Most owners describe the same moment: the walk is going fine, then another dog appears fifty metres away and their dog transforms, lunging forward, barking, straining at the end of the leash until the other dog is out of sight. The dog that does this at home is calm, friendly, even lazy. On the leash, it looks like a different animal.
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