christianaspie8701
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Hi everyone, this is my first ever post on Reddit so please educate me if I fail at anything, but I just need a vent about my neighbours.
I live in a high rise just outside the inner city, and there is a “dog park” about 2 mins walk away - this park is however not fenced and as such I don’t consider it a dog park. Tis also right on a road.
My dog is a little 1.5 yr old Chihuahua x Jack Russell (X Staffy, X Maltese… the DNA results were interesting!) who is leash reactive. He was well socialised from the time I got him at 14 wks, goes to daycare twice a week, but on lead some dogs really bother him. Going downstairs in the elevator is a terrifying experience for him as the doors will often open to off lead dogs, huge dogs etc, and he’s had some scary experiences. He’s a good boy at daycare and socialises well in the couple of safe, size split dog parks we go to. I walk him in the early morning, when there are fewer of his trigger dogs around, and he gets enough exercise.
My neighbours are constantly asking me why I don’t take him to the park on the corner, even though I’ve explained if it was fenced I would consider it. They also ask me ‘where is your dog’ every time I’m out for groceries, out for walks of my own etc, which makes me feel like I’m doing something wrong letting him have space from triggers.
Basically just a vent as I hate feeling like I have to justify myself for the way I manage my dog’s needs! And also for why I won’t take my dog off lead in an unfenced area!
Thanks for listening![Slightly smiling face :slight_smile: 🙂](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png)
I live in a high rise just outside the inner city, and there is a “dog park” about 2 mins walk away - this park is however not fenced and as such I don’t consider it a dog park. Tis also right on a road.
My dog is a little 1.5 yr old Chihuahua x Jack Russell (X Staffy, X Maltese… the DNA results were interesting!) who is leash reactive. He was well socialised from the time I got him at 14 wks, goes to daycare twice a week, but on lead some dogs really bother him. Going downstairs in the elevator is a terrifying experience for him as the doors will often open to off lead dogs, huge dogs etc, and he’s had some scary experiences. He’s a good boy at daycare and socialises well in the couple of safe, size split dog parks we go to. I walk him in the early morning, when there are fewer of his trigger dogs around, and he gets enough exercise.
My neighbours are constantly asking me why I don’t take him to the park on the corner, even though I’ve explained if it was fenced I would consider it. They also ask me ‘where is your dog’ every time I’m out for groceries, out for walks of my own etc, which makes me feel like I’m doing something wrong letting him have space from triggers.
Basically just a vent as I hate feeling like I have to justify myself for the way I manage my dog’s needs! And also for why I won’t take my dog off lead in an unfenced area!
Thanks for listening
![Slightly smiling face :slight_smile: 🙂](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png)