—A reactive dog encounter explained— I saw an owner of a reactive dog who was really struggling with controlling her dog. She was trying her best but the dog looked like it could break loose from the leash if l walked any closer. The road was very narrow and she looked quite stressed — so l asked if she wanted me to give her some space, she said “yes”, and l took a “detour” with my dog so she and her dog could have more distance. I want to show this to demonstrate something a lot of people seem