Human mistakes (1)

One of the mistakes human often do, expecialy somebody with little dogs or puppys is
to take them up on their arms, when another dog comes.

There is almost nothing, you could do more wrong.
Why?
I know, you want to protect your buddy, but that is the wrong way.
There are three problems which might come up to that action.

1) You are afraid and with this action, you teach your dog, also to be afraid.
So, what might happen? Your dog gets afraid of any other dog, he might met.
Or he thinks he needs to protect you. And what will he do than? Barking.
Barking in the very moment he sees another dog.

2) A dog needs socialisation. That means, he needs other dogs. Of course you are the one, being the closest living thing in his world, but he also want to make conversation with other dogs. He is a dog. Never think of being the only thing for him. You are not a dog. You can`t act like a dog.
Almost 90% of the time this conversation is smelling the other dog`s back or face, walking around each other and pass by. Nothing else will happen.
Dogs have a very strong body language and rigorous conversation rules. (more about that in this blog)
Give your dog the chance to learn them, he will need them.
I know so many dogs, which are terrible unpolite, because they never got the chance, to learn the rules. And conversation mistakes might bring problems.

3) The other dog might take it as a chance to snap at your dog. I am not very sure, why they do it, but really many dogs do so. Maybe they take it as a game, I don't know.

So please think about.
You might cause more problems.