Not exact matches
Going to a
dog park or a pet event
with other pet appropriate
owners can offer a friendly, safe environment to
interact with singles.
In addition learning how to get along well
with other dogs, these parks offer your pet the chance to
interact with different types of humans, and for
dog owners to socialize
with each
other.
Along
with helping
owners learn obedience commands, these classes provide both the human and the
dog a great opportunity to
interact with other dogs and their masters.
Dogs that were afraid to walk across slick floors, or lay outside on their backs, relaxed, belly up, enjoying the day, that would not
interact with their
owners or
other pets, will now do those things!
Owners should allow their puppy to
interact with other puppies in the area and also encourage them to
interact with their friends who are otherwise strangers to the
dog.
There's a certain sense of unity when it comes to
dog owners, so use your trip to the park to meet and chat to
other animal lovers, while your pet
interacts with theirs.
SILEO calms the
dog, but the
dog is still able to
interact with their
owners and
other animals in the household as they normally would.
Aggressive and possessive behavior towards
other humans by the
dog can be dealt
with by having a place for the
dog to go to when the
owner is
interacting with others.
To supplement the pre-screening of
dogs through interviews about
dog's behavior history typically routinely done
with owners at the time of surrender and assessments by staff at intake, the effort freed up by discontinuing behavior evaluations could be spent
interacting with dogs in normal and enjoyable ways (e.g., walking, socializing
with people, playgroups
with other dogs, games, training).
On the
other hand, in my semi rural / ranch area, we see lots of
dogs where the
owners tell us — and sincerely believe — that their
dog is «great»
with other dogs, but closer questioning reveals that they mean the 4
other dogs they grew up
with on the ranch and the
dog in question hasn't
interacted with an unfamiliar
dog in literally years.