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retractable leash. They should not be • It can always happen that the dog fails
running around the stairwells either. to obey. In such case, we should not yell
after the dog and just stand there. Instead,
• In elevators, especially if they are people we must react. We must not let our dog
inside, dogs may feel uncomfortable. run towards someone who obviously
When we wait for the elevator,
does not feel comfortable about it. There
we should move a few steps away, to must be something wrong if the person is
allow the people to exit. This is also calling out to us to restrain our dog. If the
important because there may be someone dog does not respond to our commands,
else with a dog in the elevator. We should we have to go to it as fast as possible.
not let the dog simply run into the elevator. • If someone else’s dog approaches
We have to teach our dogs to wait and to you, and the owner is trying to summon
politely go in on our command.
it, you have to ignore the dog. You should
• Even in places that are not strictly not make things difficult for the owner
intended for dogs, such as forests, by talking to their dog or distracting it
meadows, embankments, etc., your dog by cuddling it and feeding it with treats.
should be on a leash if it doesn’t know You should never give other people’s
how to respond to your command. Most dogs attention and food unless the owner
people like to take their dogs out in the allows you to do so. You can never know
nature, but some dogs are always on the if someone’s dog is on a special diet due
leash. Some of them are timid, or they to health problems, or if it is allergic to
have just been adopted and have not yet some food. Moreover, the dog may be
developed a relationship and trust in their in the process of training and the owner
new owners. Some may not get along with does not want the dog to take food from
other dogs or people, or they are still in the others. In any case, everyone should teach
training process. When taking your dog for their dogs not to take food from others. If
a walk outdoor, you have to keep an eye on people stopped feeding other people’s
your dog and on the environment. If you dogs so much, there would not be so many
see someone approaching with a dog on a dogs asking for food or even jumping after
leash, you need to call your dog to get back others for food.
to you and preferably put him on a leash,
too. Sometimes you will walk by other Passing by and meeting other
dogs and their owners, and depending on
the situation, you can say hello and chat dogs on walks
from an appropriate distance. During this Dogs are social beings, but just like
chat, you can observe the behavior of the humans, they don’t like hanging out with
dogs and see if they are compatible for everyone and they are not compatible
socializing and playing. While walking in with everyone: there is no reason that
nature, depending on the terrain, you may a dog should socialize with every single
use a long leash (5 - 10 meters) that gives dog they pass by on a walk. We should
the dog enough space for running around, not let our dogs approach other dogs
which gives you control at the same time. on the street without asking first, from a

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