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From what you said in your first post though, you don't sound like you did give it the attention it was asking for to begin with, so it kept looking for it. As long as you're not downright cruel to the dog, I'm sure your friends wouldn't have minded you pushing it down from you. If it really is that terrible then I would suggest talking to your friends about it or just not going round if you hate it that much.
Not my problem. It's not up to me to keep my friends' dog amused.
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well I personally tell my dog to go and lie down when people come round, but tbh if they dont like the dog coming up to them, then they shouldnt really come round because this is the dogs home too.
I actually dont like visitors very much though. I certainly wouldnt go round someone elses house if they had a dog and i didnt like dogs. I think it would be rude to impose myself like that
My grandparents & aunt's dogs always jump up and bark. They do nothing to stop them either. (apart from shouting at them:rolleyes: )
Apart from when it's family, ours are always put in th dinning room or back garden.
Exactly. Unless you are severely allergic or have a terrible fear of dogs then why should I have to shut my dog up in its own home just because you don't like its personality?
Well clearly it is your problem, because you're getting so very pissed off because it wants to play with you and all you would need to do to stop it is just give it what it wants. Don't get pissed off with it just because you can't be bothered to give it 2 minutes of your time to keep it happy.
And? I did say "if you hate it that much". Respect goes two ways, you know, I will show respect for my guests if they show respect for my house and to my dog instead of treating it like shit on their shoe.
He's not saying that, he's saying he'd prefer it if the dog's owner actually exercised a bit of control over the dog, which isn't really too much to ask.
It's stupid to say that a visitor should have to give in to the demands of a friend's pet. Just because you are friends with someone doesn't mean you want to have their dog climb all over you like you're its latest play toy.
Most pet owners that I know of are pretty considerate with how they control their pets, especially around people who are bothered by them, or whatever.
For starngers, I always make sure she's controlled until I know how the stranger feels.
For mates and people who are familiar that I know don't have a fear of dogs, the responsibilty is theres.
If you don't like the attention from a dog there are two very simple answers. Either ask for owner to control it, or make it clear to the dog you arn't intrested. It's not rocket science.
Well why doens't he ask then?
It's not rocket science.
I don't know. That's what I'd do. But I'd also expect a dog owner to display a bit of sense, too.
I think you're being very unfair. Dogs are naturally exuberant sometimes, get over it.
Well if the owner still doesn't do anything about it after you explicitly said your not happy about it then do something yourself.
Assert yourself, push the dog away and shout no.
It's that simple.
If I wanted an exuberant dog jumping all over me I'll go and buy one.
OMG its not even your house that you want to dictate about the residents. Its like saying you hate kids therefore parents should send their kids to their room when you deicde you want to visit them.
If you dont like someones household, see them on neutral territory and if they ask why you dont want to go to their house, say its because you hate their jumpy dog. THAT is reasonable.
Now you're just being stupid.
If someone's dog (or child) greeted me as I walked in, I'd have no problem with that at all. But if either was still hassling me after I'd sat down and already expressed my feeling on the matter then THAT would not be unreasonable.
Are you not following the thread? I've already said the dog will not fucking leave me alone! So no, it does not 'get the hint'!
This is why I named the thread 'disobedient dogs'. This fucking mutt does what it wants. I'm telling it to get down and short of punching it in the face (only joking, I'd never do that to a dog) nothing I do makes it listen to me. All I get told is "he's just being friendly and he's young and very excitable".
Most of the reasonable dog owners I know keep their dogs under control when visitors enter. Just because a dog wants to do something doesn't mean it should get to do it.
I find it really strange to see dog owners expect people not used to dogs to know how to behave around their animals or do something like set boundaries! A bunch of owners don't even know how to do that with their own dogs.
ETA: It's probably a good idea to let the owner know if you're uncomfortable with their dogs behaviour though. If they response with the 'it's just being friendly' just press harder for them to put an end to it.
Again, it just seems odd to me to let your guest feel really uncomfortable (as in the case with disobedient dogs that won't leave you alone) or to even not have people come to your house because of a pet. If I had a guest scared of spiders, I wouldn't get out my pet tarantula and let it run all over them saying "don't worry it won't hurt you". But I suppose people who have dogs do often see their pet as a member of the family.
At the end of the day it's only an animal and don't think there's any harm in it, just tell the dog to away and most do.
Mind you a well trained dog wouldn't need to take a load of shit to get it to stop doing something.