Pay Attention to Your Pet
You don’t have to stay right beside your dog’s side, but you do need to stay alert and pay attention to your dog as he or she plays. After all, you wouldn’t take your child to the playground and just tune out, right? Make sure that you are always watching your pet so that you can witness and immediately react to negative behaviors. If you notice your dog acting aggressively or in any atypical way, you can step in. This could mean a simple distraction to calm your pet down, or in extreme cases, you may need to leave and try again another day. In any case, you should never allow your dog to have a free-for-all. It’s okay to have fun. It’s not okay to be a bully or be destructive.
