I was paying extra attention to this the last 3 days and i noticed that about 8 of 10 people: hold their dogs close preemptively (most of the time nothing happens wiht those) dogs bork and need to be held back people cross to the other side

Is nobody bothering to properly train their dogs anymore? What is happening in the dog scene? is anybody else experiencing this?

  • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Most people never really trained their dogs beyond potty training to begin with.

    This isn’t a new thing- just a thing you’ve noticed.

    Also, holding the dog close preemptively could also be a response to you (or others,) looking like you’re about to do something the dog won’t like (see the comment about rescues, etc.) or to put you at greater ease (because a lot of people are scared of dogs- even if it’s a tiny little bichon puppy)