My 3 year old lab loves the park in our neighborhood. He is extremely well trained with recall, sitting and calming down, and many other things. But I think I have to stop taking him.
When he is playing with another dog or running in general, he won’t notice a person is there because he’s having fun. And he will see them too late and body slam the person. This hasn’t been too much of an issue it doesn’t happen every time. No one falls over and I take him home immediately if it happens because I feel horrible. But recently an older woman was at the park and she fell. Thankfully she was okay, but I’m mortified if she wouldn’t have been. One wrong fall and not only would she have gotten hurt but she could have sued or something and forced my dog to be surrendered worst case.
I truly don’t know what training options I have here. It happens so fast I can’t recall quick enough. People usually say it’s totally fine but I don’t want to risk it. I’ve tried long leads and warning people not to come in our zone but people don’t listen. He’s great with play and lives off dog interactions and I’m so disappointed if I have to take this out of his routine because it’s his favorite part of life.
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