Your dogs: Male, female? Intact, altered?
The other dogs: Male, female? Intact, altered? breed?
Boxer, male, altered (both of our dogs hate this dog)
Standard aussie, male, not yet six months so not yet altered (the crazier dog hates this dog, but he gets the other one going too)
Westie - not sure of sex, just moved in
The one that's particularly bad -- Male, female? Intact, altered?
Both of our dogs are male and altered
How old are your dogs? How are they with other dogs elsewhere?
Calmer one is 2.5, crazier one is 2
The calmer one is usually fine with other dogs, unless he is chasing the tennis ball and then he will snap to protect his ball sometimes
The crazier one is not as good - he hates black labs in particular (I have heard this may be something about not being able to see their eyes?), and sometimes other larger dogs, and horses - it appears to be fear-aggression. But he is doing well with counter-conditioning when he sees other dogs outside. However, if he has seen or smelled one of the dogs in our building on his way outside, he will bark at every dog on his walk.
They are both fine once they have spent a few minutes with most dogs, even black labs.
Mini-aussies... how much exercise do they really get (fess up, now!<grin>)?
Actually quite a bit. They go on hikes with doggie day trippers twice a week, and we throw the ball with them for about a half hour almost every day.
When you tried having them meet up outdoors, where was it?
It was outside on the Common. We live near the Common, and the first time we met up with the other aussie it was fine, and the dogs all walked back to our building together. It has gotten much worse since then, now the crazy one goes nuts as soon as he smells him anywhere around.
I know this is not an ideal situation, and that they are likely just being territorial, but I am looking for advice on how to help manage the problem - if there is any way to get them to become familiar with and calmer around the other dogs.
Posted: 2007-06-12 14:24:03
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