I recently adopted a lovely 6yo Lurcher from the RSPCA. All that's known about his background is that he was used for badger baiting and he was found, badly injured, in someone's front garden before being rescued.
Because of his high prey drive, we were advised never to let him off the lead. This is fine for us, but I'm wondering about the etiquette of off-lead dogs. A few times now a dog has come running up to my dog, sometimes barking and/or getting overly excitable.
So far, this hasn't ended in anything other thers make an effort to call their dogs away until after they've reached my dog and started sniffing him. My dog is really laid-back but I have no idea what his history with other dogs is.an a friendly sniff, but what's bothering me is that none of the own
Is the onus on me to shout over and ask someone to recall their dog if it's running up to mine (although sometimes the owner is so far behind the dog that I can't see them at first!)? Or should people call their dogs away before it gets to that point? For the record, if we're about to pass by off-lead dogs while on a walk, we give them a wide berth, but it happens anyway.
And more generally, what's the deal with on/off-lead interactions? I've read that being on a lead can make some dogs feel "trapped" and therefore fearful/aggressive, so I'm always on the watch for that. So far it's all been pleasant, and it's nice to see him interacting with other dogs, but I don't want anything horrible to happen.
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goodwinter · 22/02/2019 17:00
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