How do I get my dog to behave around other dogs?
Posted January 14th, 2009 by admin 11 Comments »
Jaccles asked:
My dog is a nightmare with other dogs when walking, we don’t take him off his lead as he would be uncontrollable, he shakes when he sees them then barks and lunges for them when they get close. Occasionally he’s ok for a few seconds but then he’ll start to growl.
My dog is a nightmare with other dogs when walking, we don’t take him off his lead as he would be uncontrollable, he shakes when he sees them then barks and lunges for them when they get close. Occasionally he’s ok for a few seconds but then he’ll start to growl.
He’s been like this since he was attacked by a staff as a pup (he’s 2 now). He’s fine with my sisters dog after many hours of getting him used to her but she lives on the other side of the country and none of my friends have dogs I can train him with.
I actually don’t walk him on my own now becuase of it as I can’t calm him down. My partner can, and he does see him as the alpha male and obeys what he says….expect when it comes to other dogs! He has an extendable lead but when we go to the park it doesn’t help as other dogs still approach us.