Ah, the key phrase "ask a dog-owner's permission." Of course. That
gives the owner a chance to say yes or no, knowing how their dog will
react. For example, it gives me a chance to read Meg's body language to
see if she's feeling friendly with this person. It gives me a chance to
shorten up the lead AND PUT A HAND ON HER MUZZLE, just in case. With the
permission, the owner is more relaxed and so the dog knows "Ok. Strange
person COMING AT US is ok." The problem is when someone has not trained
their children how to act around animals and then wonders why their
little darling just got bit.
LisaW
farson@shaw.ca [boxerlovers] wrote:
>
> Surely it is acceptable to ask a dog-owner's permission to greet their
> dog?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Adam & Buster
>
>
Posted by: Lisa Wiser <lawiser@att.net>
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