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Originally posted by yuki
Now with warm weather a lot of dogs out. And of course they are off leash. My question is what I suppose to do if another dog jumps on mine? If my dog growls at that dog, should I correct her? Some dogs I can scare away myself but there are few which are big, GSD looking, and I am just afraid to push them away from my female dog. I can see that she is a little scared, her little nub down but I can't help her. I tried to talk to some owners but it's useless. "My dog is friendly, don't worry". Yesterday another dog jumped on her from behind and she tried to bite him. I pulled her off. So should I correct my dog? What do you do when another "friendly" dog jumping on yours to play or sniff? Just info: my Leena is 14 month old spayed female. |
Call me a bitch, but if another dog jumps on my dog, I will attempt to kick the crap out of it. I will not use my hands as I don't want to get bit. I will do what ever it takes short of hurting the dog to make sure it doesn't get close enough to my dog. but if my efforts fail, I have no remorse in getting that dog off of mine by using my feet.
The fastest way to make your dog dog aggressive is for another dog to jump on it- especially on the back. I am a firm believer that dogs do not NEED to meet. They don't have to say "hi".
I am not saying to not socialize a puppy, but your dog is now 14 months old that is too old for these impromptu meetings. If you want to continue to socialize, then find some other dogs about the same size and age with similar temperament. Find a safe, neutral are and let them play supervised off lead. Meeting on the street is not socialization, it is to see who is the dominate dog.
Remember if there is an altercation between your dog and another one- it will be your dog's fault- no matter what actually happened.