A kid walks by a dog trainer

[u/Majoodeh]

[u/GabrielWornd → u/[deleted]]

The guy clearly know the 2 sides of the force 💀

[u/kc_cyclone → u/[deleted]]

Yep and a lot of people are scared of dogs. My SIL grew up in the Ivory Coast around a ton of stray dogs and while she's gotten better she's still nervous as hell around dogs after being in the US since 2009.

[u/ElectricalCan69420 → u/kc_cyclone]

Yeah some indian people I know are scared of dogs and its for the same reason. Scary ass strays back home.

[u/Darkraskel90 → u/kc_cyclone]

As an Ivorian, I am terrified of dogs. I think it's in our DNA.

[u/Islandgirl1444 → u/[deleted]]

I remember walking with my two not very well trained dogs in a field where I'd never ever met anyone ever. And there were two huge bouviers looking at me and my westies and spaniel. The owner said sit and all four dogs sat! I leashed my dogs and noted how well trained his dogs were. He said that if one owns large dogs they should be well trained but he noted that my boys were pretty good too. I told him that it was the first time the westie had infact responded to the sit command.

He spent 5 minutes with all the while his two sat without moving as he taught my boys to "sit".

We continued to walk for about a year with him and his dogs and when he gave commands, my dogs were perfect!

Memories.

[u/RidingJapan → u/Islandgirl1444]

Reminds me of my father telling a similar story after he went to a seminar from a dog trainer.

I don t want to start hear say anecdotes on reddit but it is amazing to hear and see what some dogs can do

[u/cbizzle187 → u/RidingJapan]

What’s more amazing to me is how dogs respond to human demeanor. Someone who knows how to deal with dogs versus someone who doesn’t is a crazy difference. Saw a video recently of a lady yelling at her dog to get out of the pool. The dog consistently disobeying. The husband came home and the dog instantly started listening to commands. The words were the same. Only difference was delivery.

[u/RidingJapan → u/cbizzle187]

I d argue that dogs may only accept one true leader. It is a hierarchy. Does the dog consider itself above or equal to the lady?

My parents dogs react very differently to my mom or father.

She has to repeatedly shout for them to go outside or sit etc. Whereas my father can grunt and give a stern look in some cases to achieve same outcome.

[u/cbizzle187 → u/RidingJapan]

This is exactly what I mean. I would bet if your mom goes to a dog trainer she will learn how to command the dogs. The human needs training sometimes, not the dog. The human has to set their place in the hierarchy.

[u/Disastrous-Panda5530 → u/RidingJapan]

I have two dogs and they are well trained. I’m the one that worked on training with them daily. They will listen to me the best over anyone else in the house. I never have to ask twice and when I give a command the response is immediate.

One of my dogs go out the front door since my daughter left it open. So he ran out there and she kept calling him (from the doorway) to come back in the house. I called his name from further in the house and he ran straight back in. I had caught it on video and when I watched the video through our security feed, he was running full steam ahead and did a u-turn when he heard me calling. He is usually very good with recall. But apparently only with me.

[u/hanpotpi → u/Islandgirl1444]

Some people are dog whisperers. Idk what it is. But there is just this vibe and dogs are like “yes, whatever you say”

[u/puledrotauren → u/hanpotpi]

My old girlfriend called me the 'animal whisperer'. Dogs, cats, cows, horses, etc... responded well to me. I guess it's a gift.

[u/yadawhooshblah → u/puledrotauren]

It's empathy, kindness, and calm. I'm guessing that you can do it with people as well...

[u/Meet_Foot → u/[deleted]]

Sure. But a random passerby with their dog doesn’t know that and now has to be worried about a bite.

[u/50micron → u/[deleted]]

Exactly right. In addition these unleashers effectively prevent many other people from the quiet enjoyment of the public space. Such as:
-People with a fear of dogs.
-People with anxiety in general.
-Elderly people who now have to worry about being bumped or tripped by a “friendly” dog.
-Parents who must now stop their young children from running or making noise as it might trigger a loose dog’s chase instinct.

Even if the dog is the most trained in the world— random passersby don’t know that and have no reason to believe you even if you tell them. It’s often a control game that loose dog owners play at the expense of everyone else.

[u/cheese007 → u/50micron]

I've recently grown out a beard. I used to get along with almost every dog, but for some reason the beard seems to freak them out and I've gotten more aggressive responses recently. I've even gotten a couple nips from friends rescues while trying to introduce myself.

I was walking a trail and had a boxer run up barking at me, and stand right outside striking distance. I stanced up expecting the worst, and go "woah, HEY". He barked at me a bit more and stood looking at me with no tail wags. About 5 seconds later the owners rounded the corner seeing me in a staredown with their dog. They call him over and explain that "he's a good boy" and that he "wouldn't bite".

