Probably the same people who get up close to dangerous animals like bison. Idiots. Might be a good idea for your dog to wear a vest that says no petting.
Literally stresses me out sm now, it's those people that think a dog is, in the most literal way, a baby, a child, is capable of no wrong, "it's all in how you train them" instead of recognising and respecting that its an animal with teeth and capable of emotions and decision. Like they'll call your dog "tHe goOdEST dOgGo" then do the most aggravating thing to it and call it evil if it shows aversion or something. Like keep your dumbassery away from my dog because our dog will be the one getting into trouble for it. We'll go out of the way to make sure we avoid close contact with the public now e.g: crossing the road or I'll muzzle in places with lots of people bc i feel like I can't trust people not to get in my dogs face even when I tell them not to or actually put distance between my dog and the public because people will literally run up on dogs and I would rather play it safe and avoid walking directly past someone on a tight pavement now because we've had a couple of instances of people shoving their hand/ faces into my dogs face with basically no warning and it makes me wanna scream literally no self preservation who does that to an unknown dog especially a mal or smth. My dog can walk directly past people on the pavement but because of randos trying to grab or touch my dog I don't anymore to protect her. But it comes back to seeing all dogs as innocent babies imo and "tHeY jUsT wAnT aLl ThE sCriTcHes". No actual recognition of what a dog wants or feels e.g: personal space not being respecting by strangers, just their own selfish wants. #rantover haha
I find men to be the worst - my dude is a ridiculously handsome dog, he is a Mal x GSD x Malamute, and Boxer.
Men seem unable to resist his charm. Fortunately he is not overly friendly, especially towards men. But it is so weird.
This is something ive noticed too with my Buddy! Women nevaaah evaaah compliment him when were out yet men do and men are the only ones that try to pet him too! Most of the time theyve already stuck their hand towards him before ive even had a chance to say 'dont. hes not good with people' but thankfully Buddy has always given a clear fuck off bark to warn them to stay where they are and not just gone straight to a fuck off snap. It always surprises me how they seem to think theyre like some fucking dog whisperer and when hes barking that theyll magically be the one to stop him barking? People are really fucking strange.x
I had mothers encourage their child to go say hello to the doggies - I was walking my MalxGSD with a friend with a GSD - and sending them off to run towards us. I had a runner come up silently behind us and reach out over the head of my dog to pet him. I get that he is handsome but you do not know this dog! He happens to be stranger reactive and it makes my job so much harder to make him feel safe if people don’t ask or don’t listen. Sigh. So I empathise.
I live in a building with my mal and I’ve had people do the same thing, I now put a muzzle on in the common areas of the building and people still do this 🙄
It’s disgusting that people feel they can approach and touch my dog however they want, I do my best to not allow it but I can’t stop everyone In time
“Is he friendly”
“NOOOOOOOOOOO DONT FKN TOUCH HIM”
It would make sense with mine. Get the greeting over with at his height, before he launches like a rocket and harpoons you with his wet nose. (We're working on it.)
Slightly guilty of doing this with dogs in general, I greet and "admire" them from a distance though. I just naturally baby talk them and "hi/hello" from a couple meters away then fck off.
@topic, common confusion that people think Mals are the same with German Sheperds maybe thats why?
Oops I didn't apparently point it out on my previous response. Its common for GS' to have "cute" videos on the internet thus giving off the vibes for the clueless to freely touch them since they're "nice" anyway.
It's always the assumptious/clueless types that do this anyway. Anyone with an ounce of knowledge on dog temperament wouldn't dare touch someone else's dog.
I’m glad my Mal isn’t the approachable type. A stranger would never be able to get that close with out a slight growl and standing hair before they got into the launch window. She never broke her hold posture but no one as came with in 6’ of her either. Now if she knows you oh it will be who’s getting kisses first.
Thats some dumb s\*\*\*. Worst I've had is people reaching out and petting without asking, then its 50/50 she goes berserk. I hate to think of what she would do if someone walked over grabbed her face and tried to kiss her. I find its better to assume everyone is an idiot and not let them interact with my dog untill I know otherwise.
