I have a 1 year old Goldie boy (unneutered but probably will be soon)
He had a tricky start as he came from a puppy farm - obviously didn't know when we got him at 8 weeks but with hindsight we are pretty sure he did.
We are quite experienced owners with time and money to throw at his issues so we got plenty of help and now he's a lovely boy but with 1 exception. He is a bloody nightmare with other dogs
If he spots one while out he will instantly go on alert and sit down, he then runs at it full pelt - obviously he can't go off lead so he doesn't get there but whoever is holding him has to hold on very tight.
If he gets within about 3 feet he's like a bloody balloon on a string trying to dive on the other dog. There is no aggression from him at all he just wants to play but he seems to really wind up other dogs to the extent that he has been attacked ( only badly once) by other dogs as he simply can't/won't read the signs that he needs to back off. I don't allow him near other dogs but we do get approached and the owner always says their dog is friendly and it usually is until our dog starts bouncing around and refuses to heed warning growls etc. This happened twice in 1 walk on Sunday and both owners were very surprised as their dog " never" shows aggression. The dog he was attacked by quite badly belongs to a friend and it's very soppy, the family used to foster rescue dogs so it used to many different dogs and has genuinely never bee aggressive to another dog.
We did puppy and intermediate classes but NOTHING can distract ddog from other dogs, no treat is better than a chance to lunge at another dog and blocking his view or turning around just makes him frantically try to get past me.
Funnily he seems to settle down quite quickly once his initial bought of lunacy is over. If I manage to control him long enough to stop and talk to another dog owner ( plenty of regulars round here) or we walk with a friend and their dog after 5 minutes he just sits down and isn't bothered - unless the other dog moves again and he might start.
All the other dogs we meet seem to really dislike him and I know it's not like your child having no friends but it makes me sad!! He occasionally goes to doggy daycare where apparently he is a pest for a bit and then goes and plays on his own. The other dogs don't want to play with him as he doesn't seem to know the rules
Any ideas how we can help him?
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Hoppinggreen · 04/01/2017 11:40
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