I Feel Like a Freaking JERK. =( - MyCorgi.com2024-03-28T09:17:42Zhttp://mycorgi.com/forum/topics/i-feel-like-a-freaking-jerk?commentId=1150197%3AComment%3A1597690&feed=yes&xn_auth=noDon't feel like a butt head;…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-08-12:1150197:Comment:16006702012-08-12T22:45:49.195ZSam, Gregg & Poopdeckhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/SamWalker
<p>Don't feel like a butt head; the mother is the arse! Next time a strange dog may go after the swinging arms and catch her in the face. Her behavior is so unacceptable around a strange animal it is not funny. I do not think you over reacted at all. </p>
<p>Don't feel like a butt head; the mother is the arse! Next time a strange dog may go after the swinging arms and catch her in the face. Her behavior is so unacceptable around a strange animal it is not funny. I do not think you over reacted at all. </p> I do not often participate in…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-08-08:1150197:Comment:15977712012-08-08T01:04:25.041ZSandy Barnetthttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Sandy37
<p>I do not often participate in discussions, but this time I had to speak up. Please stop kicking yourself, you have no reason at all to feel like a jerk. Because those people have a dog, and live in a neighborhood full of dogs, that little girl's reaction was probably more likely because a little princess drama queen decided mommy wasn't paying enough attention to her, and mommies reaction is the reason the little brat thinks swinging her shoes at any animal is acceptable behavior. You…</p>
<p>I do not often participate in discussions, but this time I had to speak up. Please stop kicking yourself, you have no reason at all to feel like a jerk. Because those people have a dog, and live in a neighborhood full of dogs, that little girl's reaction was probably more likely because a little princess drama queen decided mommy wasn't paying enough attention to her, and mommies reaction is the reason the little brat thinks swinging her shoes at any animal is acceptable behavior. You reacted to somebody threatening own your animals, in your own yard, if it was a little harsh in the heat of the moment that's just too bad. Many dog owners, myself included would reacted much differently, and not by trying to educate. If someone threatens my dogs,(in their own yard no less) with physical harm, and I don't really care how old you are, or why you think you need to be afraid of my animals, you will be told what huge mistake you are about to make. </p> Wow, I was reading some of th…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-08-07:1150197:Comment:15976942012-08-07T22:25:58.289ZDonna and Lillyhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/DonnaMahoney
<p>Wow, I was reading some of the replies and I must say that some of them surprise me. This was in no way your fault Cheetah...dont let anyone say it was. If the girl was phobic its the responsibility of the her or her mother to say...excuse me, Im really afraid of dogs....can you stay away? I must applaud you for being polite....you dont even wanna know what would have come out of my mouth....and the tone would have been a little more than harsh. </p>
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<p>Wow, I was reading some of the replies and I must say that some of them surprise me. This was in no way your fault Cheetah...dont let anyone say it was. If the girl was phobic its the responsibility of the her or her mother to say...excuse me, Im really afraid of dogs....can you stay away? I must applaud you for being polite....you dont even wanna know what would have come out of my mouth....and the tone would have been a little more than harsh. </p>
<p>Dont feel bad about any of it....just be thankful Eevee reacted in the way she did. Some dogs get scared and lash out. So I for one give you snaps for keeping yourself under control!</p> There may be a few other peop…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-08-07:1150197:Comment:15976902012-08-07T21:58:00.748ZJohn Wolffhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/JohnWolff92
<p>There may be a few other people in this world who have acted before they thought.</p>
<p>In 20/20 hinsight, I'd have put my dog in a firm sitstay, and invited the kid to meet my fuzzy friendly doggie and had him give me a kiss to show how harmless he is. </p>
<p>In Real Life, I'd propbably have done what you did.</p>
<p>I have encountered 2 kids with an obvious pathological fear of dogs. One (a teenager) was oddly hostle. </p>
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<p>If you see the kid again, maybe you can do a…</p>
<p>There may be a few other people in this world who have acted before they thought.</p>
<p>In 20/20 hinsight, I'd have put my dog in a firm sitstay, and invited the kid to meet my fuzzy friendly doggie and had him give me a kiss to show how harmless he is. </p>
<p>In Real Life, I'd propbably have done what you did.</p>
<p>I have encountered 2 kids with an obvious pathological fear of dogs. One (a teenager) was oddly hostle. </p>
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<p>If you see the kid again, maybe you can do a makover.</p> I think you reacted appropria…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-08-07:1150197:Comment:15975632012-08-07T18:46:23.809ZLemmy Winkshttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Stirling
<p>I think you reacted appropriately. You're 100% right and the girl and her mother are *coughcough*, mainly the mother. I'm being harsh but... come on...defending your kids stupid behavior like that? Common sense, unfortunately some people lack it.<br></br>Since it's your property, if they ever come on it again make it perfectly clear you will not tolerate that behavior, and they will be asked to leave if it happens again.<br></br>I've snapped at people before because they don't listen or think they…</p>
<p>I think you reacted appropriately. You're 100% right and the girl and her mother are *coughcough*, mainly the mother. I'm being harsh but... come on...defending your kids stupid behavior like that? Common sense, unfortunately some people lack it.<br/>Since it's your property, if they ever come on it again make it perfectly clear you will not tolerate that behavior, and they will be asked to leave if it happens again.<br/>I've snapped at people before because they don't listen or think they know something when they know nothing. I don't feel bad about it. I'm protecting my dogs, myself and them.<br/>I'm coming across as a jerk haha, but there's nothing I fear more then someone doing something stupid and my dogs paying the price for it.</p> Don't beat yourself up over t…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-08-07:1150197:Comment:15970102012-08-07T01:20:18.422ZLudihttp://mycorgi.com/profile/LudivinedeRavel
