Hi all
We adopted a Border Terrier one year ago. We don't know anything about his past, but from the word go he was extremely reactive towards other dogs - lunging, snapping, barking frantically - the works.
I took him to a dog trainer who specialised in reactive dogs, and she was brilliant: she gave me lots of advice about handling him, responding when he reacts and looking out for his stress signals. So, a year down the line, he is still reactive, especially at a close distance, but he calms down a lot more quicky and can bear other dogs at a reasonable distance.
However. In the last few months, he's bitten my husband twice while in the middle of a reactive frenzy, and today he bit my mum in the same circumstances :(.
I don't know what to do. I'm scared he might bite again, and I don't understand why it's suddenly started happening. My brother has now vetoed the dog being anywhere near my nephew (understandable) and is suggesting the dog be put down. :'(
Any experience/advice from others? Thanks in advance.
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brucebogtrotter · 19/02/2015 22:00
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