11/03/2024
If you’re walking your dog and you see someone approaching with a dog on a lead and they slow down to a stop, or maybe they do a sudden U-turn with their dog.
You might see the person walking back to find a driveway, or a car to hide behind or find they need to walk 500 metres back to a big field.
They may have no choice other than to step off the path with their dog and try to distract them in some way.
Here’s what to do…
Please Walk Past!
Don’t stop to ask them if they have a nervous dog? Or to tell them how friendly your dog is!
They may have a nervous dog.
They may have a dog who’s been ill and feeling a bit grumpy.
They may have a young dog who’s likely to leap on every dog they meet and get themselves into trouble.
They might be training their dog to ignore other dogs when they’re on the lead and they know their dog’s limits and they need space
There may be all sorts of reasons why they’ve done a quick U-turn and made plenty of space available for you to walk past with your dog.
The important thing is that they’ve made it very obvious that for whatever reason they and their DOG NEED SPACE.
Please… walk past. Call out a thank you if you want to, but please don’t stop!
The person and their dog will be hugely grateful for your help and support.
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