Maxman had his first meeting today with one of his biggest neighborhood barking triggers, a Chow. Neither Max nor the Chow barked -- it's a miracle! They just checked each other out.
We kept it short and went back to the Chow's brother, Buddy, who is much more laid back.
Max is very comfortable with these dogs, he even looks for them when we are out, but I was disappointed that he barked like mad at other big dogs on our walks last night and this morning. A lot more work is needed.
We tried introducing my other Yorkie Teddy to the big dog, Buddy. Teddy demonstrated fear-aggression. He is fine passing dogs on the street, but he wasn't eager about getting close to a big dog. Poor Teddy received bad responses from a couple of smaller dogs on our walks and I think that has set him back socially. |