{"id":9140,"date":"2016-10-21T18:26:16","date_gmt":"2016-10-21T18:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idsunmedia.com\/?p=9140"},"modified":"2016-10-21T18:26:16","modified_gmt":"2016-10-21T18:26:16","slug":"through-the-eyes-of-a-dog-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2016\/10\/21\/through-the-eyes-of-a-dog-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Through The Eyes Of A Dog"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Dog Park<\/i><\/span><\/h2>\n
\"Bullying
Bullying behavior can often be mistaken for a friendly greeting. Photo by Fran Jewell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cOh, boy! We are going for a ride in the car. That always means something fun. I love running and playing. I especially like the river.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, boy! Here we are. Look at this big space for me to run. I hope Mom brought treats, too. It\u2019s so fun to play that \u2018come\u2019 game where she calls my name, and when I get to her she gives me treats. I love that game so much.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, no! What is happening? There are three dogs headed my way \u2013 all bigger than me. They are barking madly. Their hackles are up. What did I do to make them want to charge me? I am so afraid! What should I do? I don\u2019t know what to do. I am so afraid!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey just want to say hello,\u201d yells their owner.<\/p>\n

My mom says, \u201cPlease call your dogs. I have a puppy that is very afraid of your dogs barking and hackling at her.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re friendly!\u201d the other owner yells back.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not a friendly way for a dog to approach a puppy,\u201d Mom says.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, no! They are on top of me. I am going to roll on my back to let them know I am no threat. But wait. All three of them are on top of me. One is biting my neck. I am so scared. I think I might get killed. I am going to stand up and nip at them to make them go away. Leave me alone! PLEASE!!! LEAVE ME ALONE!!!!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, you sure have a nasty dog, lady!\u201c screams the other owner to my mom.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour dogs are obnoxious greeters and your dogs need to learn to come when they are called to avoid this. This is unacceptable. They are operating as a pack and see my puppy as prey. This could scar my puppy for life,\u201d my mom says.<\/p>\n

Encounters like this happen every day when dogs are allowed to run off leash. All dog owners want their dogs to have good experiences, especially here where there are so many places for our dogs to enjoy the outdoors. With this freedom and the beautiful surroundings comes a responsibility when we take our dogs with us.<\/p>\n

Please recognize social dog behavior and unsocial dog behavior. A dog that charges other dogs is not being friendly; it is bullying the other dog it is charging. Recognize that behavior for what it is and teach your dog to come when it is called BEFORE the bullying starts. Do not make excuses for your dog\u2019s behavior by calling it \u201cfriendly\u201d when it is not.<\/p>\n

When you have a puppy, the last place you want to go is where much larger dogs you do not know are allowed to run free. Puppies should be exposed to older dogs that have good manners with puppies. Not all older, larger dogs like puppies.<\/p>\n

If you are going to have a dog that you allow to run loose, be sure your dog DESERVES that freedom with good behavior so other dogs and PEOPLE are not injured in the process. Dog freedom is a privilege earned by good behavior, not a RIGHT. Take time to teach your dog right from wrong.<\/p>\n

Fran Jewell is an Idaho Press Club award-winning columnist, IAABC-certified dog behavior consultant, NADOI-certified instructor #1096 and the owner of Positive Puppy Dog Training, LLC, in Sun Valley. For more information, visit www.positivepuppy.com or call (208) 578-1565.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Dog Park \u201cOh, boy! We are going for a ride in the car. That always means something fun. I love running and playing. I especially like the river. \u201cOh, boy! Here we are. Look at this big space for me to run. I hope Mom brought treats, too. It\u2019s so fun to play that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9141,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","_pvb_checkbox_block_on_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,19],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-9140","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-commentary","8":"category-no-bones-about-it"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9140"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9140\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}