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Originally Posted by Colliepoodle
You said "if another dog appears he will of course go and say hello".
You shouldn't be allowing him to go and say hello unless you've asked the other owner if it's OK 
ETA he may well stop five yards away, but what if the other dog's comfort threshold with other dogs is ten yards? |
I agree.
I hate it when other dogs come up. Staring and approaching is confrontational, and can put on lead dogs on the defensive.
Nothing worse than an offlead dog running up to mine, regardless of whether or not they come all the way. And then the other ignorant owner has the audacity to comment when mine growl in defense. Alfie is a fearful and anxious dog, and displays this by being vocal.