[Ellie May]

No, it is not always possible.

First, I don't know anything about the OP's physical state. Sometimes bending down to pick up a dog doesn't work for people, etc.

Secondly, I don't know how many dogs she is walking at a time. When one of mine goes off, they both go off. Probably wouldn't bite, but they do cause quite a scene and look very scary. They just can't be trusted. They are walked on a coupler and both have to be picked up at once. Fine for me. I can bend and have two fully functional hands. But I'm also usually carrying a poop bag, etc. So it's not always that easy. And when I try to pick them up outside, they tend to run to the end of the leash, turn around and become harder to grab, etc. If this is all happening in less than 5 seconds when somebody comes up behind us, that just doesn't work well. And besides, one could argue that picking up a fearful dog is going to reinforce the behavior because you are then protecting them.