A gripe for a selected breed? - Page 1

My dog had a scrap with a staffordshire cross a couple of months ago.  Since then she seem to have an animosity towards that type of dogs (not any other) walking on a lead on the opposite side of the road.

So I am wondering whether dogs could retain such bad experiences?

Dogs learn behaviors.  Some by repitition and others by a single incident.  One would assume that dogs don't see other dogs as a certain breed of dog.  Maybe it is the size of the dog that  affected your dog. 

It seemed like those with shorthaired, well muscled and widejaws!  Emmm........

Or, maybe it is YOUR response to the similar type dog that your dog is picking up. LOTS of things go down the leash.

I have had dogs prejudice of people, not breeds of dogs. This was when I was a kid, nothing was transfering down the leash, she just came that way. We found the dog at about 2 yrs of age, rope chewed off at her neck, she jumped in the back of my moms truck and wouldn't get out, so she brought her home. Best dog I ever had. Just like everyone probably knows a dog that hates men or woman. Not sure what triggers it but it does happen.

Our first GSD always had an issue with Dalmations as she was once chased by a pair of them. It didn't amount to much more than handbags at dawn but ever since she always recognised the breed and kept her distance from them. There again Dalmations are easily spotted...

Joking aside I think a lot depends on how well the respective dogs 'talk' & 'understand' the various dog signals. In some breeds signals cannot be perceived at all as for example the dog may have no tail with which to signal excitement, subordination, dominance etc. And I've always thought some breeds are just a bit 'dumb' when it comes to reading signals & talking 'dog'.

Our present hound just doesn't like a Pug who lives in the same town and can, if allowed, get quite aggressive with him and I'm convinced it's because the pug, bless him, can't do anything about the demeanour he presents i.e. his tail, what little of it there is, is always striking a dominant pose and his eyes are always bulging and staring. And we all know that staring intently at a dog is not always the wisest thing to do.

AandA

"There again Dalmations are easily spotted..."

GROAN!  Trying out for the comedy club, are we?  

A friend of mine had her male Shiloh in OB class. There was one dog there that REALLY had it in for Nero, or any other large dog in the class. He?She? would lunge and bark aggressively any time Nero got close to her.

Nero became wary of any large dog coming near him, and would react by lunging and barking. Once or twice, he even yanked the leash out of his owner's hand. This prompted her to buy an e-collar for him, as she's only a little over 5 feet tall, and Nero is well over 100 lbs!

It took her a long, long time to undo the damage caused by that one aggressive dog in the training class.

No, honestly it was a true story just funny that it was Dalmations

AandA