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No more dog parks or doggy daycare for Kane.
We were in Petsmart today and there was a lab (male) that was remarkably well-behaved. So, we (the other owners and I) let our dogs greet. Everything went great, they got their sniffs in, and Kane went into his usual playbows and zoomie-butts and they started to play a little bit.
And then the lab put his paws on Kane's side, which I could tell was a gesture meant for play, but was pushy and rude anyways, and Kane got still and growled at the lab. I immediately pulled Kane back and stepped between him and the other dog, and got his focus with a simple sit. The other owner reined her dog in to scold it for being rude, and everything was hunky-dory; she was understanding about Kane, didn't blame him at all, and said she was working on her lab's behavior during play with other dogs. But I don't think I needed to worry about pit bull stereotype coming from her because her family has had pit bulls all her life, so.
Anyways, that's the first time Kane has ever growled at another dog and it was a typical pit bull reaction -- I won't start anything, but push me and I'll push back.
And he was actually quite nice about the lab being pushy and gave it a warning instead of just attacking.
But no more doggy daycare or dog park because obviously you can't control dogs during play and Kane seems to be at the beginning stages of going from dog-social to dog-tolerant. Right now, I think he'll get along with most dogs, as long as they aren't rude or pushy. Remains to be seen if he will go fully towards dog-aggressive or not, but I'll be looking for it!
*sniffles* My wittle baby is only a little over a year ... but he's starting to grow up!!
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We were in Petsmart today and there was a lab (male) that was remarkably well-behaved. So, we (the other owners and I) let our dogs greet. Everything went great, they got their sniffs in, and Kane went into his usual playbows and zoomie-butts and they started to play a little bit.
And then the lab put his paws on Kane's side, which I could tell was a gesture meant for play, but was pushy and rude anyways, and Kane got still and growled at the lab. I immediately pulled Kane back and stepped between him and the other dog, and got his focus with a simple sit. The other owner reined her dog in to scold it for being rude, and everything was hunky-dory; she was understanding about Kane, didn't blame him at all, and said she was working on her lab's behavior during play with other dogs. But I don't think I needed to worry about pit bull stereotype coming from her because her family has had pit bulls all her life, so.
Anyways, that's the first time Kane has ever growled at another dog and it was a typical pit bull reaction -- I won't start anything, but push me and I'll push back.
But no more doggy daycare or dog park because obviously you can't control dogs during play and Kane seems to be at the beginning stages of going from dog-social to dog-tolerant. Right now, I think he'll get along with most dogs, as long as they aren't rude or pushy. Remains to be seen if he will go fully towards dog-aggressive or not, but I'll be looking for it!
*sniffles* My wittle baby is only a little over a year ... but he's starting to grow up!!