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Originally Posted by fanatic4yorkies  When my dogs are around other dogs, I always have them in my arms. We recently took them to a dog swim event at a local pool, and I ended up holding them almost the entire time. One time when my little one was on the ground, a pit bull came up from behind and gave her a big sniff. The dog was very sweet, but I shudder to think what could have happened in that one second. I looked at the other dogs having fun and romping, and it made me sad to think my fear is being felt by my dogs and is making them nervous.  Anyone else have this problem and, if so, how do you not pass the fear on to your dogs? |
I am not sure but, what tensions you feel are transmItted down the lead, your dog knows when your breathing rate changes, so maybe try out some calming breathS, or visualization techniques to start to de sensitize you.