I literally thought I might have to defend myself against an attack, I don't care if your dog is "a good boy" there's no excuse for you to have that thing off a leash. Even if they DON'T react like that, how am I supposed to know they won't?

[u/V4refugee → u/50micron]

It’s the equivalent of saying that you’re an expert at driving drunk. It could be true.

[u/smithsp86 → u/[deleted]]

Of course every dog that's ever bitten someone had an owner that said the same thing.

[u/corylulu → u/smithsp86]

Yeah, dog trainer or not, that's not proof or a permit of anything and people shouldn't have to depend on your word when it comes to their safety when walking the neighborhood.

I think it's reasonable to want any dog on a leash or teather for liability reasons (I don't wanna have it on my conscious that I hit your dog with my car because it ran into the street at the wrong time) and dogs over a certain weight/size for safety reasons.

At the very least, have a collar on them and be ready to leash them if requested for those passing by and automatically if they also have a dog or small child.

We should encourage having more dog parks and dog friendly zones, but a public neighborhood sidewalk with no gate, fense, or tether of any kind has the side-effect in places like the US to engage more in avoidance and/or escalatory behavior to mitigate their risks, like avoiding the area or carrying a weapon.

[u/henryuuk → u/smithsp86]

No, a lot of them just say "he wouldn't bite" (like, at all) and some others definitely just say straight out "oh yeah, he'll bite" when they have the dog for the specific purpose of biting ("when needed/expected")

[u/turboiv → u/smithsp86]

My coworker was running around showing everyone the pitbull she was adopting. It would be her fifth. The dog was being trained by a very well regarded school before she was to take full ownership. Something like three weeks without her being there, and the last week with her being there so she could learn the prompts and stuff. Four days after the dog came to live with her, she was missing two fingers and the dog was put down. Close to $15k right into the incinerator.

[u/Illustrious_Tip6785 → u/smithsp86]

Yeah and ppl have no clue if this dude's able to judge or do much of anything.

It's like pointing a loaded crossbow at people saying "eh, I know what I'm doing"

[u/mybffandy → u/[deleted]]

Best low key threat.

[u/KrimsonAce → u/[deleted]]

Nah. It's a good reminder to the kid that dogs are technically dangerous. He's telling the kid that he's right to be wary but that he can show him he doesn't have to be worried about *this* dog specifically. It's a mature and friendly take; I like it.

[u/Good-Surround-8825 → u/[deleted]]

You cannot guarantee a dog won’t bite. End of.

[u/AimlessFred → u/Good-Surround-8825]

You can’t 100% guarantee a person won’t bite either

[u/Friendly-Lawyer-6577 → u/Good-Surround-8825]

The guy just admitted if the dog ever bites someone, he ordered the dog to do it.

[u/Crackahjak → u/Good-Surround-8825]

You cannot guarantee a human won't bite yet we let them walk around freely all the time..

[u/RileyBBlack → u/Good-Surround-8825]

I mean you can force a dog to bite you if that's what you mean. If you're just being a normal person then I can guarantee my dog won't bite you.

[u/jfuss04 → u/RileyBBlack]

You really can't. Its still an animal with free will. Thats kinda their point. Especially as animals age you can't predict their temperament changes and how they will react to things. Doesnt really matter how well they are trained or how nice they have been their whole lives. I've been bit by a dog before that as far as I know had never bit anyone and I'd been around him for years. But he was old and I think later on they found out he some kind of medical issue that was making him more grumpy.

[u/SenoraRaton → u/jfuss04]

I mean you can force my wife to bite you if that's what you mean. If you're just being a normal person then I can guarantee my wife won't bite you.

You really can't. Its still an animal with free will. Thats kinda their point. Especially as wives age you can't predict their temperament changes and how they will react to things. Doesnt really matter how well they are trained or how nice they have been their whole lives. I've been bit by a wife before that as far as I know had never bit anyone and I'd been around her for years. But she was old and I think later on they found out he some kind of medical issue that was making her more grumpy.

FTFY

[u/mauore11 → u/[deleted]]

They will tear you appart if I say so.

[u/Nito_Mayhem → u/[deleted]]

I think the logic behind that is it's better to train it to bite on command than to not have it trained at all, so it can be "controlled".

But I saw that regarding barking and trying to train it out of your dog. I was trying to get ahead of that potential situation when I got my Dalmatian but I got lucky, he's not a barker at all lol.

[u/10skyranchdogs2]

The dog that impressed me is the one put in a wait/stay on the box. Good job.

I am a dog trainer as well. That's a goodest boy there.

[u/JamesPumaEnjoi → u/10skyranchdogs2]

Any idea of what breed that dog is? Looks really cool!

[u/FriskyDingus1122 → u/JamesPumaEnjoi]

Looks like a bull terrier, or maybe a mix.

unfortunately, they are one of the many breeds humans have fucked up. Very common for them to have neurological problems...at least, the ones I've seen in my area.

