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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I preemptively say "this isn't my dog, so I don't let her greet other dogs" when I'm walking a dog that isn't mine. I have family with a big German shepherd, and while she's wonderful, she is a bit unpredictable around other dogs - you never know which ones she will like and which she won't. So I don't let her greet other dogs when I'm walking her (she loves people, a person without a dog can say hi no problem), dog owners seem fine with this. [/quote]

We weren't in a residential area, exactly.  We were walking on the sidewalk past some shops, but had moved to a grassy strip by the parking lot for him to do his business.    We were probably 10 feet from the sidewalk they were on. I didn't see them approaching because I was picking up the crap, so I didn't realize they were approaching until Fang started pulling towards him, and thus the first thing out of my mouth was to call Fang back to me.  If they'd walked towards me, or asked "Hey, can we come say 'Hi'", I might have said "Sorry, this isn't a good time for him to socialize" or "Can you give us a second, so I can throw this out."  But because they just hit the button on the leash, and the dog sprinted, I didn't have time to say anything.

Fang has met other people and dogs in my actual neighborhood while he's been visiting.  I don't have a problem with him socializing with other dogs, and he's a sweet dog, gets along with all the other dogs he meets. [/quote]

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