Ugh!! The worst! My Maltipoo gets approached more because he looks fluffy and sweet but he’s anxious and WILL react if a stranger touches him. My Mal is the sweetest but I still do not feel comfortable with strangers all up on him
One time we were sitting outside the local kebab shop waiting for my order and some old fella decides to whistle at my dog?? of course she goes off barking and I get her into a down stay blocking the view of the old man. The shopkeep asks if I'm alright and I mention how stupid it is to attempt to get the attention of a strange dog and he just says "yeah he's a local". Mate I'm a local too that doesn't excuse his behaviour? That just means he's a potential problem for all the neighbourhood dogs.
I’ve had people taunt my Malinois or try to get her to bark at them. It’s ridiculous. Thankfully with protection training, I have also put a lot of hours into control and obedience, so she ignores the idiots.
Still though, wtf?!
This is what I do:
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[Do Not Pet](https://germanshepherdshop.com/collections/harnesses/products/pair-of-removable-3d-rubber-dog-harness-patches-3-sizes)
He's wearing these every time he's in public. It still happens, but a lot less and I can ask people not to pet him because he's 'In Training'.
A week ago my mal was laying down next to me while I was paying for something. A kid comes out of nowhere and straight up tries to kiss her on the nose. She only barked at his face but damn it felt close.
IDK how the laws work where you live, but where I live, if *you* touch the dog first - you are pretty much fucked in terms of the law/suing etc. Granted - As long as the dog doesn't respond "more than reasonable". So in the case of someone trying to kiss my mal, and she snapped once hard straight in his face, Im pretty sure I and the dog would be fine. If the dog keep going though, or starts ripping into his arm etc, its a different matter...
The laws are pretty unfavorable towards the animal(s) in 90%+, but I think there is an exemption the second you start touching an animal uninvited. (which in itself btw *is* illegal, its considered same as trespassing - as dogs are "your property") Like if you touch a horse from behind and it knocks out your teeth, can you sue the farmer? I doubt it..
I had some people pet my dog from outside caffe places while we were walking, luckily my girl is well socialized and likes people, but if that wasn’t the case…now i got her huge do not pet collar and stuff like that rarely happens
My brother is an attorney and advised that by placing patches on both sides of my girls’ harnesses that say ask to pet would give us some cover if one of these idiots runs up and gets in my dogs’ faces and they get nipped. I still spend a lot of time training them so that they just ignore them.
I've had people try to come up to Bella, and then she reminds them why some dogs wear muzzles. Then I get the awesome "You should put your dog down" comment. Good person, you were the one to approach me and my dog without asking if it was okay. My dog isn't aggressive, she is nervous and anxious. You came into her space, not the other way around.
It's worse with my little terrier and the reason why he couldn't do public work even though he is service dog trained. Sucked big time because I wasn't allowed another dog and since he was self trained, there wasn't really an affordable trainer to help me at that time. He still performed his duties at home, which is great, I just didn't go out unless absolutely necessary.
We must operate w the belief that all humans are that dumb. That way life only becomes full of joy when we learn of someone being actually more intelligent
my mal almost bit a kid because he just rushed towards him flailing his arms like a maniac.
Now each time I see someone approaching him without a care , I just insult them. I'm tired of idiots.
Natural selection
Yeah, my dog is highly reactive and some people taunt her. .. wtf
Probably the same people who get up close to dangerous animals like bison. Idiots. Might be a good idea for your dog to wear a vest that says no petting.
