[Immonnaornach]

This is why this breed is not for everyone... Dog Aggression.
I would always say their energy level is a reason too, but I think people are more likely to be able to handle/deal/manage high energy more so than a dog who wants to eat every other dog or even just some other dogs.
But mostly this is just a reminder WHY break sticks should be carried on walks just as much as they should be all around your home lol. I don't usually carry one with me because "my dog has never got into a fight on a walk, he's always on leash."

We had a great walk today, people had their dogs on leashes, minus two moms walking strollers, but they put the dog on a leash long before we were too close. There's this guy and his Irish Wolfhound that walk a lot and I usually run into him once a week during the summer. His dog is so freaking cute! Anyways, he approached me today and I told him "Not sure my guy likes other dogs" but before I knew it his dog was in Leon's face and they were just sniffing each other's noses.

This guy is usually very good about just saying hi and walking by, but idk why today he let his dog up on Leon. Anyways, Leon made me out to be a liar in that moment. We kept walking and on our way back came across him and his dog yet again, and we stopped to talk about a IRWHx at the SPCA that he is interested in taking home on Trial to see how his dog did with another one. I'm watching Leon and he is just sniffing the other dog and they are being nice and friendly, all the sudden the big dog circles around Leon! She was so long she went to sniff his butt and ended up trapping him hahaha. It was a funny thing to see actually.

I guess he felt suffocated or uncomfortable and he just snapped on her, they got into a short scuffle and were quickly pulled away. The guy was a good sport about the whole situations, didn't really seem to care since it was quick to end. BUT I go this little souvenir...



It doesn't look bad in this pic because this was like 1 minute after the occurence. But it's a big bruise of a thumb now and is sore and stiff... which is a reminder WHY YOU NEED TO CARRY YOUR BULLY STICK and WHY A BULLY STICK [IMO] SHOULDN'T BE SHORTER THAN 8inches.

This is the third time a dog has redirected his/her dog aggression onto a body part of mine in the last two weeks. Once with a rough collieX, once with a Irish WolfhoundX, and now with Leon.
The first two dogs are SPCA dogs and obviously a break stick isn't meant for them, the probably would have just freaked out and attacked it lol. With Leon though, him getting my thumb was my own fault, I used it along with a pointer and middle finger as a break stick haha, and it worked but he took a extra little bite after letting go, as if to kind of trying not to lose his grip, of the other dog and I hadn't gotten my thumb out yet, as soon as he realized it was my thumb he backed up and sat down like "OH SHIT! I'm sorry dude!" I may have set him up to "fail" by letting him interact with the other dog, but at the same time I definitely know him, and I know he liked that dog right off the bat, I just believe the fact she was able to encircle him just straight up freaked him out because the fight was mostly noise, if he has truly wanted to hurt her...he would have!

However... if you're a noob and you read this, PLEASE do not think you can go around gagging dogs in order to break up their fights haha. Only an idiot does that. Like me.