June 18, 2021 · 31 min
How to let two dogs greet on the street... or not (Rebroadcast)
This is a rebroadcast of Episode 29, which originally aired on 10/15/18.
As much as we want our dogs to be social beings, the sad fact is that city streets are not an ideal place for leashed dogs to socialize. The close confines of the sidewalk can keep dogs from having enough space to greet each other properly, and leashes too often can become uncomfortably taught, leading a dog to think that even just the sight of another dog predicts yanking and choking.
Avoiding other dogs on the street
Using the presence of other dogs on leash as a cue for your dog to pay attention to you
Providing your dog with appropriate off-leash socialization opportunities
Choosing which dogs you might let your dog greet
Helping your dog greet other dogs naturally and appropriately... and more
Notes
Woof Shout Out: Dog adoption vests by Mimi Reid
Fun dog fact of the day: NYC dog names (dogs named after fruits, vegetables, etc)
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Hey everyone! So today we are going to talk about dog-dog greetings, specifically dogs greeting other dogs on the street, and I'm going to suggest how you can teach your dog to greet another dog well and all the things you need to keep in mind when deciding whether or not you're going to let your dog greet another dog.
But before I get into the thick of it, I wanted to give my number one suggestion, which is this: Don't do it. Don't let your dog greet other dogs on the street. That's it. Now the reason I'm not going to end it there is because I know that that sort of like a bummer piece of advice. People don't generally love the idea of shielding their dog from every other dog on the street. We like the idea of being able to walk our dogs and have it be a kind of social thing where they can say hi to the other dogs in the neighborhood and everyone's gonna get along. But here's some reasons why I generally advise against letting your dog interact with other dogs on the street.
First of all, I see a lot of crazy dogs at School for the Dogs, all of us trainers do...
Full Transcript available at “A modern dog owner's guide to sidewalk leash greetings”
