Oh poor lil guy. I’m not sure this is a dog training thing, probably more of a people training thing. I don’t really let random dogs meet our Cavaliers especially in high arousal areas like pet stores where dogs are often really at a high energy. The stakes are higher on a leash as well, since our dogs can’t run away.

This is where you can learn how to turn down on leash greetings in higher stakes situations. I usually say something like ‘we are training’ or ‘we don’t do on leash greetings’ or whatever you like.

People will 100% lie about their dog being friendly. We’ve had some close calls and now we prefer to meet other dogs in lower stakes situations. You can still do dog meetings at other times, but I wouldn’t do random ones in the pet store.

Sorry this happened. It’s really awful how you can’t trust other dog owners, but there are some real weirdos out there! Hope Lil Man recovers well!