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what kl says. I'm no expert, but from what I've seen I think it's sadly inevitable that a socialised dog will meet an unsocialised dog off lead... try not to feel guilty about it.
I've seen it happen with friends' dogs in town and in the countryside, but will be experiencing itself for ourselves at some point soon - we're in week 12-13 and about to take our puppy out for a first walk at the end of this week. Locally we've been recommended places which have a minimum of anger or stress from other dogs or their grumpy owners e.g. Shoreditch Park and Shepherdess Walk Park.
I've been reading Steve Mann's books and Ian Dunbar's stuff and they seem pretty good resources to minimise / manage these stressful issues - with some good tips around recall.
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Ok - opinions please:
My wife was playing catch with Odie in our local park. Always lots of dogs there. Odie off lead, sees another dog off lead and runs over to say hi (wife unsuccessfully recalling him!) Other dog instantly goes for Odie, very aggressively. They tousle (for reals, not play) and Odie retreats - straight back on lead.
The guy was pretty condescending and told my wife off for not having Odie under control. My wife told him his dog should be on a lead if he’s aggressive - he said his dog is ‘Just nervy’. She thinks his dog came away with a scratched nose, while Odies fine, just a bit shaken.
Elle is now a bit confident-knocked about letting him off, which is a shame as we’ve been enjoying being able to let him off lately.