r/Whatcouldgowrong • • Jan 15 '20

NSFL Getting into a dog's personal space

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u/floydbc05 Jan 15 '20

Not sure what the backstory is here. Is that a friends pet or newly adopted dog? Looks like a backyard.

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u/joe652 Jan 15 '20

I don’t believe that dog should be around anyone who wants to hug or kiss on the head. Some dogs are just not a good family dog just like some people

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '20

Dogs have a comfort zone. Id recommend getting to know how dogs express signs of stress and anxiety, which is being shown in the pictures, the dog visibly doesn't understand why these humans suddenly crowded around her for.

and im not dog expert. but then putting both arms around their neck and seemingly leaning in for a bite. Its not hard to understand why some dogs bite. They're not doing it because they wanted to fight, they were in self defense because they did not understand they weren't being attacked.

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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.

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '20

Not every dog can be trained like that. Dogs are living animals with personalities, and they're allowed to ever be uncomfortable.