Recently, my dog Lila and I encountered a group of three Australian Shepherds, out for a walk in the park with a man and woman. As we approached, I thought I noted signs of discomfort in the humans, and, I admit, I have my own expectations about the stability of Aussies. The group appeared to move off when we entered their visual distance, but, apart from some leash-pulling, not the total chaos I expected. I decided to ascribe my feeling to my own stereotypes about the breed.
As we continued our walks in opposite directions, and the trail is a circuit, we re-encountered each other again a short time later. Unlike the intial moment, where the angle of approach put our dogs facing 180 degrees away from each other, this approach put us nose to nose.
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