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How do I properly greet other dogs?

There are many ways to properly greet other dogs.  I am suggesting a couple different approaches for you. 

Important:  Meeting other people and dogs is a risk that you can take but use good judgment.  You don’t want to get or give a disease or parasites to other people or dogs.

To avoid this you can go to places that are clean and visit people and dogs that are clean and safe.

*If you know your dog is aggresive you will need to invest in a sturdy muzzle before training.

THE OTHER DOG – WHAT TO DO

0.  If you see that the dog is very jumpy, don’t approach it.  Don’t even give it your attention because that will create more jumping – that’s what it wants.  It wants your attention.  So, don’t even look at it.

The owner will either take care of the dog or the dog will decide that it’s not going to get attention if it acts that way.  Either way, it will be obvious that the dog needs a little bit of training.

1. The first thing that you need to know about other dogs that you have never met before is that you don’t know that other dog.  Therefore, take your precautions.

2. Ask the owner if their dog is nice to people or other dogs.  If the answer is “No” to either, don’t bother trying to socialize with it.  If it says it is nice, you can approach it slowly and cautiously.  Ask if it likes to be pet on a specific area and if it is sensitive to certain areas (you should avoid touching those).

3. Now using your hand in a fist, and moving slowly, bring your hand closer to the dog so as to let it sniff your hand.  Bring your hand under its snout, open your fist and pet it on its chest area or the area that the owner recommended to you.  Then continue to pet it by moving your hand to its head area slowly.  Some dogs do not like to be touched in the face at all.

YOUR DOG – WHAT TO DO

1.     Holding the leash in both hands, hands down to your side comfortably, approach the other dog or person with your dog.

2.     If your dog gets overly excited, give it a correction, turn around, walk away and tell it to “sit”.

3.     Once it has calmed down try this again – approach the other person or dog slowly.  Allow them to say “hello” to each other.  Usually this starts off with a sniff and a possible lick.

4.     Make sure that the dog doesn’t lick your face.   If it does, you need to wash your face as soon as possible so as to avoid passing on any disease or parasites that the dog may have.

5.     Do this repeatedly everyday until you are satisfied with your dog’s behavior.  The more time you spend doing this at an early age, the better it will be when it grows older.  And if you are working with an older dog, consistency is very important in order to obtain the desired results.