Just like us humans, every dog has their own unique personality. While some are social, laidback and take great delight in receiving affection from anyone who's happy to give it, other dogs are shy, wary of strangers and prefer to stick close to their owners.
If your pup falls into the second category, learning how to calm a reactive dog when they encounter people they don't know can certainly be helpful. However, as you probably already know, when it comes to dealing with anxiety in dogs, preventing certain behaviors from escalating is always easier to deal with than trying to cure them once they're well established.
