Never Do On Leash Greetings During Walks!

The modern dog owner spends a lot of time thinking about their dog’s social skills. While exercising doggie social skills can be important, it is more important that instead your dog practices maintaining composure when near other dogs. This is especially crucial during the walk, as allowing your dog to meet other dogs during this time will interfere with achieving good leash skills. The tension that pulling on leash creates can trigger a dog’s opposition reflex, resulting in barrier frustration; not an ideal scenario for a proper and appropriate interaction! Also, not all dogs enjoy being approached by other dogs. Even if both dogs are usually very sociable, it doesn’t always translate to instances when they are leashed. Always work towards neutrality by social distancing and limiting on leash encounters as much as possible.