You may be worrying out something that might never happen. Short of buying a house with plenty of private land on which to exercise your pet, you are bound to meet up with other dogs sooner or later. Provided your dog is well trained, will recall immediately, is under control on and off the leash, and is non-reactive towards other dogs, the chances of other dogs attacking him are slight.
Anxious owners transfer their anxieties to other dogs, making them more likely to be negatively reactive with other people and animals. It would benefit you both attend a regular training/socialization class in order to lean how to cope in canine company.
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1 Carlton // Dec 22, 2007 at 3:12 am
WITH ALL DUE RESPECT:
Are you crazy? How on earth can you write such nonsense? Do you actually think that if you as a dog owner remain composed, and that if your dog is well-trained, another dog will not attack it????
I’ve seen, and many many other dog owners have been witness to unprovoked attacks by dogs whose owners train them to be vicious, or if they happen to look away the moment their dog comes into proximity with yours. You can’t stop the attack by remaining composed.
By experience, the only things you can do to protect your dog are to pull yours away from the path of the oncoming dog, or if an aggressive dog is loose and gets too close to yours, you threaten the other with a stick or other weapon to protect both your self and your dog. That’s just common sense.
Don’t advise people that way, because it’s stupid!
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