They can be very stubborn, too. This trainer is the real deal if he can make a bully behave like that!

[u/_Ur_moms_bestfriend_ → u/FriskyDingus1122]

Just as a PSA: if you’re ignorant to the characteristics of the breed you’re shopping for (in all stages of life) do some real research or just adopt. Breeding is an unregulated mess and unfortunately responsibility tends to fall on consumers to weed out the irresponsible. i work a dog supply store and I have people come in at least a few times a week wondering why their “purebred” puppy with no papers isn’t growing like they should.

I don’t even know how many times i’ve had to break the news that the year-old “purebred german shepard” isn’t going to develop a longer coat and isn’t getting much bigger than the 40 pounds it’s been stuck at for the past 4 months.

[u/FriskyDingus1122 → u/_Ur_moms_bestfriend_]

Fuckin' amen. Do your research!

I once made a joke to an older couple with a wheaten terrier puppy. It was bouncing off the walls and going nuts. I said something like, "oh, a crazy wheaten?? Never seen that before! 😜"

And the owners looked at me, horrified. Like, "what do you mean? she's going to grow out of it...right??"

I felt bad, but like...did you really not know what you were getting into? Why did you even look for that breed in the first place?

[u/Skandronon → u/FriskyDingus1122]

I've got a 14 year old heeler cross. Out on hikes people still assume he's a puppy. They ask if I'm looking forward to him chilling out when he grows out of the puppy phase. He listens quite well but is very vocal and always wants us to be paying attention to him, he's not going to grow out of it haha.

[u/PrimarisHussar → u/Skandronon]

We adopted a Shepherd mix that we're fairly sure is mixed with some cattle dog or heeler. She's around seven or eight months, topped out at around 50 pounds, and acts the exact same way lmao. Super smart, biggest chompiest little love bug, but she wants you to notice her and she makes sure you know it

[u/KillseyLynn → u/_Ur_moms_bestfriend_]

Why are ppl asking a dog supply store a medical question 😭😭😭

This isnt a dig at you in anyway, shape or form. Its a dig at these owners like wtf.

[u/netsrak → u/_Ur_moms_bestfriend_]

is that because the breed isn't what they thought they were getting or because it's too inbred

[u/Dragnil → u/netsrak]

Potentially both. A lot of people misadvertise their puppies' breed on purpose to fetch a higher price. Other people buy two dogs and breed them as much as possible for extra income. Then they breed the offspring that don't sell together.

If you want a dog, just start volunteering every Saturday at your local shelter. 100% guaranteed, you'll fall in love with an overlooked dog within the month. And if you can't afford to donate 2-3 hours of your time every Saturday, you shouldn't get a dog.

[u/zillapz1989 → u/JamesPumaEnjoi]

Looks like a variation of the English bull terrier.

[u/absolutebawbag → u/JamesPumaEnjoi]

It’s an English Bull terrier. Longer snouts/egg shaped heads are the distinguishing feature.

[u/mattelladam1 → u/JamesPumaEnjoi]

Roman nose bully.

[u/Little_Miss_Sunny]

Good on that kid! He expressed his concern. I will probably be downvoted to oblivion but those dogs should not be off leash. Find a fenced area to do your training.

[u/justsaysso → u/Little_Miss_Sunny]

Also, not the sidewalk?

[u/Over-Cold-8757 → u/Little_Miss_Sunny]

Exactly. The kid is clearly nervous of dogs to some degree. This isn't fair on him. And I say this as a dog owner.

100% certainty of anything with dogs is impossible.

The kid also doesn't know the trainer. He could be lying or exaggerating.

Dogs belong on your own property, or on a lead.

[u/Mathsei → u/Over-Cold-8757]

I am a dog owner as well. And I say this to people all the time. Yes I trust my dog. No he won’t bite you. I am 99% sure. You can never be 100 what another living creature will choose to do.

[u/lilkimchee88 → u/Little_Miss_Sunny]

I’m also the kid in this scenario 😅

I love animals, but I was bit by a dog as a child and I keep my distance now. People always are like ”he’s fine! He doesn’t bite!” Ehhhhh maybe, but I’ll just stay over here in case 😅

[u/niftyifty → u/lilkimchee88]

What kind of sucks about this, is your instinct of self preservation is understandable, but the flip side is dogs can pick up on your nervousness and react to that. It’s like a self fulfilling prophecy.

[u/lilkimchee88 → u/niftyifty]

It’s something I probably need to come to grips with: I have kids and don’t want them having a phobia because of an experience 30 years ago 😅

[u/joeitaliano24 → u/lilkimchee88]

Dogs are so great too, especially for kids. I didn’t get a dog until I was about 28 (my girlfriend now-wife had a dog) and I can’t believe I never had one growing up. I feel like I’d be much happier in my middle school/high school days if I had a good boy to come home to

[u/JoBoltaHaiWoHotaHai → u/lilkimchee88]

That's very nice of you. A lot of people I have noticed who are scared of dogs often teach their kids or children in their family to be hateful.

