Why do dog owners think it’s acceptable for their wet dogs to jump at people ?

@Forlonhope Our dog gets fed twice a day with his own food, he doesn't expect human food (although I'm sure he would eat it if it was given to him) He usually has a good walk before we eat so he's happy to sit and watch the world go by whilst we have lunch. He usually goes to sleep, as he would at home. We will have to agree to disagree

AmberSpyglass

Is the water cold? Because the wet dog can come and shake all over me and cool me down!

? good idea

Is the water cold? Because the wet dog can come and shake all over me and cool me down!

anna7

I take my dog to a restaurant if there is an outside table. He sits quietly under the table and doesn't bother anyone. What's unhygienic about that! I'm another who doesn't understand all this dog hatred. I understand untrained dogs are a nuisance and that is down to the owner but most dogs I come across are lovely and bring a lot of pleasure to their owners.

I’m on the dog’s side here. I wouldn’t want to lie quietly under a table bored out of my head sniffing lovely aromas of food.

AGAA4

I have been jumped on and left with dirty paw marks on my clothes, almost knocked off my feet by a large dog and recently slobbered on when I was sitting on a bench. Even so I do love dogs but unable to have one.

I have got to know lots of dogs on my walks. Most are well behaved and crazy woman that I am I find myself talking to them as well as their person.

If I give a dog a treat they will remember that forever. My current favourite is a Romanian rescue dog whose owner, when we first met him, put him on a lead and we got talking. He now, with permission, bounds up to us and my on lead dog loves him. As do I. He’s not my kind of dog at all looking like a cross between a corgi and a Jack Russell but he’s actually a kind of Armenian sheepdog. I wouldn’t have given him a second glance in a kennels but he has turned out to be an extraordinary dog. I like other peoples well behaved dogs but it’s very rare that I fall in love with them but this one won has captured my heart. But to get back to the reason for this post I think responsible dog owners are as frustrated with irresponsible ones as non doggie people and I can only apologise for them.

Mandrake

It's irresponsible members of the public that have made it hard to train my dog. When she was a puppy I was teaching her not to jump up. Everyone, and I mean everyone, encouraged it because, "Oh, it's fine. You're so cute." She learned it was rewarded. It made me so mad and now I have a dog who tends to jump up.

Due to this sort of thing and not trusting other dogs, my dogs are always on lead in this kind of area. I use an extension lead I shorten if I see people or other dogs approaching, so I have control.

Thanks to members of the public who like to undermine training efforts, not!

Great post Mandrake! Puppies are cute but they can grow into undisciplined rascals. There should be some version of ‘dog in training’ harness for all puppies not just the assist dogs.

I have been jumped on and left with dirty paw marks on my clothes, almost knocked off my feet by a large dog and recently slobbered on when I was sitting on a bench. Even so I do love dogs but unable to have one.

I have got to know lots of dogs on my walks. Most are well behaved and crazy woman that I am I find myself talking to them as well as their person.

I couldn’t believe it when I visited Brighton beach yesterday how many dogs there were, masses of them all rushing about enthusiastically in all directions. As seems usual with dog owners they were either standing chatting to other dog owners or smiling whilst their “ fur baby “ shook itself on someone. The barking was really annoying too.
Our Green council seems to think this is O.K. but it did spoil an otherwise glorious visit to the beach.
If you don’t adore dogs avoid Brighton beach.

It's not hatred. I think guide dogs, assistance dogs, police dogs etc are wonderful.
It's the attitude of 'You're not a nice person if you don't like dogs' that gets to me.

Nanna8 the problem in the uk is the number of untrained off lead dogs. I’ve always been able to walk my young dogs off lead to help me work on obedience and recall. It’s becoming impossible. I meet people with 3-5 off lead dogs, racing about, owner having no recall.
We are heading for no off lead exercise for all dogs. A real shame but some people know so little about the needs of dogs and have a total lack of knowledge of responsible dog ownership. Eg see an on lead dog approaching, call your dog to walk to heel, or put its lead on

I take my dog to a restaurant if there is an outside table. He sits quietly under the table and doesn't bother anyone. What's unhygienic about that! I'm another who doesn't understand all this dog hatred. I understand untrained dogs are a nuisance and that is down to the owner but most dogs I come across are lovely and bring a lot of pleasure to their owners.

