That's it really. Because she's so big for her age and isn't a recognisable breed it's not necessarily obvious that she is only 7 months old. People often seem surprised to find out that she's not an adult!
She's getting better at introducing herself to other dogs but her favourite methods are still either charging at them at full speed across the park or standing stock still, as if she's stalking them, before pouncing to give them a sniff at the last second.
Can be very stressful, I have to constantly engage when walking past dogs and distracting, but even then at the last minute we can lurch across the pavement! Full speed across the park does bring me joy sometimes because he looks like such an idiot
We're working on distracting her with some high value treats when she's distracted by another dog that clearly doesn't want to play but it's a slow process! Fun dog seems to trump fun treat.
That's it really. Because she's so big for her age and isn't a recognisable breed it's not necessarily obvious that she is only 7 months old. People often seem surprised to find out that she's not an adult!
She's getting better at introducing herself to other dogs but her favourite methods are still either charging at them at full speed across the park or standing stock still, as if she's stalking them, before pouncing to give them a sniff at the last second.