Hello! I just have to get this out of my system, my daughter and I been sick for almost 2 weeks so we didn't get to walk anything with Millie really. I just been burning off her energy in our yard with balls and other games. But yesterday we were gonna take a short walk and she got so excited about it, on top of it my neighbor let her say hi to their 9year old Boston terrier (she was so good but got so excited). When we were gonna head home my other neighbor came with his son and grandchild. I said that Millie is way up above the excitement level and I don't think it's a good time to pet her due she gets very nibbly when she is tired. They persisted to say hi and boy... Such frustration since Millie kept on trying to jump and nibble, my neighbor gave me "that look" like I can't control my dog. Uff I felt so bad the whole evening about this and i hope they don't hate me now. Millie don't get to see much other people which we were gonna start practice with a friend of mine when we got sick. (My friend is gonna start walk with us with her stroller and child).
I'm a very "blunt" person. When I'm out and about with Stryker I have to carry him. I have tons of kids and people out and they all want to pet Stryker. I flat out tell them, "No, please do not pet my dog." I explain that he hasn't had all his shots and their hands are dirty. Let them get ugly with me because I don't really care how they feel. He is my (and I really hate saying it this way) personal "property" and I have power over who can pet my animals. Most of the adults but not all, abide by my rules and those who don't listen, I simply walk away and that's that. Don't feel bad because of what your neighbor might think. You have a personal duty to protect your animal and to avoid any mishaps because of the way the dog is feeling. If you inform them and they still ignore you and yet your animal nips at them it can be very bad for both parties involved. Just my personal opinion on the matter.
Don't worry @Millieboo, you told the neighbour that Mille was way above excitement level and they still persisted, so it is their problem not yours. Labs are strong dogs and quite hard to hold when excited, I think we all have problems at times! I hope you feel better by now, remember 'worse things happen at sea' and put it into perspective
Well at least she didn't bite them, she just want people in her mouth without putting any pressure. But since they all came towards her talking to her in a high pitch voice she got so excited (don't get why people do that). After a few minutes of her trying to jump them I told them to just stand and talk with me, thankfully they did and she laid down on the ground being calm so they could pet her. I think I will try to get people to do that in the future and see if she calms down then too (I need the practice on how to handle these situations too). When they are so excited and a bit tired it gets so hard to get them down to the obidient level. And I been reflecting over the situation the whole day on how I can make it more pleasant for everyone and not so stressful for my girl. I just hope other people we meet can respect what I say from the start. Millie is getting big and it's not easy to control a 25kg puppy lol.
