Dogs are responsive. Much faster than people are often aware of. In addition, they have a high ability to perceive smells and sounds more quickly and to evaluate them differently than their owners.
This makes it challenging to act with foresight when dealing with the dog. The more confident the dog is in its social behaviour, the fewer problems it will cause in everyday life. However, this requires thorough training and, if possible, the absence of negative experiences.
If everything goes well, the result is a dog that copes well with everyday situations. But every dog also has its own personality - and evaluates one situation or another differently than we might like. This means that by acting with foresight we can
Often prevent the dog from having experiences that could harm him and almost certainly prevent our dog from exposing other dogs to experiences that could be harmful to the other dog.
This is not only an act of courtesy, but also caring towards our dog and others and should be self-evident.