u/Garnets_

There are a lot of dogs that bark and lunge behind fences in my area, so it's basically impossible to avoid them. When I take my puppy (4 months old) out on sniff walks, I keep moving and encourage him to continue walking with me. He's not naturally the most confident around other dogs, but he'll walk past them without barking or lunging himself. Once we've passed the barking dog and created some distance, I'll click and treat, and he usually takes the treat and goes back to sniffing. This approach seems to be working so far, but I wanted to check whether this is the best way to handle it. I really don't want to inadvertently cause reactivity, but I also don't want to avoid passing these dogs either.