blergh. went to go see my parents and grandmother, which is kind of a tough visit to start with. the plan was for a birthday lunch, but instead my grandmother fell backwards on the pavement and smacked her head outside the restaurant.

Suuuuuuuuuuuucked.

She is all right, no stitches or trauma or anything. but it was really horrifying, as it always is. blood and ambulance and witnesses and police.

I repeat: blergh.

Oh, Nora! I'm glad she's okay, but that must have been so scary for you.

{{{Nora Deirdre}}} That's gotta be scary for everyone.

{{{Nora}}} Glad she's OK.

{{{Nora}}}

May Sunday be much better for everyone.

Oh Nora {{{}}}

In about three hours I'll have a Very Important job interview. Problem is I'm really not awake yet. May I have ~ma for it?

And, ION: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, P-C!

Oh, no, Nora! How terrifying! I'm glad she's gonna be ok. healing~ma to your grandmother.

Interview~ma for Shir.

happy birthday P-C.

Interview ma shir

and healthy no more scary grandma incidnet- ma.

{{{Nora}}} How scary! I'm glad everything is okay, but eesh.

Much interview~ma for you, Shir!

I tend to steadfastly ignore/turn away from the dog. I say in a calm voice, not particularly directed at the dog, that I only give attention to dogs who are calm and not jumping on me.

This is precisely the advice I'd give you Andi. Perfect, in fact.

As for communicating with the owners, that's a case by case thing. Unfortunately, it's unlikely that a person who lets their dog behave chaotically will be able to get control in the moment. Any yelling, tugging or fussing over the dog will just reward the already negative behavior.

If the person seems to just not know how to stop the behavior, you might off-handedly say that the doggy lama says only calm people can help dogs be calm and that dogs just don't know the difference between jumping on you and jumping on the person who might get knocked down and sue them!

It's frustrating, I know, but the best defense is to walk away.