2 things more...
1 - I didn't see that the officer was just trying to tell the lady she left her car door open when I posted ^^^ asking why he was there. I guess the reason he looks so on alert( again more than what I would expect unless something was wrong or he is just always like that )is he must have heard the dog inside the house and thus was being cautious in case in got out( as it turns out that was a wise thing to do I would say ).
2 - I forgot to mention when talking about how friendly my dog is ^^^ that I STILL crate her whenever anyone comes to the door I don't know. Her crate is in the kitchen by the door and I can holler at the person to wait a minute while I put Sadie away then I see what they want. The kitchen door( and even the screen door on it )never opens until I know Sadie is secured; period and end of story. A happy dog jumping on someone can still hurt them or even scare them making them hurt themselves( like stumbling back and falling off the porch at my house ).
Despite years of owning dogs and experience training them( obedience and for hunting ), and even going to a pro to try and get help with her, Sadie is so hyper I have never been able to train her not to go nuts when greeting people and jumping up on them. As a result I always warn people who want to come greet her that she is a little nut job and that she gets so excited to go see people that she will go crazy with excitement and jump all over them so they know what to expect. That is my responsibility as her owner.
Just as I never approach someone else's dog without first asking if it is ok, is the dog friendly, is there anything I shouldn't do the dog doesn't like, etc... I handle greetings with my dog the same way. I don't let anyone approach until we discuss it. I let them know what she is like and I give them certain rules to follow and things I don't want them to do.
Responsible pet ownership goes a long way towards defending people and the dogs.
1 - I didn't see that the officer was just trying to tell the lady she left her car door open when I posted ^^^ asking why he was there. I guess the reason he looks so on alert( again more than what I would expect unless something was wrong or he is just always like that )is he must have heard the dog inside the house and thus was being cautious in case in got out( as it turns out that was a wise thing to do I would say ).
2 - I forgot to mention when talking about how friendly my dog is ^^^ that I STILL crate her whenever anyone comes to the door I don't know. Her crate is in the kitchen by the door and I can holler at the person to wait a minute while I put Sadie away then I see what they want. The kitchen door( and even the screen door on it )never opens until I know Sadie is secured; period and end of story. A happy dog jumping on someone can still hurt them or even scare them making them hurt themselves( like stumbling back and falling off the porch at my house ).
Despite years of owning dogs and experience training them( obedience and for hunting ), and even going to a pro to try and get help with her, Sadie is so hyper I have never been able to train her not to go nuts when greeting people and jumping up on them. As a result I always warn people who want to come greet her that she is a little nut job and that she gets so excited to go see people that she will go crazy with excitement and jump all over them so they know what to expect. That is my responsibility as her owner.
Just as I never approach someone else's dog without first asking if it is ok, is the dog friendly, is there anything I shouldn't do the dog doesn't like, etc... I handle greetings with my dog the same way. I don't let anyone approach until we discuss it. I let them know what she is like and I give them certain rules to follow and things I don't want them to do.
Responsible pet ownership goes a long way towards defending people and the dogs.
