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Originally Posted by Lynnesail
I am fairly new to the dog park world. I have a small 8 lb. Dog who loves to play with everyone, including probably some that are too big or strong for her. Everything is fine until that dog gets rough, pins her down and my dog yips as though she is being hurt. There is one particular Boston terrier who is like that, when I brought it to the attention of its owner she became quite angry and said I didn’t know anything about dogs and that is normal play! Is it? It’s ok when my dog yips in pain? I asked her to stop her dog from doing that and she said get your own dog out of here. Several of us at the dog park feel this way but she won’t be reasoned with. I’d love your opinions. Is there someone to report to if we feel the dog is too aggressive and the owner won’t be reasoned with?
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Your dog is like some cups of coffee I’ve known: not big enough to defend itself. It’s a wimp. It’s up to you to watch over it in situations like that or keep it on a leash. There are certainly dogs that don’t belong in some dog parks, and dogs shouldn’t be pinning other dogs to the ground, but your dog is puny and weak and doesn’t know it. It’s a toy or a lap dog. It would be nice if there were a separate little area for dogs like that.