by LizzytheWolf » Thu Mar 08, 2018 9:02 am
I think all our hard work has paid off!
Justin is doing beautifully with commands and he loves going to the park and training during my free time. We went today and it was ok but one park-goer started an argument. He was talking to some people while his Chihuahua mix ran around off-leash barking at other dogs. She even nipped at them and pestered them. It is clearly posted on the park gates that all dogs must be on a leash or authorities will be contacted. When she came rushing up to Justin, I quickly put the extra slip lead I always carry during walks around her neck. I brought her to the owner who I informed about the park rules. He started screaming at me and asked why I didn't have a muzzle on my "dangerous dog". Just because Justin is a GSD mix people think he's evil. But as everyone who lives in my neighborhood and comes to this park knows, he's a big sweetheart. There are a lot of other people here on vacation or from the town next door and they often misunderstand my dog and other people's dogs here.
Justin sat patiently at our picnic spot while I tried calmly discussing the leash issue. This guy just didn't stop and kept insisting that Justin is "a vicious monster that needs to be chained and muzzled". I told him that if he didn't put a leash on his dog, I would call police to deal with him. I finally had enough and called them. When they arrived, He started lying and told them I had my dog off leash and that he had bit him. When asked where the wound was, he showed them a bandage he had on his leg ever since he arrived an hour or two after me and Justin. Upon examination of the leg, it was clearly not a dog bite and probably a burn wound.
The police finally left with him and animal control took the dog. We left a few minutes later, I was so mad, I had to leave. I'm still fuming because I hate people who assume Justin is evil.
Sorry about all the italics and underlines, I'm really really mad. Justin is obviously unfazed and we're cuddling right now after playing fetch in the field behind our house <3.
I have quit. Goodbye.
Profile pic is art of my GSD/Elkound mix, Justin. Credit to Kasezki on Deviantart.