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My Frenchie is 5 months and 17lbs - I’d get nervous but I try to limit dog park interactions for now.
My older frenchies are tanks and can sprint with the rest of the pack. Have fun.
It’s all in the owner to be ok with certain conditions for their dog - if they don’t like ‘rough’ play - don’t bring them to a dog park.
… my dog is super playful, is your dog into that? And try to really engage them. I often will say “she isn’t aggressive and won’t attack, but she loves to jump up, roll around and play bite” and it’s just this weird dynamic where some of them get SO anxious and stand over the dogs and won’t let them play, so then naturally they make the dogs anxious. It’s just frustrating. I understand too that perhaps people are afraid of their dogs getting hurt, I just don’t know how to navigate it. And frankly, these dog parents seem to teach their dogs to be afraid of playful dogs and then THEIR dogs are the ones attacking. I’ve done a lot of research on dog body language and how to read if they’re happy or scared, and both my dog and another dog will be playing, tails wagging, happy as can be but because one barks or something that puppy parent freaks and grabs their dog to leave. It’s stressing me out because it feels like people need to decide if they want their dog at a park, they’re going to play! Anyway, any insights would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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I wouldn’t stress about this. Dog parks are for dogs to PLAY. I remember having a puppy and I remember the kind of dog parents you are talking about, and they need to chill. I’d say this is only a problem if your dog runs after dogs who don’t want to play and harasses them. For example, now I have a super old dog with very bad arthritis, and he likes to just sniff around, look at dogs, etc, but there’s one park we can’t go to because some dog continues to hump him, which is extremely painful for my dog, and the owner can’t control his dog and doesn’t care and lets him do it continuously. But if your dog is sticking to the rough play with other dogs who play the same way, and listens when you give him commands, etc, it’s not a problem - that’s what he’s there for. The other parents can take their dog away from the wrestling/playing group if they don’t like it.
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It was just a group of dogs playing, and one played with his mouth open/play biting, and his tooth went through my dog’s leg. It wasn’t aggression but that’s why even “play” biting or mouthy play can be dangerous. There’s a difference between dogs nudging each other with their mouths vs biting or nibbling for play. Just like you should never encourage your dog to put his teeth around your arm or nibble you anywhere, even for play, you can’t let them do that with other dogs, because it’s dangerous, even though it’s not aggressive.