How do you tell when your dog is just playing and when he/she is starting to turn aggressive? Had a worry today - have had our rescue dog three months (she is 5) and she usually plays happily with other dogs. However, today she started chasing another (bigger) dog with her tail straight up, and she barked at her (which sounds normal but she's not a barky dog - goes mad if someone's at the door but has never barked at another dog).
I put her back on the lead straight away as I didn't want her to get aggressive - I'm still getting to know her really and she is a big, solid dog who would probably win against most others in a fight, and I obviously don't want even a hint of a situation like that! She is generally very calm (by far the calmest in her training class!) but has snapped at a couple of other dogs who got a bit rough with her and she can be slightly nervy of dogs bigger than her. How do I tell what is play and when it's time to put her back on the lead?
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Coconutter · 17/10/2012 21:05
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