Hi there. My first post in this section and really need a hand with what to do. We haven't been to vet yet but will book an appointment for Monday.
Our staffy is 4 next month. We got him at 10 months old. He is spayed (was done around 18 months) and always been chilled out, healthy and happy with other dogs and people.
The last few months he has started being snappy with other dogs. He has never bitten but will meet a dog tail wagging and happy and then suddenly jump and growl. He will recall easily and will be fine immediately after. This isn't all dogs. Generally those that are bigger than him. Never labradors though. He loves them. With dogs he has always known, again he is fine. He regularly has contact with my mums dog (lurcher cross who try's to jump on his back and he hates it but never snaps at him) and my friends 2 rescue dogs who again he loves.
It's starting to become really embarrassing and ruining walks that were perfectly happy and a joy to take him on before. Plus there is the staffy stigma that he was a perfect ambassador to change before but not now. Nothing has changed (apart from he is on a raw diet now) and his behaviour at home is still perfect. He did have a query torn acl but has had no problems for months without treatment and doesn't seem to be in any pain at all (he is very good at hiding pain but he doesn't seem to have pain on examination (he used to wince when touching his leg).
Any help would be appreciated as he is at the point when he won't be let off lead and not taken to places he loves like the park and the beach as we can't trust his behaviour. If he likes a dog he will happily run around with them and play though.
Thanks in advance.