Overly Excited Greetings: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

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When someone mentions a “spaghetti western,” the mental picture is of an actor’s lips moving out of sync with the words coming from the film’s audio sound. Watching dogs go crazy on the end of a leash while they are trying to greet other dogs or people is akin to watching an old spaghetti western. The dog and the handler are clearly out of sync with one another.

When this crazy greeting behavior ensues, it is clear that the dog and hander have different agendas. It doesn’t matter if ...