Laura Jennings Dog Training

 Imagine you are walking to work and a stranger going past hits you, no bruises or marks but you get an awful fright.  A few weeks later, a different person jumps you and knocks you over and says they were only messing and stop being such a snowflake. Another few weeks later and another stranger going past comes shouting in your face and leaves a scratch and minor bruise but you can’t see them under your coat anyway, so no damage done...right... Or maybe wrong....how would you feel about walking to work? Would strangers make you nervous?  This is what our dogs are suffering over and over and I get several emails PER DAY about confident, happy social dogs confidence damaged by untrained off lead dogs sometimes friendly, sometimes just inappropriate and occasionally aggressive.  ⚠️ If your friendly dog runs up to other onlead dogs to play, you need to teach them to recall and stay focused on you or else leash them while you pass.  ⚠️ If your dog is not friendly and is going to scare anot