COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL April 1, 2015
Leash-Training People
D
og trainer and Canadian
pet columist Joan Klu-
cha shares her insights on ‘why’
to walk dogs on a leash.
“I’m weary of hearing a dog’s
owner shout out, ‘Oh he’s fi ne’,
said Joan, “as their unleashed
dog rushes toward a stranger
and their leashed dog.
As a canine trainer what I hear
is, ‘I’m giving you fair warning
that I have no verbal control
over my dog and no desire to
leash him. He does whatever
he wants even if it is an incon-
venience to you, your dog and
your overall walking enjoyment.
My dog and I are having a grand
time while he runs amok and I
fully expect you to manage your
dog accordingly’.
In order to understand an-
other person’s circumstance,
you have to walk in their shoes.
And walking in another per-
son’s shoes doesn’t seem to be a
quality many people want to try
on; heck, those shoes might hurt
after all. But when you live in
a community, practicing com-
passion and consideration are a
must for us all to get along.
So let’s take a moment and
walk in another person’s shoes.
Leash laws have many pur-
poses; one of them is prevent-
ing unnecessary confl ict and
confrontation between dogs that
can lead to an injury due to hu-
man error. So having a dog that
is not under verbal control in a
situation that requires it — yet
is allowed off leash — can lead
to confl ict.
It may be true that Fritz is a
very social dog, and even though
he refuses to come when called,
he is a friendly dog to whom-
ever he meets. So I understand
why Fritz’s owner doesn’t see a
problem as he rushes up to other
dogs. But what Fritz’s owner is
not considering is the possibil-
ity that the ‘strange’ dog is not
social, or even friendly.
The leashed dog may have
behavioral issues that its owner
is desperately trying to correct
during training walks. So hav-
ing Fritz run into his space may
likely set back the training.
Fritz could also become a vic-
tim of a preventable dog bite if
his owner had done the appro-
priate thing and either leashed
Fritz when the leashed dog
was approaching, or called him
back and walked in a proper un-
leashed heel position.
Maybe the dog Fritz is run-
ning towards is a young dog
being trained to walk nicely on
leash, and since it is unreliable
off leash, the owner is being
responsible and has it leashed
for training and safety reasons.
Yes, there are some people that
take dog training seriously and
want a well trained, reliable,
social dog and are working to
achieve it. They don’t think that
leashing a dog on a walk will
scar it emotionally and impede
its blossoming personality.
Or the dog Fritz is running to-
wards has been abused, attacked
previously, is newly adopted,
has an injury, is recovering from
an illness or surgery and is re-
quired to be walked on leash
for training/therapy. The dog
needs to get out for a walk and
it is selfi sh for Fritz’s owner to
not realize that the dog should
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happily accept his friendly, in-
timidating, untrained dog’s ad-
vances.
Taking control of our dogs
and being responsible for their
actions so they don’t infringe
on another’s walking enjoy-
ment with their dogs is part of
the silent agreement we make
with our community when we
choose to bring a dog into our
lives. When you adopt a dog,
it affects the lives of everyone
around, not just yours. Remem-
ber - your dog is a refl ection of
you!
Look beyond your needs
and see how your choices af-
fect another person. It is time to
see through the eyes of others.”
“My dogs, Zumi, Raider and Piper, were all looking in
the direction of the camera,” confesses Joan, “until one
silently screamed ‘SQUIRREL!’ and then in unison they
all turned and looked the other way as the photo was
taken. It is surprising that the photo is not blurry, catch-
ing all three dogs in mid head-swing!”
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“Attend dog training classes,”
says Joan. “to learn how to com-
municate with your dog. Your
dog also learns what you want
and you learn to read their body
language and understand what
they are saying to you!” Every
movement a dog makes has a
meaning and other dogs know
this. When it comes to the safe-
ty of your dog and preventable
accidents, the cost of the classes
far outweigh the consequences
of not taking them. A well be-
haved dog is a welcomed mem-
ber of your neighborhood and is
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Comments:
“Dogs walking off leash is
one of my pet peeves,” said
Deb. “If they run into the street,
I would be the one responsible
for hitting it, and I would never
get over it! While walking, it
could attack me - or if, as the
owner says, “it’s friendly”, it
may just want to slobber on me .
However friendly it may be, I’m
just not a big fan of dog drool.”
“I walk my cats in a stroller,”
said Mary Ellen Angel Scribe,
“and some people have allowed
their dog to press their nose on
the protective screening. The
cats cower and when the dogs
bark in the cat’s faces, the own-
ers think it is funny. My cats
and I consider this rude and
cruel!”
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COMMUNITY BRIEFS
Israeli commando
to speak
Caregivers
support
Major Ari Barab, retired jour-
nalist, will be speaking at the
Cottage Grove Library on Sat-
urday, April 4 from 1 to 3 p.m.
Barab will share his time spent
in the Israeli Palmach/Com-
mando in Palestine, Israel 1948.
Those interested may check
with the Library for future talks
scheduled.
All caregivers are welcome
to attend a meeting Monday,
April 6 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
in the fellowship hall at 1200 E.
Quincy Ave. The special speak-
er will be Gloria Campuzano,
Dietician. Guests are asked to
bring something to share for the
potluck lunch. For more infor-
mation, call Shirley at 541-232-
0466.
The Cottage Grove Genea-
logical Society will have a pro-
gram on Rosie the Riveters on
Wednesday, April 8 in the Shep-
herd Room in the Cottage Grove
Community Center, 700 E.
Gibbs Ave., at 11 a.m. The pub-
lic is welcome. Potluck lunch
follows. The regular Genealogi-
cal Society meeting is prior, at
10 a.m., but all are welcome to
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Camacho earns
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Cottage Grove’s Elizabeth
Camacho recently received her
Bachelor of Arts degree in So-
ciology and Spanish from the
University of Oregon. Camacho
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completed work toward degrees
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University of Oregon.
Dahlia talk
A presentation on growing
dahlias is scheduled for the Cot-
tage Grove Garden Club’s Tues-
day, April 7 presentation, which
features Dan Duffy of the Lane
County Dahlia Society.
This presentation is free and
open to the public. The Garden
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of each month at The First Pres-
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