well I made it round the next morning - Richard persuaded me and came with me in case that guy was there again. (he wasn't). I do however think the others do think Maddie is aggressive. It depends on your definition of aggressive. If you think it means playing roughly, too roughly for some dogs, then yes. but if, like me, you think it means deliberately attacking other dogs with the intention to harm them, then no, she's not.
It's how it looks to other people, and we tend to put human values on dogs and expect them to behave like us, which of course they don't. We are practising "recall" with her so she'll come back when we call, which we will do when other people are giving out treats and if that dog and owner come round again. I also put her on the lead this morning as she was trying to do the same to barney, another spaniel puppy her own age (Isla the boxer also went onto the lead at the same time so it wasn't just her).
If I think people are getting onto her case unnecessarily I'll take her and Murphy into the woods and avoid them, I don't need the negativity. In the meantime I hung out some more towels today - the big bath sheets - and she didn't like it at all - refused to go outside! My aggressive puppy was scared of the washing....
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