"Bryan" wrote in message
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"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message


This is a serious question: What's the most effective, yet socially
acceptable way to get SOMEONE ELSE'S dog to stop jumping on you, if the
someone else is a person you'd like to speak to again in the future, even
though they're sort of clueless dolts when it comes to their dog?



I'm not worried much about the socially acceptable way to tell someone
else's dog how to behave. If the dog owner has not taught their dog
proper behavior for its age, I feel I have every right to train their dog
on the spot. I use whatever firm commands and hand control necessary to
make their dog do what I need it to do for my comfort. The caveat, of
course, is that it is always situational and my response is reasonable (I
hope).


Yeah, well that's what I meant. Later this week, I'll be at someone's house
for dinner. I have a thing about peace and harmony during meals. It helps
digestion. My solution to sharp, dirty paws on my sweater would be to grab
the dog by the brisket and smack it really hard on the nose, but that might
make for a less than harmonious time with the owner.

If Tom says dogs don't like their paws being grabbed, that's good enough for
me.

Incidentally, these particular dogs have already chewed the wiring harnesses
out of one car and two pieces of yard equipment. They were drawing up plans
for the wiring in my friend's Jaguar next, but he got wind of the conspiracy
and started parking it outside the invisible fence. There are real problems
at his place.