I so hear your pain with this one. Paddington is the SAME way. In the dog park all he does is find balls and guard them. If another dog, no matter what size, comes near him he leaps at them and snaps his teeth. We really didn't get many answers about how to stop him but we started him on remote collar training classes in hopes to get him to listen to us off leash so even if he wants to be a mean brat I can tell him not to. We are also thinking of getting him a little maltese sister eventually so he can get used to being around other dogs. Though since you say you have other dogs maybe that won't even matter lol.
We socialized Paddy from the day he was fully vaccinated so I too have no idea how he got like this. I think its just hard wired in them to compete for status and the more dominant temperment they have the more snappy they are. The only thing I can think to do is train him to listen to my rules at ALL times.
Hope that helps! |