He doesnt like him !
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My 6 yr old male Staffy gets on with most other dogs. One evening last winter I took him for a walk along a pathway dimly lit enough to need a torch. Coming the other way was a dog with owner ,it was a big ole lump like a mastiff type so a bit bigger than my staff. We all passed with the dogs having a quick sniff of each other. A few weeks later on an afternoon when it was daylight on another walk, we passed the house where this other dog lives.He was behind a see through wrought iron gate and just stood and looked. My staff stood and looked back at him but with a stance of, look at me I,m hard and I,m not scared of you.Since then ,every time we see this other dog ,mine goes mental ,into attack mode, hair on his back standing up ,he even knows when the other dog is being walked past our house. The other dog seems to stay calm when meetings occur. I daren't let mine approach him as I wouldn't like to see what would happen . Why is my dog like this towards him ??
Sounds like little dog syndrome, does he drive a Beemer?
My Rottie has a lot of JR terriers have a go at her unfortunately. Never a problem with big dogs or most small dogs.
Does your Staff have problems with other dogs of just that one dog/breed? Maybe chat to the owner and try and socialise them, also is yours on a lead and the other dog off a lead? I have heard that can cause problems.
Another thought, do you pet the other dog to show it's not a thought?
My Rottie has a lot of JR terriers have a go at her unfortunately. Never a problem with big dogs or most small dogs.
Does your Staff have problems with other dogs of just that one dog/breed? Maybe chat to the owner and try and socialise them, also is yours on a lead and the other dog off a lead? I have heard that can cause problems.
Another thought, do you pet the other dog to show it's not a thought?
Yes I did think that my Staff is probably just acting hard .They are both on a lead. Mine has no problem with any other dog,in the park he takes no notice of other dogs but makes a bee line for owners to let them make a fuss of him and a belly rub. Ive never got close enough to the other dog ,although his owner says he,s a big softie.
Jasandjules said:
Is your dog friendly to all other dogs?
Yes my dog is friendly,obviuosly after the first meeting when all the sniffing and dominance bit is out the way .
He hasn't shown any aggression to any dog,and as I say he just wantsto see the owner for a belly rub .It is only this one dog that seems to affect him. My first lab got on with all dogs and humans, except one black dog we used to walk passed to get to the park. For some reason he just didn't like this dog, lots of growling and barking.
My last lab, again liked almost all dogs, except greyhounds. Don't know where it came from as we had him from a puppy and he was a very sociable dog.
My last lab, again liked almost all dogs, except greyhounds. Don't know where it came from as we had him from a puppy and he was a very sociable dog.
Some times is as simple as they just don't like each other. There's so much body language between them thats so subtle we miss it... Maybe the other dog called him gay.
My Weim is great with other dogs but has a list of (3-4) dogs, all of which have taken a bite out of him, either when he was either smaller or looking the other way, that he'd have had a go at should they try it again. There's one large GSD though that he dislikes for no particular reason... and it's mutual. Niether me or the other dogs owner know why.
My Weim is great with other dogs but has a list of (3-4) dogs, all of which have taken a bite out of him, either when he was either smaller or looking the other way, that he'd have had a go at should they try it again. There's one large GSD though that he dislikes for no particular reason... and it's mutual. Niether me or the other dogs owner know why.
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