"Help! BooBoo BIT our neighbor!" "Oh no, Bucky bit the meter-reader!" "Second bite in 2 weeks-- help!" etc etc etc... our Aggression Section here is a busy place. That's why folks are afraid of GSDs-- with good reason.
The sad part is, if a well-behaved GSD sneezes, people are terrified and see it as a sign of mean-ness. Hans sounds like a very good boy!
The sadder part is, for every nice, stable GSD, there are hundreds bred poorly who are so weak-nerved, that they make our aggression section of this board a busy place.
What do I do when someone is scared? I can't get insulted-- there are WAY too many aggressive, nervous, unstable GSDs out there for me to be angry at the person. I just am understanding. I don't try to show them that he is friendly. Scared people move erraticly, jerk their hands away, stand stiffly. I smile. I nod. I casually and calmly move away with my dog. There are tons of people who would like to pet my GSD-- we will save our interactions for those such people.
The sad part is, if a well-behaved GSD sneezes, people are terrified and see it as a sign of mean-ness. Hans sounds like a very good boy!

The sadder part is, for every nice, stable GSD, there are hundreds bred poorly who are so weak-nerved, that they make our aggression section of this board a busy place.
What do I do when someone is scared? I can't get insulted-- there are WAY too many aggressive, nervous, unstable GSDs out there for me to be angry at the person. I just am understanding. I don't try to show them that he is friendly. Scared people move erraticly, jerk their hands away, stand stiffly. I smile. I nod. I casually and calmly move away with my dog. There are tons of people who would like to pet my GSD-- we will save our interactions for those such people.