<p>Don't beat yourself up over this, Cheetah. I've said way worse things over far less. Everyone's allowed their off days. :-)</p>
<p>Don't beat yourself up over this, Cheetah. I've said way worse things over far less. Everyone's allowed their off days. :-)</p> I'm sorry, it's just been a r…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-08-07:1150197:Comment:15970362012-08-07T01:16:05.564ZShippo & Koga Corgishttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Cheetah
<p>I'm sorry, it's just been a rough 24 hours. I'm so stressed this week because I'm about to move, and this incident was just something that added to that stress and it really freaked me out. I've been disturbed about it all day still. =(</p>
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<p>Nothing I can really do about it now I suppose, except just don't walk so close next time I pass a strange kid, and think up something nicer to say and rehearse it so I don't blurt out more offensive stuff... =(</p>
<p>I'm sorry, it's just been a rough 24 hours. I'm so stressed this week because I'm about to move, and this incident was just something that added to that stress and it really freaked me out. I've been disturbed about it all day still. =(</p>
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<p>Nothing I can really do about it now I suppose, except just don't walk so close next time I pass a strange kid, and think up something nicer to say and rehearse it so I don't blurt out more offensive stuff... =(</p> The whole thing was just a mi…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-08-06:1150197:Comment:15969802012-08-06T20:55:20.238ZLudihttp://mycorgi.com/profile/LudivinedeRavel
<p>The whole thing was just a misunderstanding. I would just stress to the mom and the kid that while Eevee just shrugged off the screaming and sandal-flinging, had she been a less trained/more reactive dog, things could have panned out worse. It's never too late to educate folks about good dog-human relations!</p>
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<p>Your previous comment to them will be water under the bridge. :)</p>
<p>The whole thing was just a misunderstanding. I would just stress to the mom and the kid that while Eevee just shrugged off the screaming and sandal-flinging, had she been a less trained/more reactive dog, things could have panned out worse. It's never too late to educate folks about good dog-human relations!</p>
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<p>Your previous comment to them will be water under the bridge. :)</p> I don't think Mai's "victim"…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-08-06:1150197:Comment:15967012012-08-06T20:42:00.592ZBax & Zigs & Rosiehttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Tabaxterful
<p>I don't think Mai's "victim" comment was meant to be offensive. I can definitely understand where they are coming from. I live in an apartment complex where many families walk around with their children. Most of the children are absolutely terrified of dogs and the parents are not much better. I've had children come up to my corgis saying they want to pet them and then just scream right in their faces. I've seen parents deliberately move over 20 feet into the grass to avoid passing us. Grown…</p>
<p>I don't think Mai's "victim" comment was meant to be offensive. I can definitely understand where they are coming from. I live in an apartment complex where many families walk around with their children. Most of the children are absolutely terrified of dogs and the parents are not much better. I've had children come up to my corgis saying they want to pet them and then just scream right in their faces. I've seen parents deliberately move over 20 feet into the grass to avoid passing us. Grown people shrink back in fear at the sight of them. And Baxter and Ziggy are very calm! After a couple bad, screamy interactions, I've decided not to let my dogs become "victims" of their awful reactions. We move away first, I don't let the children get near us anymore.</p>
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<p>It is different when its your property and I'd say especially if the person actually owns dogs. You might not expect a reaction like that, but you just never know. Some people are just plain weirdos. Even weirdos are entitled to their personal space, but some are just crazy about what happens when they feel its invaded. I wouldn't feel like a jerk for what you told that kid. Her mother needs to teach her not to react like that to strange dogs. You would think a pre-teen would know better, but you'd think a mother would want to keep her kid safe.</p>
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<p>Getting your point across in a situation that happens so fast is really hard. It's sort of an emotional reaction and it's hard to come across as nice through a quick response. Once an offleash dog ran across the street to greet the corgis and me. I was pissed. The owner was on a cell phone and the dog had to be about 6 months old. Thankfully there was no traffic as the dog bounded across the street. The man followed him over to me where I just kept walking away as the man tried to tackle his dog that was circling us, playbowing so hard. I was so angry all I could say to him was how irresponsible it was to have his dog offleash and how lucky he was his dog just didn't get hit by a car. After thinking about the interaction, I could have been a lot nicer about it. But it all happened so fast and I just couldn't believe his incompetence. Next time I'll be better at explaining myself and hopefully I won't come across as self-righteous or jerky. Eh, you live and Learn.</p> To be able to learn from a mi…tag:mycorgi.com,2012-08-06:1150197:Comment:15968912012-08-06T20:41:07.778ZMaihttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Mai335
<p>To be able to learn from a mistake a person has to acknowledge that they made a mistake. If you feel that you didn't do anything wrong then you didn't do anything wrong and there is no need to feel bad about your reaction. </p>
<p>If you feel that if somebody comes onto your property then they are subject to the actions of your dog/dogs then that's how you feel. That's your prerogative but, you also leave your dog open to how a stranger reacts to your dog approaching/coming near them, and…</p>
<p>To be able to learn from a mistake a person has to acknowledge that they made a mistake. If you feel that you didn't do anything wrong then you didn't do anything wrong and there is no need to feel bad about your reaction. </p>
<p>If you feel that if somebody comes onto your property then they are subject to the actions of your dog/dogs then that's how you feel. That's your prerogative but, you also leave your dog open to how a stranger reacts to your dog approaching/coming near them, and that's their prerogative to react in whatever way they choose. We can't predict how other people are gonna react/act. </p>