A practical digital eBook for owners who want to recognize when another dog is too close for practice without waiting for barking to confirm it. Learn to look beyond the loudest moment: review what changed beforehand, read clusters of signals such as sustained staring, stiffness, a closed mouth, and difficulty turning attention away, and notice whether your dog can return attention to the walk. The seven chapters guide you from reviewing an encounter to tracking distance alongside movement and setting, building a situation-specific distance profile from observations across up to 10 walks, and choosing space before social pressure makes the decision for you. Use the approach to make your observations more concrete and plan what to notice on future walks; the focus is on understanding your dog’s signals and creating space, not on a one-size-fits-all threshold.