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Postby furever_pit » February 6th, 2011, 3:59 pm

amalie79 wrote:It sounds pretty geeky, but I heard one great suggestion for this. Plant yourself somewhere on the side of the path (this walking trail has benches along route set back from the pavement). Set up a little TV tray 20 feet down the path with a bowl of treats and a sign that says, "My dog is scared of strangers; please toss her a treat when you walk by, but also please ignore her," or something like that. :| Might be worth doing as the weather picks up and people are out walking. :|


This sounds like an interesting idea.
If I came across it while hiking somewhere, I would toss treats to the dog.
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Postby amalie79 » February 6th, 2011, 5:39 pm

furever_pit wrote:
amalie79 wrote:It sounds pretty geeky, but I heard one great suggestion for this. Plant yourself somewhere on the side of the path (this walking trail has benches along route set back from the pavement). Set up a little TV tray 20 feet down the path with a bowl of treats and a sign that says, "My dog is scared of strangers; please toss her a treat when you walk by, but also please ignore her," or something like that. :| Might be worth doing as the weather picks up and people are out walking. :|


This sounds like an interesting idea.
If I came across it while hiking somewhere, I would toss treats to the dog.


I like that I wouldn't have to put anyone on the spot who didn't want to help.
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Postby TheRedQueen » February 12th, 2011, 12:58 am

My dogs' brains fell out tonight.
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