This was an unexpected turn of events. About a year ago we adopted a rescue dog as a second dog. Pooch is about 2 years old and get's along with our first dog, two year old Golden Retriever. This dog is a mutt but mostly yellow lab. Anyway we bring him into the family pack and he gets along with everyone. It turns out he is quite aggressive with strangers and other dogs. I keep him on a tight leash when we walk and over the last several months my situational awareness has jumped tremendously. Because he wants to rip the throat out of what he sees as a threat I have my head on a swivel to avoid these confrontations.
I don’t know his history as to why he is like this but I am working with a trainer to get him over this behavior. Progress is slow but is being made.
The benefit to me, if you will, is that this awareness of what is going on around me is now all of the time whether I am walking him or not, so much so that my wife even made note.
I gave him the gift of a good home and he gave me the gift of being aware.
RU
I don’t know his history as to why he is like this but I am working with a trainer to get him over this behavior. Progress is slow but is being made.
The benefit to me, if you will, is that this awareness of what is going on around me is now all of the time whether I am walking him or not, so much so that my wife even made note.
I gave him the gift of a good home and he gave me the gift of being aware.
RU