Thank you! She's got the patience of a literal saint- sometimes we call her 'Buddha'. Heck, I would have reacted worse to the other dog!
Ours is a fairly dog-heavy town as well, but also very tourist heavy so the dogs have to be well socialized to put up with crowds of strangers. I always watch other dogs as much as I watch the people reacting, likewise if I can see Chill's getting overworked I step down a street I know will be quiet and we take a little time out/detour around the crowds.
Heelers <3 I'm all nosalgic now as well, one of my first ever dogs was a heeler. Fantastic dog. Chill's gentle mouth is semi-instinctual from the labrador half of her genes and semi-trained into her. I've done the same, roughoused since she was a pup and when she'd bite too hard [more my fault then hers] I'd let her know.
Very welcome, it's all I can do to share. Like the title, it all comes down to a lack of understanding ^v^
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Date: 2012-07-12 05:01 pm (UTC)Ours is a fairly dog-heavy town as well, but also very tourist heavy so the dogs have to be well socialized to put up with crowds of strangers. I always watch other dogs as much as I watch the people reacting, likewise if I can see Chill's getting overworked I step down a street I know will be quiet and we take a little time out/detour around the crowds.
Heelers <3 I'm all nosalgic now as well, one of my first ever dogs was a heeler. Fantastic dog. Chill's gentle mouth is semi-instinctual from the labrador half of her genes and semi-trained into her. I've done the same, roughoused since she was a pup and when she'd bite too hard [more my fault then hers] I'd let her know.
Very welcome, it's all I can do to share. Like the title, it all comes down to a lack of understanding ^v^