When you’re walking your dog on leash, and you turn a corner and come face to face (or muzzle to muzzle) with another dog owner whose dog starts to lunge at yours, turn you and your dog around with lots of happy talk to your dog, and move quickly away from the situation. While most people stop and stand still, dumbfounded about what to do, you’ll be actively thinking fast on your feet to resolve a serious situation.

Hopefully you will have a training food pouch on your waist filled with above-average dog training food (food your dog drools for) in the bag. This makes the turn-and-go easier as you will grab some food as your walking away and feed it to your dog. Keep going until you and your dog are safely away from the leash-aggressive dog. No need to explain to anyone because you’ll want to take care of your dog and you. That’s who matters.

Visit my board-and-train dog training site, Love Wags A Tail, for more tips and dog training information.

Helen