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The guy's a prick and there's probably nothing you can do about it.
My mate's dog will get aggro with puppies occasionally, which they're horrified by, and no training seems to improve it - any time he's off-lead, they're keeping a very close eye and will put him back on lead immediately if needs be.
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Did Elle notice whether the other dog had been neutered or not? Often happens when one of the dogs is still in tact. If male anyway.
Otto sometimes behaves like that so we keep a very close eye on him and lead him up when we sense he is going to cause trouble. He often growls or snaps at (warns) unneutered puppies that run up to him if we dont control the situation.
One thing to point out is that the dogs sorted it out without injury. Ultimately no harm done. Dogs rarely intend to hurt each other. It happens but what Elle experienced was the dog equivalent of handbags. Certainly shakes you up though.
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Comet is going through a phase where he gets aggro with some pups of around 5 months. Generally he is a very friendly little tike and he doesn't mind mixing it with much bigger dogs. Just something about pups that age I think.
Had a husky pup (huge) just charge at us the other day just being playful, but 25kg of dog running at you full pelt could do some damage. It jumped up at me and nearly knocked me over. Comet just ran around it and gave it a nip and it backed off. Owner was apologetic but if it had done that to a kid she could have had a problem. I think you just have to judge it.
A few weeks ago there was a dad playing football in our park (which is an ex golf course and massive with dog walkers) with his two kids (both 10ish). Comet ran up to them, seeing the footballs and the kids all tensed up. He didn't jump up or bark or even touch them and quickly lost interest but clearly he just wanted to play. I apologised, as you do, and the Dad started giving me aggro which he got back with interest (wasn't in the best mood that day.) After that I got a bit nervous with him off the lead. Later I changed my mind - the guy was being a dick for no reason. Some people just are.
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what kl says. I'm no expert, but from what I've seen I think it's sadly inevitable that a socialised dog will meet an unsocialised dog off lead... try not to feel guilty about it.
I've seen it happen with friends' dogs in town and in the countryside, but will be experiencing itself for ourselves at some point soon - we're in week 12-13 and about to take our puppy out for a first walk at the end of this week. Locally we've been recommended places which have a minimum of anger or stress from other dogs or their grumpy owners e.g. Shoreditch Park and Shepherdess Walk Park.
I've been reading Steve Mann's books and Ian Dunbar's stuff and they seem pretty good resources to minimise / manage these stressful issues - with some good tips around recall.
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My wife was playing catch with Odie in our local park. Always lots of dogs there. Odie off lead, sees another dog off lead and runs over to say hi (wife unsuccessfully recalling him!) Other dog instantly goes for Odie, very aggressively. They tousle (for reals, not play) and Odie retreats - straight back on lead.
The guy was pretty condescending and told my wife off for not having Odie under control. My wife told him his dog should be on a lead if he’s aggressive - he said his dog is ‘Just nervy’. She thinks his dog came away with a scratched nose, while Odies fine, just a bit shaken.
Elle is now a bit confident-knocked about letting him off, which is a shame as we’ve been enjoying being able to let him off lately.