This is my first dog, a rescue, he's been "done" and is 1 1/2 years old. He's a very strong, determined medium-sized dog (mongrel, part alsation,lab, african hound)
We did take him to a few puppy training classes but to be honest he's not very responsive and we struggled a little. I realise this is human not canine error and that we should resume.
He's generally affectionate and non-aggressive but has changed over the last few weeks, mainly since an incident outside a pub where a disabled man accidentally waved his stick in the dog's face and really scared him. His response was to bark/snarl and any men who then passed the table which was new for him.
We got into the habit of walking him, then going to the shops, leaving him on his lead outside. No problem until just after the incident above when we left him outside a shop and he then, completely unprovoked bit a passing young man quite hard, drawing blood.
What to do? He's a much-loved family pet. He's fine with people he knows and all women, just v v defensive now with strange men. My dcs would be gutted if we got rid of him. Dh is unconcerned!
Just to add we DON'T live in the UK but in Africa in rather a security-focussed culture where dogs tend to be very protective and territorial. We haven't trained him this way but he may have picked this up from neighbouring dogs, patrolling security dogs near our house etc.
I want to do the right thing, just don't know what that is.
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GreatEXPATations · 25/04/2012 11:44
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