[Apamaria]

This thread applies very much to me too, so I just wanted to thank Judi once again for good pointers! I had to decide that YG cannot approach other dogs at all-at least not until he is completely listening to me. His actions are also of the type "I want to go there and don't you dare stop me!". He's been very good and polite (after the initial hysterical struggle to get to them) with the few bitches we have met nose to nose, but since the last time it happened, his behaviour backslided and we were back to me having to physically control him every time he saw another dog. So, give the devil a finger, he'll take yer whole hand..:D

So no meeting other dogs for us at all at this time anyway. They forget so easily...and they don't understand exceptions, as in yes you can go see this dog since you really want to, but no, you can't go to that dog no matter how much you want to. For us, at this time, it has to be "no, you cannot go, and that's final". When he learns to listen to me in this regard, I may give him permission to say hello to other dogs (though I actually think it's never gonna happen-not until he gets a brain transplant anyway...:p