> I don’t know if this is, or is not, the best thing to do but .. it seems to be their best guess. As in, they hadn’t been trained on what to do? I've walked b

> I don’t know if this is, or is not, the best thing to do but .. it seems to be their best guess. As in, they hadn’t been trained on what to do? I've walked by very aggressive dogs w/o issue - while the people who followed me were charged. I had made some eye contact and otherwise didn't register them. The other folks were more respectful of the animal and their territory. Objectively, their approach has a better track record. My take: The dogs had been wound up for 3 sec on my approach and 60 sec on theirs. Risky dogs were common where I grew up, including ferals I knew and ran from every time (they were noisy, I had lead time). In my exp, there isn't a standard template. Reading the dog can help sometimes. Other dogs have fully unpredictable behavior. Known behaviors can change over time.