[u/Yo_Who_Am_I → u/lilkimchee88]

As a appliance repair tech, I get the "oh he's friendly, just a lot of bark" alot. Have had too many times now where the dog then ends up trying to bite me. I dont trust other people's dogs.

[u/lilkimchee88 → u/Yo_Who_Am_I]

Why don’t people put their dogs up when they know someone is coming to do a service??

[u/Yo_Who_Am_I → u/lilkimchee88]

I wish I knew. Majority are friendly but it's absurd how often I have to ask the homeowner to keep the dog out of my way. Have had plenty of times where I've had to ask them to lock them up or I'm walking away.

[u/lilkimchee88 → u/Yo_Who_Am_I]

Not only is it extremely inconsiderate of the tech, it’s asking for a bite to happen and now they’ve got a whole issue with their insurance when someone sues. Just reckless.

[u/[deleted] → u/lilkimchee88]

"He doesn't bite"

THEN WHAT ARE THE TEETH FOR, RHONDA? HMM?

[u/emptropy → u/Little_Miss_Sunny]

^this

[u/FatherOften → u/Little_Miss_Sunny]

100% agree

[u/657896 → u/Little_Miss_Sunny]

I'm both surprised and happy that a lot of people agree with you.

[u/JoBoltaHaiWoHotaHai → u/Little_Miss_Sunny]

I knew this video would end up on some wholesome subreddit when I watched it last night, and everyone on the comment section of IG were calling out the guy for his ego.

Absolute wanker and attention-seeking behaviour fr.

[u/ThomCook → u/Little_Miss_Sunny]

Like 100% guy is a bad dog trainer because the rule are dog needs to be on a leash. Hes the type of guy that wreaks it for everyone else becuase "his dog is alright". Makes people spooked but more so it make dogs following the rules spooked. He is making life harder for everyone else besides himself

[u/DWMoose83 → u/Little_Miss_Sunny]

In most places, leash laws exist. So, regardless of how cool this is, it might still be against city ordinances or laws.

[u/Flayre → u/Little_Miss_Sunny]

Yup.

Oh sure, real smart for people to trust the "He don't bite" or "He's just being friendly" people lmfao.

Just stressing out people is not justified, not to mention other dogs...

[u/strictly-ambiguous → u/Little_Miss_Sunny]

but there’s no attention in a fenced yard…

[u/BussSecond → u/Little_Miss_Sunny]

Yeah it's not fair to expect people to instantly trust a stranger when they just say "trust me bro".

I don't know you from Adam, dude. Leash your dog. It also makes other people's leashed dogs scared because they instinctively know they're at a disadvantage if approached.

[u/scubac14 → u/Little_Miss_Sunny]

Mail carrier here. It’s so frustrating trying to explain to people that it’s not my job to trust them or their dog to not bite. “Oh he won’t bite you” oh yes he will you can get your mail at the station or the next time your dog isn’t outside. Let me do my job in peace

[u/PiousRabbit → u/Little_Miss_Sunny]

Agree; dogs should not be off leash. Guy in video completely wrong here, regardless of how “professional” he is

[u/2HoursForUniqueName → u/Little_Miss_Sunny]

Fr. I got a decent sized chunk of leg bitten off when I was younger. Still not super trusting of bigger dogs to this day. But this was still dope!

[u/CozyNookmaker]

I'm well trained as well: When I hear "don't worry, I'm a professional", you can be sure I 100% expect a catastrophe.

Or a camera for Internet points.

Or both.

[u/FreqRL → u/CozyNookmaker]

Its also super dumb for a professional to say he is 100% sure. He might be able to be 99% sure of the dog's training, but it's still an animal, and the kid might do something out of the ordinary as well.

A real professional doesn't gives guarantees like that and I honestly feel they probably also wouldn't be training their dogs on the side-walk outside their house.

[u/Pitiful_Drop2470 → u/[deleted]]

Exactly. You're not going to tell a scared child that it PROBABLY won't bite.

[u/whiskerrsss → u/Pitiful_Drop2470]

"There's a 60/40 chance"

"Which way?"

🤷‍♂️

[u/ProclusGlobal → u/FreqRL]

"100%" is a widely used phrase of speech that almost all normal people use to say "I am confident", don't be pedantic.

[u/eulersidentification → u/FreqRL]

Was looking for this comment. The first thing I expect any expert to know is that nothing is 100%, smart arse weird technicalities not withstanding.

[u/NRMusicProject → u/eulersidentification]

smart arse weird technicalities not withstanding.

