Hi Everyone, Sorry to be a pain on xmas eve, but yesterday we had to take Ozzie to the vets as he has a very swollen, red, gunky eye - turned out he's scratched it and has a small infection in it, but anyway I misjudged traffic so was 20 ish mins early, He was so well behaved for about 10 mins or so, until some women came in and started making a massive fuss of him, which is would of been fine, but once he is excited, it is so hard to calm him down especially when you can't really distract him because you are in the vets and have to just sit and wait and the women who was fussing him didn't really get the hint when I ask her to stop fussing him because he was getting over excited and he is now 28.6kg and 9 months old and extremely strong so I struggle to stop him now. So what I am wondering is, does anyone have or have used the lead sleeve or a vest? Or am I just over reacting? This does happen a lot really, which I understand, obviously he is a cute chocolate labrador puppy, but we can only be polite for so long. and I don't want to be that person who is grumpy with people for just fussing a puppy. We already have to stop people giving him treats or anything to eat as he has a wheat/grain allergy and a very sensitive stomach to anything new. I hope all that makes some sense Thanks for listening to me ranting. Katie
Re: Dog in Training Lead Sleeve or Vest Yes I have a couple of things for Penny. The first is a yellow 'i need space' bandana from Yellow Dog UK, and I also have a leash sleeve from Gizapaw that you can put different inserts in like 'in training' and 'do not touch'. I think they definitely make people think twice, or more likely to ask or speak to you before they touch.
Re: Dog in Training Lead Sleeve or Vest [quote author=Penny+Me link=topic=9229.msg132423#msg132423 date=1419446099] Yes I have a couple of things for Penny. The first is a yellow 'i need space' bandana from Yellow Dog UK, and I also have a leash sleeve from Gizapaw that you can put different inserts in like 'in training' and 'do not touch'. I think they definitely make people think twice, or more likely to ask or speak to you before they touch. [/quote] They sound like a great idea. Im gona get one for Bouncer with "I have lazer beam eyes" on it.
Re: Dog in Training Lead Sleeve or Vest Lauren's (Penny+me) idea us a good one Harley also has a wheat intolerance and a sensitive tummy. I am quite abrupt with people if they go to give her a test without asking me first. If they ask I always check what it is, if it's not suitable I give them one of my treats to give to her.
Re: Dog in Training Lead Sleeve or Vest [quote author=Penny+Me link=topic=9229.msg132423#msg132423 date=1419446099] I also have a leash sleeve from Gizapaw that you can put different inserts in like 'in training' and 'do not touch'. I think they definitely make people think twice, or more likely to ask or speak to you before they touch. [/quote] I had look at these but wasn't sure how effective they were, but will definitely be ordering one now. [quote author=Naya link=topic=9229.msg132466#msg132466 date=1419451804] Lauren's (Penny+me) idea us a good one Harley also has a wheat intolerance and a sensitive tummy. I am quite abrupt with people if they go to give her a test without asking me first. If they ask I always check what it is, if it's not suitable I give them one of my treats to give to her. [/quote] We have been also doing this, giving people our treats to him because he has allergies and most people are fine but some people I swear just think I'm making it up and just being mean. Including one lady who told me I was just being over protective and if he was in the wild how would he survive! I was so gob smacked I just didn't know what to say and just walked away called Ozzie to follow me. Luckily my OH wasn't with me as when I told him he wasn't happy! Katie
Re: Dog in Training Lead Sleeve or Vest [quote author=46heritageway link=topic=9229.msg132477#msg132477 date=1419453126] Including one lady who told me I was just being over protective and if he was in the wild how would he survive! [/quote] Easy. He would charm the pants of the nearest predator and, after having satisfied himself with belly rubs, would steal its food. Just like any lab would. People are mental. I've always known this, but since having mutts, it has extended into "people are mental towards my dogs".
Re: Dog in Training Lead Sleeve or Vest I have spent longer than I care to add up in vet's waiting rooms...and had some mad, mad, experiences in places where people can reasonable assume - since it is a vet's waiting room - that some dogs might be injured and owners of them might be trying to stop them jumping on other people and other dogs. (Arrghhhh......!!!!!!). Yellow harnesses, "give me space" stickers etc etc made no difference whatsoever - at least to us. People approach first and notice things like that later. In the end, I tried to get my dog into a corner, if I could, and stood in front of him and fed him - the food is a distraction. I tried all sorts of training techniques, and they definitely helped, and now he is older he does stay calm and in control. But when he was younger, in a pinch, just employing distraction techniques was best. I didn't do this in any other situation though. Anyone that wanted to get to my dog had to get by me first - my aim was to stay firm and polite (but be quick with my objection). The amount of times I heard "oh, isn't he good with other dogs then?". : : : One woman, at a hydro rehabilitation centre, actually chased me round my car as she tried to fuss my dog, and I tried to get him away from her....I ended up saying..well, I won't say what I said. : ;D
Re: Dog in Training Lead Sleeve or Vest To be fair, I'd never heard of the lead slips until joining this forum and, as much as I'm not one to just approach unknown dogs willy-nilly, I can appreciate why people wouldn't notice them or think twice about a bright flash on a lead. I think that, if you have a dog that can't be petted/fed for whatever reason, you have to, like Julie, be very assertive and be prepared to have people not liking your methods or reasoning.
