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Old October 19th, 2004, 01:59 PM
sammiec sammiec is offline
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Meeting strange dogs on a regular basis in a CONTROLLED environment sure! But at a dog park? It's organized chaos!! There's NO control in those parks, as much as you would like to believe that you have control over your dog, they are dogs!!! Once a fight is engaged they will fight! No voice commands will stop that! My dog is in socialized experiences EVERYDAY - just getting on and off the elevator is a start!!! These dogs do NOT need to be in uncontrolled environments to learn body language from another dog...

ADDED: Can you please provide a link to where you found that information on goodpooch.com, I am having a difficult time finding it...

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Originally Posted by Dukieboy
Just one opinion...

Other dogs. We already know that responsible dog owners actively maintain well-socialized dogs, meaning they give their dogs socialization experiences on a regular basis. So, there is no concern about responsibly owned dogs being too assertive or frightened when around other dogs. A well-socialized dog knows how to interact with dogs of all temperaments. If another dog is too rough, they know to extricate themselves. If another dog is submissive, they know to play more gently. Really responsible dog owners are aware that they must take an active role in ensuring their dogs meet others of all temperament types. It just won’’t do, only allowing one’’s dog to play with dogs one knows well. Dogs need to learn dog language from other dogs, not humans. That means meeting strange dogs on a regular basis.
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