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Old 10-01-2012, 09:01 AM   #17
Enfonebew

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That's good. Like I said, without seeing the behavior, it's really hard to pinpoint whether is dominance or aggression. Maybe it's a mixture of the 2. But forcing her to "meet" a dog that she's clearly showing signs of dislike toward will only make her dog aggression worse, IMO. The more scuffles Bentley got into, the more reactive he became toward other dogs. Eventually being reactive (aggressive) toward any and every dog he saw, no matter the distance. This was entirely my fault because I believed other people that told me that he just needed to meet more dogs and he'd eventually learn to get along.. Yea, life was different before I knew better. My mistake and now I deal with it every day.

I would not put her in any situations where she has the chance to harm another animal. This would include making your friends aware that she will not be "making nice" with their dogs. If it really is aggression, there's not much you can do except train her to ignore other dogs while she's focusing on you. Although, when left to her own devices to BE A DOG, she'll revert to her same aggression.
nope only dog we allow her to be with is ruckus.. and only time she meets dogs is if they come up to the fence.. or like today when she saw my wife's dog through the baby gate.. when friends want her to meet their dogs i claim she is both dominant and DA since i don't know which so i don't allow it to happen.. and then if we meet a strange dog on our walk i do what needs to be done too keep them apart including carrying a golf club with the head removed to smack another dog if need be
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