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Galen was totally nuts this morning: zooming up the stairs, hurtling off them again when he got to the top, mugging the cat, stealing things...just a total pain. We called one of my friends and asked if she would mind going on a dog outing with us. She said yes. Yay!
We met up at a large open area and let our dogs off leash. Galen immediately bounded over to my friend's dog and rudely got in his personal space. My friend's dog growled at him, charged him while air snapping, and then broke off the chase and returned to his owner after Galen retreated 10 feet.
Galen was absolutely shocked. Other dogs have growled at him before, but he's never been aggressively chased. I trotted ahead of the group so he could stick close to me for comfort while keeping away from my friend's dog. My husband was distressed. My friend and I both shrugged and said, "well, that's a lesson which needed to happen." He's at the age where other dogs aren't going to tolerate him acting like a punk kid. I'm glad he got the slapdown he needed from an adult dog with good social skills.
Indeed, within a few minutes Galen approached the other dog much more politely. This time the other dog let him tag along, and they had a grand time running through the tall grass checking out all the sights and smells.
He is now passed out on my bedroom floor. A tired dog is a good dog!
We met up at a large open area and let our dogs off leash. Galen immediately bounded over to my friend's dog and rudely got in his personal space. My friend's dog growled at him, charged him while air snapping, and then broke off the chase and returned to his owner after Galen retreated 10 feet.
Galen was absolutely shocked. Other dogs have growled at him before, but he's never been aggressively chased. I trotted ahead of the group so he could stick close to me for comfort while keeping away from my friend's dog. My husband was distressed. My friend and I both shrugged and said, "well, that's a lesson which needed to happen." He's at the age where other dogs aren't going to tolerate him acting like a punk kid. I'm glad he got the slapdown he needed from an adult dog with good social skills.
Indeed, within a few minutes Galen approached the other dog much more politely. This time the other dog let him tag along, and they had a grand time running through the tall grass checking out all the sights and smells.
He is now passed out on my bedroom floor. A tired dog is a good dog!