that's a good point....and one that makes me feel a bit better. thanks randy

we were probably 70 metres away. i guess - i didn't think the children were moving that much or jerkily. but to think about it, they had been walking down the sidewalk, and then turned to cross the street. it was when they turned she reacted. maybe just that little bit of movement was enough to trigger a reaction in her.

b/c, as i've thought about it, she was near the kids at FR, and didn't try to do anything, and she didn't react to the kid that came kind of close to ask why she was muzzled.

i think this is probably something i should be cautious or aware of, and i think it's probably a good reminder to me that i should try to have her reasonably socialized or exposed to being around children and behaving properly around them, even if we don't see a lot of them in our daily life. it's actually something i've been thinking of lately, b/c while i'm not at all about to have children anytime soon, i think having a couple of pregnant friends has made me think about how i would work having teagan and a child. (cause obviously sweetpea isn't going anywhere )

That is true. My husband rides his bike in an nature area each night. While he is stationary dogs will come up to him, (unfortunately their owners rarely leash their dogs there, even though it is the law) and sniff him and be generally friendly. Once he begins to move, even if they have met him, they will try and get him. He has come home twice with puncture wounds in his calves. Now when a dog chases him, he stops. that usually takes care of it.
Running triggers dogs. Even my pups who love my granddaughter and do just about anything to be with her, when she runs around our property, will chase her and even would knock her down. The rest of the time they are like angels with her, very gentle.

Very true Sharon. My pups both get silly in love with little kids and are great with them, but as soon as the kids run, they chase and knock them down. They never nip, just bump. I have to be careful to keep them leashed around kids. Kids just can't be relied on to remember not to run. And dogs can't always help wanting to play chase. It's too irresistable.

yeah, what mostly bothered me about this - the kids weren't on bikes, or running, or waving their arms - they were walking quietly with their mother. maybe just the act of turning off the sidewalk to cross the street (still walking quietly) is enough to trigger a response from teagan though.

if they'd been running it wouldn't have bothered me as much - still would've been something i had to note, but it was that it was 2 large kids walking quietly with their mom that triggered the same reaction as a squirrel that freaked me out. but i think randy's point about sight is a good one, maybe just that little movement was what she picked up on.