20/07/2026
Teddy has had a while off training so today we just wanted to see where she was at, and work a little bit on some frustration around other dogs.
Unfortunately, entitled members of the public couldnāt control their own dogs and created unnecessary stress. But you wouldnt know from these clips because both Teddy and her owner recovered amazingly! Their relationship shines through āØ
As your trainer, I will ALWAYS advocate for you and your dogs - even if that means I get yelled at and called names.
Not only is it against the law to have an out of control dog, but itās especially important that they donāt interfere with an assistance dog. Yes we were on an open patch of grass, but it was very clear we were training. I asked the woman to recall her dog (she couldnāt), asked her to come and get her dog (she refused), tried to use my body to prevent the dog from jumping all over Teddy (got accused of kicking her dog), AND we tried to leave (we were followed). If Teddy were working, and the dog barrelled into her and caused an injury, thatās someoneās lifeline! Completely unacceptable.
I donāt care for excuses (she constantly told us he was only 7 months old) - if you cannot recall your dog after being asked to then the responsible thing to do is remove them. To completely refuse even when we were trying to get away and follow shouting at us was not an experience I wanted for my client.
Iām so proud of them both for the way they handled themselves š
(Peep said woman and her dog in the background after the first incident trying to prove that he was trained šš)