So we are in an obedience class with all of the dogs lined up across one end of the room. And each handler/dog in turn was going to the end of the line at a particular end, leaving the dog and walking out about 25' to do a recall.
My friend took her GSD (about 18 mo old) and started to do the recall. But her dog started to do the recall but got about half way to her and then decided that he wanted to go visit a Lab about half way in the line of dogs and started trotting up that way.
One of the other handlers evidently thought that the GSD was coming toward his dog (a Dobe) (he wasn't as he was just trotting along to the Lab, not even that close to the Dobe) and decided to take offense and "protect" his Dobe. He raised one arm above his head and rushed toward the GSD yelling and waving his arms at him. The GSD turned and went back to his handler (actually behind her!).
I was thinking what my GSD would have done in his place and I really think that he would have reacted very differently. This was partly due to his reaction in the class.
So I was curious as to what anyone would think what their dogs would do if someone threatened them like that??
And how would you WANT them to react to a direct threat like this?
My friend took her GSD (about 18 mo old) and started to do the recall. But her dog started to do the recall but got about half way to her and then decided that he wanted to go visit a Lab about half way in the line of dogs and started trotting up that way.
One of the other handlers evidently thought that the GSD was coming toward his dog (a Dobe) (he wasn't as he was just trotting along to the Lab, not even that close to the Dobe) and decided to take offense and "protect" his Dobe. He raised one arm above his head and rushed toward the GSD yelling and waving his arms at him. The GSD turned and went back to his handler (actually behind her!).
I was thinking what my GSD would have done in his place and I really think that he would have reacted very differently. This was partly due to his reaction in the class.
So I was curious as to what anyone would think what their dogs would do if someone threatened them like that??
And how would you WANT them to react to a direct threat like this?