Dogs have been in the news recently for undesirable reasons, namely an alarmingly high incidence of attacks on guide dogs and other assistance dogs by other dogs. Most people’s reaction to hearing this is likely to be something on the lines of, “That’s appalling! Something needs to be done to stop it!” Fair comment, but what exactly is to be done about it? Well, apparently about half of these attacks occur when the aggressor is actually on a lead. This would indicate that the human handler is either incapable of controlling the dog properly or simply doesn’t care. Assuming the latter category only accounts for a very small minority we are left with lack of training on the part of the handler and probably the dog as well and lack of experience maybe.
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