Hollie dog
A dog can come up fast, lick without warning, jump up and bark close to the face. None of it is dangerous, but it is unpredictable. The steps below show what usually happens in an encounter with a dog.
Dog
A friendly cartoon dog sitting with a green collar and bone tag.
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What surprises most is physical: a cold nose against the hand, a warm tongue on the face, claws clicking on the floor and a tail that suddenly slaps the leg. None of it does harm, but all of it arrives faster than words, and that speed is exactly what makes the meeting hard to prepare through talking.
With pictures you can walk through the encounter in a calm moment: the dog comes up, you stand still, the dog sniffs your hand, you stroke the side of the neck, the dog moves on. When the scenes are visible, there is a mental map to lean on once it happens for real, and the body does not have to interpret everything from scratch in the moment.
One practical tip: practice first with a quiet dog lying down, so the first real meeting is not a meeting of jumps and licks at the same time. In Routined you can save the dog-meeting routine alongside other outing steps like forest, playground and bus, and try the whole thing for 14 days before the subscription starts.