Barbara, that was a great post. More people should treat their dogs as if they
are assistance dogs. If you don't want your dog to jump, control it, as you
described is a great way. You can't let your dog run free and then get upset
when it jumps on someone, especially if you haven't trained it.
I don't allow company to even touch my dog unless she is at a sit and totally
under control. And sometimes not at all.
You can't just get a dog and expect it to know what to do, it takes lots and
lots of time and effort.
As for spritzing a dog in the face, being blind, my aim is terrible, so that
doesn't work for me. I'm amused by all the visual things you people do with
your dogs. I have to rely on voice and actions.
I use a command "leave it" translation "don't even think about doing it" a
softer version of "no." It gets the "no" when it does the dastardly deed.
I live in Buffalo where walking your little or big doggie off-leash is quite
normal, even though there are leash control laws. This makes it difficult for
me when I walk with my guide dog. I don't know why people have such aversions
to leashes and control.
-Cay-
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