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Originally Posted by QuickSilver  I walk a lot dog-aggressive dogs at a shelter, and all of the dogs undergo a two week quarantine period when they first arrive, so they can't meet any dogs or people on the street. We can only touch them after we put gowns and gloves on. Also, we often have big, exuberant dogs that love other canines, but tend to scare people with their enthusiasm. I walk all of them easily, with a very simple method: when we see other dogs or people coming, we cross the street. If that's not possible, we go off to the side, and I give the dog a treat and distract them while the other dog passes. |
I have my first rescue that goes completely insane with other dogs and it took a while to be able to get him comfortably with other dogs. He was pulled out of the pound in a kennel with several other large dogs and who knows what happened to him in the pound. Today he is much more comfortable but I NEVER put him into a situation that could trigger his fear factors.
It really is sad that many dogs end up in shelters because owners would not spend time with their dogs and now they are throw away animals. I applaud what you do and how you handle these dogs. Many people could not do what you do.