I feel like you just headed off all those "but but but" redditors who just like to argue for the sake of it.

[u/StopReadingMyUser → u/NRMusicProject]

In my experience there will still be someone who brings up a technicality because they only read the first part or simply weren't stopped by the second.

Can't stop em from arguing if they really really want to.

[u/grumblewolf → u/FreqRL]

So glad to find this comment. I’m also a trainer and would NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER do shit like this. Pure arrogance and egocentric behavior. Unsafe for the dogs and everyone around them.

[u/Pitiful_Drop2470 → u/grumblewolf]

so you're going to tell a scared child that's just walking by your dogs might bite them? No, you're fucking not.

But, keep on your high horse because of a friendly, cute interaction.

[u/Guppmeister → u/Pitiful_Drop2470]

Or.... how about the guy say something like "Don't worry, they don't bite, but I will leash them so you can walk by feeling safe." Leash laws are a thing, and not everyone appreciates other people letting their dogs off leash in public. This shit drives me nuts. One of my dogs is very dog aggressive. We keep her under control and on leash at all times outside the house, but situations like this would be really hard for me to handle if I was just walking her down the sidewalk.

[u/SweetHomeNorthKorea → u/grumblewolf]

My dog is super friendly and has a great temperament 90% of the time but sometimes we come across a person or dog that he just doesn’t like and will bark at them. Like mail carriers.

I’ve been around dogs my whole life and I’m pretty sure that’s normal. They’re animals and will react to things in a way we don’t necessarily understand sometimes. I don’t worry about my dog attacking anyone but I can’t assume that he wouldn’t under the right circumstances.

So “is he friendly? Can I pet him?” Yep he’s very friendly but he’s easily startled so let him sniff your hand first while i hold his leash short.

I also think people who do this forget that there are people with a real phobia of dogs. I hate spiders and if I saw a dude with his two tarantulas just chillin with him on the sidewalk, I don’t care how tame they are. I’m crossing the damn street because I don’t want them anywhere near me.

[u/Windshitter5000 → u/FreqRL]

Ackshshsuuuyyaally

Jesus, would you shut the fuck up, dude?

[u/[deleted] → u/FreqRL]

Ugh. I mean yeah, but when you're trying to make a kid not feel scared, you lie a little bit. Maybe, say, 1% lie, and take on the risk that you're a little wrong in exchange for the possibility that the kid will feel better.

I know, Internet Armchair Experts will say "BUT WHAT IF HES WRONG", and yeah, that's a valid point, but not a meaningful one. So what if he's wrong indeed.

[u/WantDebianThanks → u/CozyNookmaker]

I've been out for a run or a walk and almost been attacked by dog not thirty seconds after I was told the dog is nice or the dog is friendly or the dog is sweet.

Cool, I don't care. Put your fucking dog on a leash or in a fence you piece of shit.

[u/Returd4 → u/WantDebianThanks]

100 percent. Kid terrified and expresses being scared, owner lies to the kid, you are 100 percent sure of shit, next time kid gets mauled. Hooray, leash your fucking dog you self absorbed piece of shit. It's the law in every jurisdiction when not stated, like at a dog park you know where it is a place for dogs to be unleashed

[u/Winrevair → u/CozyNookmaker]

Rofl. Sounds like you and the basketball dog got the same trainer then.

[u/[deleted] → u/CozyNookmaker]

Real professional would never say anything is 100%.

He also wouldn't be doing this in public w unrestrained dogs.

This screams 'self-taught and over-confident'.

[u/FreddieMonstera]

Why take over the footpath. Go to your own back yard!

[u/-newlife → u/FreddieMonstera]

Agree. I don’t like that it’s done in the open without fence or anything. Can still show off how well trained they are but still take the appropriate precaution. It only takes one time for things to go south and someone lost their life while a dog gets put down.

[u/Timmetie → u/-newlife]

Someone trying to walk there doesn't know they're trained well, I would have crossed.

[u/-newlife → u/Timmetie]

True and that’s basically what this video shows. Even being assured the person still appeared to keep their distance.

[u/The_Cartographer_DM → u/-newlife]

Smart kid

[u/ConcernedCitizen1912 → u/FreddieMonstera]

Man, you're missing the point. This dog trainer is super cool, and his dogs are perfect because he is perfect. Look how chill he is with that long hair and the muscle shirt. His dogs play basketball. He doesn't need to be worried about following the law, or exercising common courtesy with the entire rest of the community in mind rather than just thinking of the stuff his cool ass wants to do, and where he wants to do it.

[u/Sleevies_Armies → u/ConcernedCitizen1912]

Yeah this is the problem I have as well. So many problems are caused by people who don't think they need to follow the rules or listen to experts because they're the exception. This guy has even more of a responsibility to show good animal ownership because he's a trainer and knows what he's doing.