Surely if your clothes are soiled by a dog jumping up at you, you are entitled to demand the owner pays your laundry or dry-cleaning bill?

The only way irresponsible dog-owners are going to learn to behave more responsibly is if you take the legal steps you can in the country you are in.

In Denmark, where I live, this entails asking the owner for his name, adddress and insurance company, as his dog insurance covers this kind of nuisance. And of course, I could report him to the police as well for having insufficient control of his animal, and being in a place where dogs are forbidden, or forbidden to run loose.

I have not yet managed to work out from all these threads whether there are no regulations of this type in the UK, or whether they just are ignored.

Please enlighten me, I would genuinely like to know.

To compare dogs to children and grandchildren is completely ridiculous.

We have to pay an annual fee to own a dog and also a cat. I’ve has some lovely dogs over my lifetime but these days I wouldn’t want one because there are very few off-lead areas and they are not allowed to roam free at all. That is why so many misbehave - they are bored and frustrated and their owners just don’t get it.

Iam64

Folornhope - that’s not the life my dogs live

Nor mine. Threads like this just give the dog hating brigade (and it's always the same ones!) an excuse to go off on a rant. Imagine if they were speaking the same way about their precious children or grandchildren...

Skydancer

I just don’t get why anyone wants a dog at all. To have one in a house is disgusting. They descend from wolves, wild creatures. Germ-ridden and slobbering- I don’t even want to touch one.

And this is exactly why I prefer dogs to people. Give me a 'germ-ridden, slobbering' dog over most humans any day of the week. Hand on heart, with the exception of my closest family, I would save a dog over a human every time.

My nan used to tell us off for making a fuss when her dog was just "mouthing" us.
It ruddy hurt!

Mandrake, I know just what you mean. We had her trained whilst not allowed off the lead, but now we have to reinforce training every time we go out because of people who do want to pat and caress.
Currently, what works is the ‘lie down’ whistle command with reward. That means that anyone who comes over to play knows what they’re getting. But it’s hard work.

It's irresponsible members of the public that have made it hard to train my dog. When she was a puppy I was teaching her not to jump up. Everyone, and I mean everyone, encouraged it because, "Oh, it's fine. You're so cute." She learned it was rewarded. It made me so mad and now I have a dog who tends to jump up.

Due to this sort of thing and not trusting other dogs, my dogs are always on lead in this kind of area. I use an extension lead I shorten if I see people or other dogs approaching, so I have control.

Thanks to members of the public who like to undermine training efforts, not!

There seems to be an increase in the number of badly trained dogs in the UK judging by the posts on here and media reports. It's very sad that this is happening. For those of us who are dog lovers we enjoy the love and companionship of our pets. I agree that it's very unpleasant to have an unknown dog jumping at you, owners should have to attend basic training and care classes when they acquire a dog.
I too dislike the current trend of taking your dog everywhere you go. I don’t want a strange dog wandering up to me whilst I am eating or shopping. By the same token I don't want others to be upset by my dogs.
Dogs will settle perfectly well at home for a few hours whilst owners are shopping etc then they can enjoy a walk and the full attention of their owners when they return.

Aldom. With respect, people who don't like or are afraid of dogs don't feel that they are missing out at all.

Irresponsible owners wouldn’t get a licence. The cost of necessary checks woukd be prohibitive
Ban and close down puppy farms.
Greater oversight of breeding. Far too many people breeding any old spaniel to any poodle - result badly bred pups, poor health, poor temperament. All breeders should be inspected by their local council/ no more ‘hobby’ breeders wanting £10,000 for a litter from their ‘pet’. Many of these poor bitches being bred every season
Stop the importing of street dogs from parts of Europe. Many of these have survived on the streets and don’t cope with domestic lives. They run at any opportunity

Sorry will put hobby horse away

They let them jump up at you for the same reason they want them admitted to restaurants, allow them to bark at all hours of the day or night, let them off leads in the park and allow them to deposit waste anywhere. Selfish owners who think everyone should feel the same way about their pet as they do

Callistemon21

I think bringing back dog licences would be a good idea.

I think that would lead to a lot more dogs being abandoned

PS. I fully agree that animals should be controlled by their owners. A well trained, well behaved dog is a joy.