Social media gives us a really shiny view of what it looks like to live wirth, raise and train a dog. However, it's easy to forget that dog training on social media is a highlight reel. You're often not seeing the walks that go wrong, the struggles behind the scene, and you're probably also seeing a lot of information from people who are not actually qualified to give advice on dog behaviour! So l et me deinfluence you about your dogs behaviour...
It’s normal for your dog not to want to greet every dog they see.
The majority of adult dogs are selective about the dogs they want to meet or interact with. Dogs have social preferences just like us.
Dogs can bark at things without being labelled as ‘reactive’
Dogs are not robots. They’re sentient beings who react to the world around them. Sometimes they get excited, startled, worried, or caught off guard.
Not every dog is going to enjoy being a pub dog
Yes we can teach dogs the skills to settle in busy places, but just because we can, doesn’t mean we should. Lots of the dogs I see in these places are not having a great time!
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