"I agree with this completely Beth. Our dogs air snaps (one of which is a VERY dramatic action, I call it OVER dramatic) results in very little acknowlegdement from other dogs. One of ours actually does this and then tends to follow that dog and…"
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2 1/2 year old overly defensive with larger dogs
Started this discussion. Last reply by justine moeller Oct 28, 2011. 11 Replies 1 Like
He's awesome with dogs around his size and even a little bigger. And he's selectively good with some big dogs - he seems to like sheep dogs, most collies, and for the most part he's pretty good with…Continue
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justine moeller replied to Frisco Poenisch's discussion 2 1/2 year old overly defensive with larger dogs
Geri & Sidney replied to Frisco Poenisch's discussion 2 1/2 year old overly defensive with larger dogs"Yes! When Sidney turned about three, he started snarking at bigger dogs (over about 50 pounds I guess). He's fine nose-to-nose, but as soon as the dog sniffs his back end, he reacts to it. In his case, I KNOW his hips hurt him. He was diagnosed…"
Jane replied to Frisco Poenisch's discussion 2 1/2 year old overly defensive with larger dogs"I'm not saying that a dog shouldn't be able to give warning signs and tell off other dogs, certainly not. In Luke's case his reaction is sometimes really over the top compared to a relatively mild trigger/stimulus, which seemed to be…"
Beth replied to Frisco Poenisch's discussion 2 1/2 year old overly defensive with larger dogs"Just be careful and protect him from situations that make him uncomfortable. He is not behaving badly, he is giving appropriate doggie "please keep out of my face" signals. My girl will happily snark to protect her personal…"
Anna Morelli replied to Frisco Poenisch's discussion 2 1/2 year old overly defensive with larger dogs"I find the behavior you describe not only appropriate, even laudable. For whatever reasons (maybe it has to do ith the golden) he does not feel safe when a much larger dog approaches him and, instead of being aggressive, he is simply…"
Jane replied to Frisco Poenisch's discussion 2 1/2 year old overly defensive with larger dogs"The tests I mentioned are not something you can check yourself, and normally would not be apparent in a young healthy dog. That's why it's so important that they are done before breeding. There's no way you can definitively say…"
Frisco Poenisch replied to Frisco Poenisch's discussion 2 1/2 year old overly defensive with larger dogs"I definitely intend to have everything checked professionally if I decide I'm comfortable breeding him but as far as everything I can check/observe myself he's great. He's got very good hips.
I'm considering leaving him in…"
Frisco Poenisch replied to Frisco Poenisch's discussion 2 1/2 year old overly defensive with larger dogs"Actually for the most part he really only interacts with dogs off-leash, while we're at the dog park. It's a large park and has a side reserved for small and/or gentle dogs which I keep him on.
I do notice that he virtually always snaps…"
Jane replied to Frisco Poenisch's discussion 2 1/2 year old overly defensive with larger dogs"My cardigan sometimes acts the same way with large dogs but I wouldn't call it "normal" behavior. I consider it reactive behavior. He's uncomfortable with the other dog being close so he makes a big loud showy spectacle of…"
Beth replied to Frisco Poenisch's discussion 2 1/2 year old overly defensive with larger dogs"I call this behavior "snarking". The air-snap is a common warning. Some dogs add the bark, some don't. I have one who's snarky and one who is not.
Many dogs don't like on-leash greetings…"
Jen, Yuki & Ellie replied to Frisco Poenisch's discussion 2 1/2 year old overly defensive with larger dogs"Well, it's certainly not uncommon for a smaller-sized dog to be intimidated by a dog that is much larger. I certainly know I've read quite a few instances of this issue among corgis on this site.
Even if it's a…"
Frisco Poenisch posted a discussion2 1/2 year old overly defensive with larger dogs
He's awesome with dogs around his size and even a little bigger. And he's selectively good with some big dogs - he seems to like sheep dogs, most collies, and for the most part he's pretty good with shepherds.However, he's really defensive with most larger dogs. Whenever a dog around 60+ pounds just comes up to sniff him he'll get really tense, give him a side-eyed look for about four seconds and then snap at the bigger dog. He doesn't go after it as if he's trying to be aggressive towards it,…See More
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- 17 years old, have a beautiful male Pembroke, and now a beautiful female to go with him. :)
- Welsh Corgi Breeder?
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- 3 year old sable male.
1/2 year old tricolor female.
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