I don't think they should be offended at all if you pick your dog up.
Sometimes I am annoyed that people assume it's okay for their big dog to come over to mine. Biscuit is agressive with big dogs, he just had too many bad experiences with them. so when I see a big one (and they usually aren't on a leash) I pick him up right away. The big dog owner always says "Oh- he/she is friendly" and I say" well mine is not". I just feel that people should maybe ask if it's ok for their dog to come to my dog first.
Bad things can happen very quickly if the dogs decide they don't like each other-to me it's a safety issue. |