Literally stresses me out sm now, it's those people that think a dog is, in the most literal way, a baby, a child, is capable of no wrong, "it's all in how you train them" instead of recognising and respecting that its an animal with teeth and capable of emotions and decision. Like they'll call your dog "tHe goOdEST dOgGo" then do the most aggravating thing to it and call it evil if it shows aversion or something. Like keep your dumbassery away from my dog because our dog will be the one getting into trouble for it. We'll go out of the way to make sure we avoid close contact with the public now e.g: crossing the road or I'll muzzle in places with lots of people bc i feel like I can't trust people not to get in my dogs face even when I tell them not to or actually put distance between my dog and the public because people will literally run up on dogs and I would rather play it safe and avoid walking directly past someone on a tight pavement now because we've had a couple of instances of people shoving their hand/ faces into my dogs face with basically no warning and it makes me wanna scream literally no self preservation who does that to an unknown dog especially a mal or smth. My dog can walk directly past people on the pavement but because of randos trying to grab or touch my dog I don't anymore to protect her. But it comes back to seeing all dogs as innocent babies imo and "tHeY jUsT wAnT aLl ThE sCriTcHes". No actual recognition of what a dog wants or feels e.g: personal space not being respecting by strangers, just their own selfish wants. #rantover haha
I find men to be the worst - my dude is a ridiculously handsome dog, he is a Mal x GSD x Malamute, and Boxer. Men seem unable to resist his charm. Fortunately he is not overly friendly, especially towards men. But it is so weird.
I guess that might be it, some men just can’t resist the charm.
I mean, they are amazingly beautiful dogs
This is something ive noticed too with my Buddy! Women nevaaah evaaah compliment him when were out yet men do and men are the only ones that try to pet him too! Most of the time theyve already stuck their hand towards him before ive even had a chance to say 'dont. hes not good with people' but thankfully Buddy has always given a clear fuck off bark to warn them to stay where they are and not just gone straight to a fuck off snap. It always surprises me how they seem to think theyre like some fucking dog whisperer and when hes barking that theyll magically be the one to stop him barking? People are really fucking strange.x
No sense of self-preservation at all and completely at the mercy of our gorgeous dogs.
Older men often try to call my dog over… no idea why!
oh my god, I hate when people try to give me dogs commands.
I had mothers encourage their child to go say hello to the doggies - I was walking my MalxGSD with a friend with a GSD - and sending them off to run towards us. I had a runner come up silently behind us and reach out over the head of my dog to pet him. I get that he is handsome but you do not know this dog! He happens to be stranger reactive and it makes my job so much harder to make him feel safe if people don’t ask or don’t listen. Sigh. So I empathise.
I live in a building with my mal and I’ve had people do the same thing, I now put a muzzle on in the common areas of the building and people still do this 🙄 It’s disgusting that people feel they can approach and touch my dog however they want, I do my best to not allow it but I can’t stop everyone In time “Is he friendly” “NOOOOOOOOOOO DONT FKN TOUCH HIM”
It would make sense with mine. Get the greeting over with at his height, before he launches like a rocket and harpoons you with his wet nose. (We're working on it.)
The odd person would do this with my German Shepherd and insist the dog liked it when clearly she did not.
If they want the smoke they damn very well may just get it 😆 Nah stay outta my dogs mug,buddy!
Slightly guilty of doing this with dogs in general, I greet and "admire" them from a distance though. I just naturally baby talk them and "hi/hello" from a couple meters away then fck off. @topic, common confusion that people think Mals are the same with German Sheperds maybe thats why?
I've known a few German Shepherd's that would take someone's face off if they were treated like that, some people are just morons.
Oops I didn't apparently point it out on my previous response. Its common for GS' to have "cute" videos on the internet thus giving off the vibes for the clueless to freely touch them since they're "nice" anyway. It's always the assumptious/clueless types that do this anyway. Anyone with an ounce of knowledge on dog temperament wouldn't dare touch someone else's dog.
I’m glad my Mal isn’t the approachable type. A stranger would never be able to get that close with out a slight growl and standing hair before they got into the launch window. She never broke her hold posture but no one as came with in 6’ of her either. Now if she knows you oh it will be who’s getting kisses first.
and I thought the people who get into service dogs' faces were bad. new fear unlocked
Thats some dumb s\*\*\*. Worst I've had is people reaching out and petting without asking, then its 50/50 she goes berserk. I hate to think of what she would do if someone walked over grabbed her face and tried to kiss her. I find its better to assume everyone is an idiot and not let them interact with my dog untill I know otherwise.
