How to teach a dog not to greet other dogs?
Victoria Konopelski
2025-05-30 07:32:47
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Teach them a Watch Me, do this randomly throughout the day, start where there are no distractions, and your dog isn’t doing something else. Say their name enthusiastically and when they look at you reward them with a high value treat. Once they can do this reliably, practise this everywhere – always rewarding them.
Distract them when meeting other dogs, once you know how to get your dog to start responding to their name by giving you their attention, you can start using this technique in the presence of other dogs. Start off a long distance from them – beyond the point where your dog would usually react. All you want your dog to do is look at you, and you will reward this.
Practice is key, remember that patience is very important when training any dog and you shouldn’t expect instant results. If your dog has been barking at other dogs or being reactive for a long time, it will take time, patience, and consistency to break the habit or change the behaviour.
Avoid places with many dogs, start training your dog the Watch Me exercise in a quiet place indoors where it’s just the two of you. Once you can do this at home, you can progress to the garden where there are more distractions from sights, sounds, and smells.
Use a long leash and avoid pulling on it, while you are training, you can use a comfortable harness with a long leash, this will allow your dog to have more freedom and practise your distraction training safely at a longer distance.
Parker Hills
2025-05-30 03:06:59
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If your dog is insisting on saying hi to every dog they see then they might be friendly, but they are not being polite. Not every dog wants to say hi and they need to respect that. Even if your dog is friendly, saying hi to every dog is a big red flag to an impolite greeter. A calm, confident, respectful dog will not be approaching copious amounts of random dogs for no reason. If one dog does not want to interact a polite dog will see this and continue walking without stopping to say hi. For some dogs, it is ok for them to say hi to dogs once in a while, once in awhile means saying hi to only 1 out of every 10-20 dogs. If you are unsure if your dog is about to have an appropriate or inappropriate on-leash greeting you should air on the side of caution and opt not to stop and say hi.
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