Oh no! I used to be very trusting of people who wanted our dogs to meet on-leash but I've become jaded and tend to ignore as many others with dogs as we can now... I've had quite a few people who want their dog to say hi to Jackson and me. Well, stupid me, assuming they wouldn't be asking this if their dog was aggressive or didn't like dogs, would allow it. But there's been at least 10 occasions where I've let the hello's happen and the dog tenses up and begins to snarl and I get Jax away real quick. Thankfully I'm pretty good at reading doggy body language and can usually spot something before it escalates but it never ceases to amaze me the amount of people who spout 'OH HE'S FRIENDLY!' to dogs who are clearly not. |