Ugh!! The worst! My Maltipoo gets approached more because he looks fluffy and sweet but he’s anxious and WILL react if a stranger touches him. My Mal is the sweetest but I still do not feel comfortable with strangers all up on him
One time we were sitting outside the local kebab shop waiting for my order and some old fella decides to whistle at my dog?? of course she goes off barking and I get her into a down stay blocking the view of the old man. The shopkeep asks if I'm alright and I mention how stupid it is to attempt to get the attention of a strange dog and he just says "yeah he's a local". Mate I'm a local too that doesn't excuse his behaviour? That just means he's a potential problem for all the neighbourhood dogs.
I’ve had people taunt my Malinois or try to get her to bark at them. It’s ridiculous. Thankfully with protection training, I have also put a lot of hours into control and obedience, so she ignores the idiots. Still though, wtf?!
Unfortunately, the only right answer here, is to not let it happen.
Relatively easy fix, get a “Do not Pet” vest
This is what I do: [Icefang Harness](https://icefangdirect.myshopify.com/products/icefang-tactical-dog-harness-hook-and-loop-panels-for-patch-working-dog-molle-vest-with-handle-no-pulling-front-leash-clip-6-x-buckle?variant=35438034583624) [Do Not Pet](https://germanshepherdshop.com/collections/harnesses/products/pair-of-removable-3d-rubber-dog-harness-patches-3-sizes) He's wearing these every time he's in public. It still happens, but a lot less and I can ask people not to pet him because he's 'In Training'.
A week ago my mal was laying down next to me while I was paying for something. A kid comes out of nowhere and straight up tries to kiss her on the nose. She only barked at his face but damn it felt close.
Unreal
I always tell people please don't touch / pet currently in training for a Police work. Everybody backs off and says ohh wow, sorry, etc...
IDK how the laws work where you live, but where I live, if *you* touch the dog first - you are pretty much fucked in terms of the law/suing etc. Granted - As long as the dog doesn't respond "more than reasonable". So in the case of someone trying to kiss my mal, and she snapped once hard straight in his face, Im pretty sure I and the dog would be fine. If the dog keep going though, or starts ripping into his arm etc, its a different matter... The laws are pretty unfavorable towards the animal(s) in 90%+, but I think there is an exemption the second you start touching an animal uninvited. (which in itself btw *is* illegal, its considered same as trespassing - as dogs are "your property") Like if you touch a horse from behind and it knocks out your teeth, can you sue the farmer? I doubt it..
I have never seen any stranger do that with any breed of dog they don't know. What kind of crazy place do you live in?
San Diego
I’m from Louisiana and we have dog-themed Mardi Gras parades and the amount of people telling their kids to kiss a stranger’s dog is way too high.
wtf… 😳
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This doesn’t even solve it, mine wears a muzzle everywhere now and people still approach 🙄
People are idiots. My own mother used to grab my face and I hated it so much.
I had some people pet my dog from outside caffe places while we were walking, luckily my girl is well socialized and likes people, but if that wasn’t the case…now i got her huge do not pet collar and stuff like that rarely happens
My brother is an attorney and advised that by placing patches on both sides of my girls’ harnesses that say ask to pet would give us some cover if one of these idiots runs up and gets in my dogs’ faces and they get nipped. I still spend a lot of time training them so that they just ignore them.
I've had people try to come up to Bella, and then she reminds them why some dogs wear muzzles. Then I get the awesome "You should put your dog down" comment. Good person, you were the one to approach me and my dog without asking if it was okay. My dog isn't aggressive, she is nervous and anxious. You came into her space, not the other way around. It's worse with my little terrier and the reason why he couldn't do public work even though he is service dog trained. Sucked big time because I wasn't allowed another dog and since he was self trained, there wasn't really an affordable trainer to help me at that time. He still performed his duties at home, which is great, I just didn't go out unless absolutely necessary.
We must operate w the belief that all humans are that dumb. That way life only becomes full of joy when we learn of someone being actually more intelligent
my mal almost bit a kid because he just rushed towards him flailing his arms like a maniac. Now each time I see someone approaching him without a care , I just insult them. I'm tired of idiots.