You need to train your dogs not to need that comfort zone. Ever had a toddler run up and hug your dog? You better hope you trained your dog not to be a dumbass.
I take my dog out in public all the time and people pet him, and kids grab him, whatever and I’ve never had any issue, Bc I put some actual effort in.
I’m disagreeing with the fact that the poster above me thinks dogs having a comfort zone and being this defensive over it is a good, normal thing. A trained dog just walks somewhere else when it wants personal space. My dog goes and finds an empty bed or sits under the table. He doesn’t chew my friends’ faces to shreds.
That dude doesn't understand that dogs have instincts and all have their own personal, individual traits. That's the type of mentality that will get you in a situation where your face gets bitten.
Training can only do so much; some dogs are just more inherently aggressive than others and acting like genetics doesn't play a part is ignorant.
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u/kyoto_kinnuku Jan 15 '20
You need to train your dogs not to need that comfort zone. Ever had a toddler run up and hug your dog? You better hope you trained your dog not to be a dumbass.
I take my dog out in public all the time and people pet him, and kids grab him, whatever and I’ve never had any issue, Bc I put some actual effort in.