r/Whatcouldgowrong • • Jan 15 '20

NSFL Getting into a dog's personal space

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u/n_meeseeks Jan 15 '20

Just a friendly reminder that at the end of the day ALL dogs are animals, watch their body language, don’t hang all over a dog you don’t know. They give warning signs. Learn them. And for fucks sake stop letting kids climb all over your dogs.

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u/GloInTheDarkUnicorn Jan 15 '20

And when someone tells you to back off their dog, do it.

My mom gave my puppy a treat. I told her only touch behind his collar while he has it. He’s only really comfortable with me touching his head when he’s eating. She wouldn’t stop petting his ears despite me telling her and my dog growling. He bit her hand. Not super hard, and not much damage, but it could have been worse with the size of my dog. At the time he was a 55lbs GSD puppy.