Bloody dogs

[DDJC]

James Herbert wrote a book called Fluke.... Unlike many of his other books, it isn't horror based. It has some great perspectives from a dog's point of view. In the book or another one I read at the same time, there were explanations why dogs bark so much.... One of which explained that dogs bark to warn of intrusions and threats... When folk walk towards them, they are warning their pack about the intrusion. When the person continues walking and goes past them, the dog thinks that it has done a good job of scaring off the intruder. They bark more and more if they are rewarded in any way for their warnings - such as the attention they get by the wishy washy "commands" given by some owners.

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There are books that adviser how to minimise dog yapping such as this one: https://pethelpful.com/dogs/little-dogs-bark-too-much#:~:text=Small dogs have to vocalize more to be noticed.&text=Small dogs are often rewarded,or bed, etc.).&text=Some small dogs are bred,schnauzers are a few examples.)

Matty, Fluke's a great book but i dont think it can be used as a reference book for dog bevaviour! Sorry to say, but it is only a story!

 

[MattR]

Matty, Fluke's a great book but i dont think it can be used as a reference book for dog bevaviour! Sorry to say, but it is only a story!

It isn't a reference book per se but it has some interesting observations which made a lot of sense when considering why some dogs bark so much.... Especially when combined with other dog behaviour books.

 

[DDJC]

It isn't a reference book per se but it has some interesting observations which made a lot of sense when considering why some dogs bark so much.... Especially when combined with other dog behaviour books.

( I know! I was just being typically obstreperous )

 

[Coastal Cruiser.]

Think I have come across more of other peoples kids that they cannot control than uncontrolled dogs!!

In Croatia a while back kids riding around the outside tables in the restaurant on bikes!!
They were German kids and parents didn’t say a word, even the waiter was trying to dodge them.

People who let kids run riot and let them run up to my dogs and grab hold of them wind me up.

Have come across some right nightmare kids/parents none more so than in the States

 

[DDJC]

Think I have come across more of other peoples kids that they cannot control than uncontrolled dogs!!

In Croatia a while back kids riding around the outside tables in the restaurant on bikes!!
They were German kids and parents didn’t say a word, even the waiter was trying to dodge them.

People who let kids run riot and let them run up to my dogs and grab hold of them wind me up.

Have come across some right nightmare kids/parents none more so than in the States

With you on this. Today a couple of vile spoiled German fat kids were explaining very loudly to my youngest that they wanted to go down the water slide together, which meant they jumped him in the queue.

#2 son is semi verbal and very placid but the parents did nothing. Its taken us five years to get him to understand queuing.

Screamy, entitled kids are are ghastly in any language.

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[Coastal Cruiser.]

With you on this. A couple of vile spoiled German fat kids were explaining very loudly to my youngest that they wanted to go down the water slide together, which meant they jumped him in the queue.

#2 son is semi verbal and very placid but the parents did nothing. Its taken us five years to get him to understand queuing.

Screamy, entitled kids are are ghastly in any language.

Still amazes me how many parents can just switch off while their kids run riot

 

[glastry]

Been suffering grandkids 24/7 for a week & two more weeks to go.
Went off on my own this afternoon found an expat pub a burger & 2 pints of Leo.

and you still had nobody to dance with?

 

[MarionK]

Sounds great until that one dog makes off with a couple of fingers. "She's not like that normally, you must have upset her"

I never offer my open hand to an unknown dog.

 

[EuroTrotters]

Walked to the pub tonight with friends, 2 hours sat in a beer garden listening to one dog barking.

I asked our friends could we leave before one of us strangled the dog owners

 

[DDJC]

I never offer my open hand to an unknown dog.

I never offer any part of my anatomy to any dog, at any time. Their teeth are designed to tear the flesh of other animals, not nibble daintily at the dandelions.

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