- Get control of your dog before you reach another dog or person. Use obedience commands to maintain control
- Ask before allowing your dog to approach another dog
- If a dog is lying down, walk your dog in a wide circle around it. Place yourself between the two dogs
- If your dog is lying down in a crowded area, move it to a quieter place
- If your dog doesn’t like the strange dogs or people near it, say so before they get too close
- Never allow your dog to jump on people
- Teach your dog to sit to be petted, and instruct people not to pet the dog until it is sitting
- Always be careful when getting small dogs around medium or large dogs
- Leave sleeping dogs alone