Hi everyone,
Bentley is 9 months old now. We recently rehomed him, so don't have much of a history on him. He is great with people (too great sometimes...gets overly excited and jumps at them) but he does not seem good with other dogs. Every time we see another dog he starts shaking and whimpering and tries to lunge at the other dog with his mouth open. I don't know if he is just trying to play with them and doesnt know how to play? Or if he is being aggressive. It stresses my husband and I out greatly when we take him out for walks - though we try not to stress as much as possible as we know it can affect his behavior. This is the only issue we have with him! Otherwise he is wonderful at home and has settled in amazingly over the past month.
One time, we ran into a great couple with a large dog, same age as Bentley, but she was very calm. They were happy to try to see if he would play nicely with her. We held Bentley back and they slowly let their dog approach him. He tried to bite her and she was very close to paw slapping him!
Hoping for some advice! Thank you!
Bentley is 9 months old now. We recently rehomed him, so don't have much of a history on him. He is great with people (too great sometimes...gets overly excited and jumps at them) but he does not seem good with other dogs. Every time we see another dog he starts shaking and whimpering and tries to lunge at the other dog with his mouth open. I don't know if he is just trying to play with them and doesnt know how to play? Or if he is being aggressive. It stresses my husband and I out greatly when we take him out for walks - though we try not to stress as much as possible as we know it can affect his behavior. This is the only issue we have with him! Otherwise he is wonderful at home and has settled in amazingly over the past month.
One time, we ran into a great couple with a large dog, same age as Bentley, but she was very calm. They were happy to try to see if he would play nicely with her. We held Bentley back and they slowly let their dog approach him. He tried to bite her and she was very close to paw slapping him!
Hoping for some advice! Thank you!