Ok, if I pull my dog off to the side of the trail (which is pretty large) and have him sit and put my body in between him and your two very large dogs, that probably means I don't want to let them meet.
Went for a trail run with only Art, glad we didn't take Talon! It was like idiot day. NO one freaking said "on your left" or the like when coming up from behind us. This is especially annoying when the biker is going a million miles per hour and has a quiet bike. Art is fine, but darn does that make me jump!
Than Art was having an issue barking at the dogs again, so on the 4 mile walk back to our car after our 4 mile run, we took some crackers I happened to have (lol) and had him sit on the opposite side of the trail and wait as a dog would walk by. Art's not aggressive, but I think since he hasn't seen many dogs, especially this many at once, he got a bit overwehelmed so would bark his fool head off when we got close to the other dogs.
So it went well, Art sat quietly watching people and dogs walk by. UNtil, a lady walking two large dogs with a guy pushing a stroller starts coming up. We do the same thing, put Art off the side of the trail and have him sit. I hear the lady going "oh guys, no that dogs too small for you. No, no, you can't say hi, uh-uh don't even think about it it's way too small for you guys youd crush it" etc as she's walking up. So I'm thinking "great, she'll leave us along." I appreciate when people just walk by keeping thier dogs away if we are obviously not wanting to be approached.
HOwever, that's not how it went. Despite her continuous protests she lets her dog rush right up, one jumps right on davids back pushing him over and almost down the sharp rocky decline into a creek type area. The other run get's right in Arts face and leaps for it trying to take off his nose! :yikes: Does this lady apologize? NO, she continues walking talking to her dogs saying "oh well that wasn't nice, why would you do that" etc. WTF!?
If you don't want your dogs all over someone/something and they are on leash, just keep them a bit closer! The trail is about 6 ft wide if not a bit more, all she had to do was be on the other side, like she was originally, and it woul dhave been fine.
I just don't get people sometimes. If we would've had Talon it could've set us back BIG time! argh