Sidetrip. Info on: When meeting a new dog anywhere

As you may have noticed, we have a new rescue dog named Sadie Mae. She, Ziggy the husky and I walk the neighborhood daily averaging around 10,000 steps per day. When we are out, people frequently ask to pet/meet the dogs. It's a potentially dangerous interaction between the dogs and people, and it doesn't matter if the people are little kids or adults.

This video I will share today has many good suggestions on what people should be looking for in that first meeting. They do a good job pointing out what to look for in the dog's body language. 

However, in my opinion, none of the videos I viewed stressed how important it is to keep your (or your child's/grandchild's)  face away from the dog's muzzle. This is omitted from all the videos I checked out. I don't think a dog owner has the reflexes needed to protect anyone in close quarters from this. 

As a former FF/EMT, I can tell you little kids are bitten on the face often. The children are at face level with the dog and do not understand the risk of their actions. It can be a terrifying event for the child, the adults, and especially the dog. 

Please take a couple minutes and check out this video. I've been a dog owner most of my life and learned from it.


I want to thank Union Lake Pet Services for putting this out to help people


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