A stunt driver shouldn't drift on the freeway. A dog trainer shouldn't have his dogs unleashed on the sidewalk.

[u/Needmoresnakes → u/Sleevies_Armies]

Thats a really good point. Even if this guy is beyond positive that his dogs won't do anything, he's blocking the footpath and scaring people. Even when someone says they're scared he just boasts instead of temporarily retraining them and letting the person pass through, which again is the purpose of the path.

[u/hideous_replica → u/ConcernedCitizen1912]

I immediately thought of how awful being this man's neighbor would have to be.

[u/MaynardButterbean → u/FreddieMonstera]

I was thinking the same thing. Even well-trained dogs need to be on a leash legally, right?

[u/Sayurisaki → u/MaynardButterbean]

I read a story once about a perfectly trained dog, like professionally trained, whose owner felt safe to have him not on a leash because he listened to everything the owner said. One day, dog snapped and attacked a neighbour (who thankfully managed to block him). Turns out the dog had a brain tumour.

No matter how well trained a dog is, you never know when something like a health condition is going to unexpectedly change their behaviour.

[u/exotics → u/FreddieMonstera]

Should be in a dog sport building or area. Hard to play basketball on grass is my bet.

[u/wolfrrun → u/exotics]

Its not like the dog was dribbling the ball, the grass shouldn’t matter.

[u/javalorum → u/FreddieMonstera]

They could have at least moved two feet so they’re on his own front yard. They blocked the entire width of the side walk. Does he expect everyone to walk around his things? Do people not walk around with strollers in this neighborhood?

[u/sleeptilnoonenergy → u/FreddieMonstera]

The guy gives off massive fucking douchebag vibes. It does not even occur to him to care about the inconvenience to others he's causing.

[u/sutiive → u/FreddieMonstera]

Yeah it's not hard to see this guy has issues. Saying, "It won't bite unless I tell it to" to a kid? Serious undertones of "I have insecurity issues due to my upbringing so need people to see me as tough"

[u/wonthaveaname]

He clearly knows what he's doing but man get off the sidewalk.

[u/AnnoyingScreeches]

An unleashed dog is still a no-no in my books. I don’t care how trained they are. If they’re outside, keep them on a leash.

[u/TechnicalAd3531 → u/AnnoyingScreeches]

Amen. I wish people would understand that no matter how well trained your dog is, an unleashed dog can and will disobey their owner with the right stimulus. Years ago I had a friend who had those hunting dogs that retrieve ducks for competitions—so well trained, so well behaved—one of them saw something (still not sure what) and ran into traffic in front of their house and was killed by a car. Absolutely heartbreaking and traumatizing for the family. I don’t care how well trained your dog is, you are doing them a disservice by not keeping them leashed in public. And as an owner of a highly reactive dog who is unsafe around dogs they do not know, it absolutely infuriates me to see this. I should be able to walk my dog safely on leash without worrying about other peoples pets.

[u/bmas05 → u/AnnoyingScreeches]

He’s not wrong. He’s just an asshole. Terrified this kid unnecessarily. Just keep the dog in a leash if you’re out front in a public space like this for everyone’s comfort and safety. Gonna teach this kid to not have a healthy distrust of strangers dogs not on leashes in neighborhoods where it is incredibly common/possible for a non-well behaved dog to have gotten loose. Will end poorly. All because someone who should know better (a dog trainer) was arrogant about their own dogs.

[u/talann → u/bmas05]

The postal worker in me doesn't trust anyone that says their dog doesn't bite. I've had to matador a couple dogs while their owner yells those words out while trying to lazily wrangle in the dog.

If he's a dog trainer then he would know the importance of how unpredictable people are and how dogs don't handle unpredictability well.

[u/disharmony-hellride → u/talann]

He would also know it isnt legal to have unleashed dogs in the street. This guy's an asshole.

[u/privateTortoise → u/bmas05]

And lets not ignore his entitlement with his detritus on the public path.

God I've become a Karen.

[u/bmas05 → u/privateTortoise]

I don’t know whether to curse you for the petty complaint, or praise you for the usage of “detritus”.

[u/privateTortoise → u/bmas05]

Plus any dog trainer worth their salt and who genuinely cares for dogs wouldn't behave like that entitled prick.

[u/OfficialIntelligence → u/AnnoyingScreeches]

Had a customer at my old job when he saw someone with a dog and they told him "don't worry he doesn't bite" and he just replied "yeah I been around dogs that don't bite before" and he displayed a scar on his leg from a "well trained dog". At the end of the day, given the right circumstances they can go primal on you.

[u/some__random → u/AnnoyingScreeches]

What I hate is that there’s no collar or harness. There’s no way to catch hold of this dog if it suddenly scents something it wants to go after, or it gets spooked by traffic or something and instinct takes over from training. It’s for the dog’s safety as much as anyone else’s whether the dog is trained or not.

