No, do not do naughty things with the poodle.

All right. So do you want to approach her cautiously, stating that you’re not looking for action? Or do you want to just back away?

1) Approach cautiously while stating that you're not looking for action.

http://fishtacosofdeath.blogspot.com/2017/10/approach-cautiously-while-stating-that.html

2) Back away.

http://fishtacosofdeath.blogspot.com/2017/10/you-back-away.html