We had first "Out and About" class with Alice Fisher, CPDT, Behaviour Specialist, Training Director of Dogsmart. www.dogsmart.ca
He's a really really calm good guy, he's just playing catch up on the socializing part of meet and greets.
It just takes time and someone who can guide him through the process. He's definitely willing to figure things out. If we're out on walks and he doesn't have to meet & greet new dogs.....he's a dream. He's fine if all dogs are on leash and it isn't expected of him to say hello. He'll happily carry on his way and ignore them.
The part where he needs help is with the occasional dog, he'll lunge. We're working on showing him an alternative behaviour which is remaining relaxed, and just go in for a polite sniff and then be on his way if he doesn't want to interact further with them.
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