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You know the answer already don't you? You've gotta have your dog under control, and if you can't recall/get him away from another dog who's not interested, you've gotta put the lead on and find somewhere else to walk/play. Ideally you want a park with enough space/zones that if there's a disinterested/training/reactive/nervous dog somewhere you can take yours elsewhere and keep out of that dog's way.
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What’s the etiquette for when you go to a small park and where you want to let your dog off and run and maybe play and maybe interact with another dog, there’s someone there with a dog that isn’t / does t want to interact with others? I think “tough tits damo, find somewhere else”
This afternoon a fella was sat on a bench, getting some me time on his phone, throwing an occasional ball to his dog, who would fetch it and bring it back (I’m jealous), and then wait for a minute or two until it got its owners attention. Then the ball would get thrown again.
My dog was going nuts to play, tried got told to piss off by the other dog (fair enough). And I don’t have recall- which in writing that does tell me it’s my problem.
Properly frustrating, as there were time constraints around getting back to my desk and not being able to use the park either.