Background: Got him as puppy when I had an older dog who died this January. Since older dog was pts he has been all over the place. Not eating, refusing to listen and respond. His main problems now are pulling on the lead and being terrified of other dogs.
We have recently got him a halti to help his pulling. It works well until he sees another dog. When he sees another dog, he cries, then he hets high pitched, utterly frightened barking. It makes the other dogs owner think hes aggressive which he isnt.
Now, we have gotten a puppy in the last week who he gets on amazingly with. However, we feel that this along with the halti has triggered his frightened behavior but dont understand how iyswim.
I have seen on Victoria Stilwells show that when dogs are scared of other dogs she teaches them that they are okay with treats. I'm interested in this but he isn't interested in treats or toys when out and especially not when he's in that state.
Has anybody else struggled with anything similar? I have been in tears after todays walk. I just want whats best for him and its horrible for me to see him in this distressed state.