{"id":1335,"date":"2018-04-20T11:33:52","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T11:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.canadavetexpress.com\/blog\/?p=1335"},"modified":"2019-07-01T09:44:55","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T09:44:55","slug":"be-handy-with-these-5-tricks-when-you-encounter-a-stranger-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/canadavetexpress.improvepetcare.com\/be-handy-with-these-5-tricks-when-you-encounter-a-stranger-dog\/","title":{"rendered":"Be Handy With These 5 Tricks When You Encounter A Stranger Dog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1550\" src=\"http:\/\/canadavetexpress.improvepetcare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/CVE-Be-Handy-With-14-04-18.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"http:\/\/canadavetexpress.improvepetcare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/CVE-Be-Handy-With-14-04-18.jpg 640w, http:\/\/canadavetexpress.improvepetcare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/CVE-Be-Handy-With-14-04-18-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', serif;\">The possibilities of meeting a stranger dog are endless. How you approach the dog at your first encounter will set the tone for further meetings. Your own behavior at that time will determine the dog\u2019s reaction towards you.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>5 Things To Do When Meeting A Stranger Dog<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', serif;\"><b>Ask The Owner\u2019s Permission First<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', serif;\">Dogs tend to be friendly with people who are friends with their pet parents. So, before initiating any form of communication with the dog, say hello to the owner, have a small talk with him and then after sensing the dog\u2019s mood proceed further. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', serif;\">If you feel that, the dog is nervous or showing signs of fear, then it is best to leave him alone immediately. The key line here is \u2018Watch His Body Language\u2019.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', serif;\"><b>Do Not Make Direct Eye Contact<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', serif;\">Avoid making direct eye contact with the dog. He may sense it as an act of aggression on your part. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', serif;\"><b>Never Pet A Dog On His Head From Behind<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', serif;\">This is very small but an important detail when dealing with dogs. Many people have this habit of coming from behind and start petting a dog on his head. This is a wrong way to greet or pet a dog. They perceive these touches as threatening and may bite in return. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', serif;\"><b>Don\u2019t Be Afraid- Let Things Be Natural<\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', serif;\">Dogs are master of senses. They will come to know your current state of mind by gauging your body language. If you are fearful or over-excited in front of a dog then the reaction may be negative on his part. So first thing, to keep in mind when you come across a stranger dog is to calm yourself and make no unnecessary gestures. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', serif;\">The same thing holds true when you come across a stray dog.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Stop Interacting<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', serif;\">Now if the dog becomes friendly with you, you should know when to stop playing with him. If you sense that he is done with you, leave him alone. That is the best policy you can follow when interacting with any dog. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', serif;\">Dogs are lovely creatures and love friendly interactions. Yet there are a few basics, which are to be taken into account when you meet an unknown dog. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The possibilities of meeting a stranger dog are endless. How you approach the dog at your first encounter will set the tone for further meetings. Your own behavior at that time will determine the dog\u2019s reaction towards you. 5 Things To Do When Meeting A Stranger Dog Ask The Owner\u2019s Permission First Dogs tend to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1550,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,155,246],"tags":[624,622,621,623],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/canadavetexpress.improvepetcare.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1335"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/canadavetexpress.improvepetcare.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/canadavetexpress.improvepetcare.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/canadavetexpress.improvepetcare.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/canadavetexpress.improvepetcare.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1335"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/canadavetexpress.improvepetcare.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1335\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2086,"href":"http:\/\/canadavetexpress.improvepetcare.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1335\/revisions\/2086"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/canadavetexpress.improvepetcare.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/canadavetexpress.improvepetcare.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/canadavetexpress.improvepetcare.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/canadavetexpress.improvepetcare.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}