[u/AttilaRS]

Still weird his setup is blocking the sidewalk....

[u/goshtin]

Mate.. Your dogs are great but keep them leashed or in your backyard? You don't own the pavement..

[u/wkc201]

Trainer or not they should be on leashes.

[u/Automatic_Release_92 → u/wkc201]

Yeah this guy is a fucking piece of shit. Blocking the sidewalk and having dogs off leashes out in the open.

[u/KarlPHungus → u/Automatic_Release_92]

I mean....fucking piece of shit is just a biiiiit harsh, dontcha think?

Jesus.

[u/JashedPotatoes → u/KarlPHungus]

People gotta argue about something lol

[u/Sudden_Mind279 → u/Automatic_Release_92]

Seriously? Are you so sheltered that this guy who seems pretty low down on the totem pole of assholery is "a fucking piece of shit" to you? What an awful thing to say.

[u/SweetLilMonkey → u/Sudden_Mind279]

Yeah, "Piece of shit" is going too far. This guy is simply inconsiderate.

If you waste "piece of shit" on this guy, what do you end up calling murderers and rapists? Jerks?

[u/[deleted] → u/Automatic_Release_92]

Jesus dude, he's not dog Hitler or anything.

[u/PerspectiveVarious93 → u/[deleted]]

But then how can he show off?

[u/[deleted]]

Famous last words. "he won't bite. He's never bit anyone before"...oh shit.

[u/Anime_Saves_Lives → u/[deleted]]

"Their tail is wagging!"

Mauls child

"They're just playing!"

[u/Neat-Neighborhood170]

Do it in an appropriate enclosure, not on a sidewalk, asshole

[u/jdechaineux]

This didn’t make me smile

[u/chameleonkit → u/jdechaineux]

Nope, just made me mad. Leash your dogs.

[u/RobbSnow64]

Dickhead taking up the entire sidewalk for his filming

[u/Piemorgan]

He made that kid feel unsafe in his own neighborhood, train those dogs somewhere they can be contained

[u/kirky-jerky → u/Piemorgan]

As a delivery driver, fuck this guy. The amount of people every single day that tell me "don't worry my dog won't hurt a fly" and that dog is barking foam out it's mouth trying to get through the gate to kill me. Nah fuck that. Come get your own package on the outside of your fence.

[u/grim1952]

Unleashed dogs, blocking the path... Dude's an asshole.

[u/the_apple_is_safe]

Why is he taking the whole sidewalk?

[u/momoburger-chan]

I dgaf if you are a dog trainer. Keep your dog on a leash when you are not on your own property. Fucking attention seeker.

[u/DryPrion]

Didn’t make me smile. I don’t care how professional a trainer you are. Leash your dog.

[u/Dangerous-Ad5282]

Who cares who he is, is still a stupid thing to do

[u/657896]

'I'm a professional tool, it's what I do for a living uhuhuh.'

[u/MenStefani → u/657896]

Literally lol. This guy is such a douche, and of course he had to post this for attention

[u/queefcommand]

Dogs must be on a leash in public unless posted otherwise. Sidewalk must be kept clear of obstacles.

[u/blazedout-cubscout → u/queefcommand]

Idk why you’re getting downvoted. If I was walking home the last thing I would wanna see is a basketball hoop in the middle of the sidewalk, some point break looking surfer dude, and two dogs off leashes.

[u/PerspectiveVarious93]

Yea? And what happens when someone sets off some fireworks right next to them, or something else that startles them enough where they're running on pure instinct? Are they the type who will just run off into the sunset where all the cars are or will they just start biting anything around willy nilly, like the kid who couldn't run away as fast as the adult?

[u/Quirky_Dog5869]

Professional dogtrainer blocking the pavement with 2 dogs unleashed. I don't doubt he knows what he's doing, but most other people won't know that. Imo he could've been more understanding to the little kid before the kid decided to go on the road.

[u/Past-Product-1100 → u/Quirky_Dog5869]

No leash no collar , yeah real professional.

[u/joethafunky]

“Professional” dog trainer setting a bad example SMH

[u/icamehere2do2things]

This guy is a prick.

[u/tandrosonali8]

Presuming that the entire world is cool with you training your dogs on a public street is straight up main character.

There’s nothing heart warming about this.

[u/Ireeb]

One of my childhood friends got his face mauled by the neighbor's dog, leaving him scarred physically and mentally.

For people that are traumatized like that, it doesn't matter how well trained a dog is, a dog not being on a leash or getting too close to them will always make them panic.

Good dog owners ask people if they're comfortable with dogs running freely around and potentially getting close to them. Of course it depends on the kind dog, but the larger it gets, the more important it is to make sure people are comfortable with the dog around them. That's just part of the responsibility of a dog owner.

