 Go With Your Gut
Codie and Katie play with my landlord's Rotti/German Shepherd mix who is named April. April LOVES Codie and Katie - she tries to "mother" them. I completely trust April with my dogs. However, I would not trust my dogs with a strange dog ... whether it's a Pit Bull or a Chihuahua. I am very cautious when I allow my dogs to mingle with strange dogs for a lot of reasons, a few of which are:
Fleas
Ticks
Biting/Aggression
Breed and/or size does not matter to me. My dogs health is the ONLY important factor and I could care less how cute the strange dog is or how friendly it seems. My cousin has a sweet Pit Bull and I allow my dogs to play with her. They also have a Beagle that's very "moody" and I do NOT allow my dogs to play with her because she seems snappy and I just don't trust her.
I think you should go with your gut instinct. If your pooch does not want to play with another dog, maybe he's trying to tell you something. I would never force my dogs to do something that made them (or me) uncomfortable. |