Advice - Dog keeps getting dominant with puppies
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Hello,
I have an 18 month old Parsons Jack Russell who is male and has been neutered. We have had him since April this year after re homing him due to his previous owner becoming ill. At home he is a very well behaved dog and knows his place within our home however when out on walks if he meets a puppy, regardless of the size of it he try's to dominate it and pin it to the floor.
He only does this with puppies, with all other dogs he plays nicely.
Does anyone have any suggestions as to why he behaves like this and what we can do to stop it?
We asked the trainer who runs our weekly training classes why and she said that he will probably grow out of it but I am fed up of having to put him on the lead every time we see another dog encase its a puppy. That and it's not nice for the puppy he meets or the other dog owner.
Many Thanks
I have an 18 month old Parsons Jack Russell who is male and has been neutered. We have had him since April this year after re homing him due to his previous owner becoming ill. At home he is a very well behaved dog and knows his place within our home however when out on walks if he meets a puppy, regardless of the size of it he try's to dominate it and pin it to the floor.
He only does this with puppies, with all other dogs he plays nicely.
Does anyone have any suggestions as to why he behaves like this and what we can do to stop it?
We asked the trainer who runs our weekly training classes why and she said that he will probably grow out of it but I am fed up of having to put him on the lead every time we see another dog encase its a puppy. That and it's not nice for the puppy he meets or the other dog owner.
Many Thanks
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