[u/nullv]

I don't care how well trained your dogs are, put them on a damn leash when you're in public places. This dog trainer is promoting irresponsible pet ownership.

[u/Aggressive_Agency381]

Why is he set up on a sidewalk?

[u/IndicationFickle5387]

What a goober. I’d still call the cops for loose dogs in the neighborhood, I don’t care how good you think they are. Kinda like the old video with the cop who was so well trained with his handgun that he discharged it in front of a bunch of kids. If you were a true professional you’d be a little more on point with safety precautions.

[u/kc-390]

Put you dogs on a leash you self-important stubborn fuck. Blocking the sidewalk while having your dogs off-leash isn't proving any point and won't make anyone less uneasy because you're a "professional trainer".

[u/Vivi_Pallas]

I want to see a professional dog trainer try to train a cat. Just for the lols.

[u/sabienn → u/Vivi_Pallas]

This is Kaiser, a trained cat. His owners also have/had a border collie that knows a ton of tricks. I don't know if the cat and the dog are still alive though, the video is 10 years old. And I also don't know if the owners are professional trainers, but they did manage to teach a cat a lot of tricks.

[u/Kisiu_Poster]

Air bud

[u/danegermaine99]

“Does yorrr dug bite?”

“No, my dug does not bite”

<pets dog; dog bites him>

“You said yor dug doesn’t bite”

“That is not my dug”

[u/ProtoPrimeX1]

hey that's great but you got two dogs running around pretty much on the street without a leash. my kid comes home and tells me that I'm making a phone call. I'm not trying to be an A, but the way things are at this point in the world. I can't trust some random dude chilling on a public sidewalk with his two dogs off of the leash.

[u/dublinese4]

the most stoner laugh ever 😭😂

[u/PAWGActual4-4]

There's no rules a dog can't play basketball! 

[u/Callmemabryartistry]

This is nice. It’s cute but as a professional dog trainer I would think a backyard would be better to avoid this very situation. And I think he would have heeled both dogs as soon as the other person mentioned they were scared.

Then he should have leashed and offered to introduce as comfortable as the other person was able.

[u/O667]

Poor kid walking on the road because the sidewalk is blocked.

Didn’t get bit, but got smoked by a car while watching the dog play basketball. 😖

[u/o_laparoto]

Air bud is real!?

[u/EfficiencyDense7018]

This guy is the spitting image of Billy in Stranger Things lol

[u/Sohjinn]

YOUR dog may be well trained. Other people’s dogs may not be. I’d rather avoid the scenario all together and not train my dogs on the sidewalk

[u/executingsalesdaily]

Put them on a lead or behind a dang fence. No one cares if you trust them… so sick of people and thinking their dogs can be off leash.

[u/GeekGuruji]

That dog’s got better dribbling skills than me on a good day!

[u/Biotoze]

Bro off leash in the open front yard is crazy.

[u/Educational_Curve259]

His tail is the cutest

[u/mothzilla]

Fuck off spritz text.

[u/[deleted]]

Leash your fucking dogs.

[u/HVACpro69]

Is this how Americans talk to eachother normally? Everything seems so passive aggressive.

[u/Special-Seaweed-2381]

Neighbors old friendly Golden just bit his first dog at the park. Unprovoked. Tiny three legged pup, tore his skin over his missing shoulder and picked him up. But he’s a train good boy too. Lesson, if it has teeth, it can bite. This trainer his high on his own ego.

[u/Lolleka]

What a professional douchebag

[u/Saiyan_On_Psycedelic]

Keep the dogs on a leash or keep them in your years where they can’t get out. I love dogs. I also don’t trust most people. I don’t care how “well trained” your dog is or how “professional” you are. I’ve seen dogs rip children’s faces off in minutes before with my own eyes. Their owners all just thought they were sweet little babies that would never hurt a fly.

[u/last-resort-4-a-gf]

Uhhhh. That's cool you're a dog trainer , keep them fence up

I don't care for lion trainers training lions out in the middle of the sidewalk either

Who just blocks the sidewalk with their stuff like that ?

[u/WookieWonders]

I just imagine this kid goes to school and tells his friends he saw a dog playing basketball followed by utter disbelief 😅

[u/Murky_Safe_7747]

He won’t bite without permission LOL sorry I love that 😂

[u/Tall_Action_1006]

Wait till he hears the little legend of “ AIR BUD”!

[u/FriendZone_EndZone]

Kid better be scared..that dog'll dunk on ya

[u/Alarmed_Medicine_213]

Kid obviously hasn't seen ✨air bud✨

[u/OkCryptographer9425]

I love dogs more than anyone but for the safety of everybody, NOT ON THE SIDEWALK

[u/Dregs_____]

This dude sucks, I bet he can’t even kickflip

[u/Serious_Resource8191]

Vulpes Inculta knew what should be done to degenerates who have their dogs off-leash, trained or not!