner
Me: Please watch and control your dog.
SDO: (annoyed) Dogs are allowed in here.
Me: Yes, but you still need to watch and control them. Most people wouldn't appreciate a strange dog jumping on them.
SDO: Then YOU need to watch out.
Me: Actually it is your responsibility to watch your dog when you bring her into public places like this. Not everyone else's. Your back was completely turned and you weren't even paying attention to her.
SDO: Well, it's not like she bit you.
Me: Technically she did.
SDO: She doesn't know how to bite people!
Me: Actually dogs, especially puppies, explore their world mainly with their mouth. This is one of the many reasons why puppies will put almost anything into their mouth. She jumped up on me, opened her mouth and moved her head so that my hand was in her mouth without me having to move it. While I understand that she's a puppy and is just mouthing, most people would call it a bite. Many other people would have management here and would have called the police by now. The last thing you want on your dog's record is that she bit someone as a puppy.
SDO: Are you a dog trainer?
Me: No but..
SDO: (interrupting) HA! You don't know anything.
Me: As I was saying, no but my wife has been a dog trainer for well over 20 years, is a certified CGC and STAR puppy evaluator, as well as a DVG and USA schutzhund evaluator, a long time breeder, as well as the vice president of a large service dog organization and was just hired by the state to study the coyote population and migration here. I'm the head of a nation-wide breed organization for the UKC and a board member for a national breed club for the AKC. I also work closely with the person who wrote THE book on German shepherds as well as canine hip displaysia. I also have done a lot of volunteer work for malinois rescue and I've also done some volunteer work for the local collie rescue.
SDO: (speechless - then storms off).
(The entire time she's letting her dog run anywhere in the leash's length)
I swear, some people don't even realize the first thing about responsible dog ownership.
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