• Our dog is leagues better off the lead than on. It's very easy to transmit fear or aggression through the lead, particularly with protective breeds. When we got him, he'd lunge at anything that came near, now he's perfect with me but still not ideal with the Mrs (he's very protective of her.)

    In a moderately amusing episode a pug and two French Bulldogs went for him and he ended up corralling all of them and their owner by running around barking and nipping at ankles. Basically if you're not his pack, you're going to get herded!

    Fortunately one of his previous owners must have been very strict on not heeling people.

    I've recently been teaching him to guard which he really enjoys. He gets a bit bored with fetch and seek games, though he's great at finding the mrs if I loose her in Home Depot or similar.

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