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Originally Posted by momofonly  Hi, I just joined and this is my first post. I have a yorkie/chihuahua mix. I got her from a shelter. He was found as a stray so not much is known about his history but his age is estimated to be about 3 years old. He is very sweet and loving with the family but fearful and "growly" with strangers.
My town has some lovely, wooded public conservation land. Today my daughter and I took our dog on a walk there. In my town, there's a leash law and all dogs are supposed to be leashed on public property. We saw about ten other dogs on our walk today, all big dogs and only one of them was leashed (besides our dog).
So, on about 3 different occasions, one or more dogs bounded up to us (sometimes with the owner not in sight yet) and I would pick up our dog until the others passed. Our dog would growl but also cower. I told him, "It's OK" and that seemed to reassure hime. A few times when the other dogs were gentle and obeyed their owners commands, I left him on the ground and we passed without incident. A couple of times we passed people without dogs, and he didn't growl (although he growls at people from the car window, and in our home.)
So what do you all do when you meet another dog? I have a feeling I'm making him more nervous by picking him up, but I don't want a nasty confrontation or dog fight.
Thanks! I've been reading the forums a lot and find it really helpful. |
Hi, I can totally relate to what you are saying. My dog has decided that she is going to turn into the Tasmaian Devil when she passes by certain dogs. I live in a city and pass by tons of dogs. She got attacked last year by a Husky and since then she has found her voice when seeing other dog. I mean, she goes NUTS. I have decided that I am taking my squirt bottle with me on walks and squirtiing her when she does this. I cannot have her acting like this as it is not safe for either of us. If any of the dogs I encounter EVER get away from their owner, she is dead and I am mauled.
I walked past a police station last night and there was a Hound From Hell German Shepard in a police cruiser. That do took one look at my dog and went so nuts that the cruiser was shaking!! MY DOG, thought it was a good idea to try and get to the dog in the cruiser. I pulled her back and she flipped over and almost landed in a pile of glass that I didn't see because I was so busy trying to get her away from the dog in the cruiser.
What the he!! is it with these dogs that they think is a really good idea to act like this with other dogs??? The thing is, there are some dogs we come across that she is FINE with!!!