Lynne, Thanks for the specifics on the collar. I think you are right, a prong collar would allow me to walk him without the concern of him pulling toward an unfamiliar dog. I have been able to control him since the first episode but as you can imagine it takes some effort when he decides to pull. Also, if I don't have to brace myself it will be easier to distract him from another dog and get him to focus on me. The effect of the collar should help curb the behavior. Thanks for the advice.
The situation where my dog was tied and approached by the other two was a rare occurance. The campground requires all dog to be tied or on a leash. The two dogs were tied together and had escaped from their owner several hundred yards from our site. The owner just couldn't catch up to them on their way to our site. We would see them regularly after that episode and all three dogs were fine. also, we camp at a permanent seasonal site and see the same people every weekend. We only encounter unfamiliar dogs a few times during the summer.
Alyssa, a hypothetical situation such as you described is exactly the reason why I am trying to figure out how to curb that behavior. Nintey five percent of the interaction with other dogs is great and they socialize very well. However, a situation like the one you described is completley unacceptable but a very real possibility. I want to make sure it never happens. I'm trying to be proactive about it and understand the best way to avoid it. I am furtunate the episodes so far have not caused any injury to other animals never mind another person. That being said, I think it is a behavior that can be changed. I will continue to research info like the links you sent me and possibly seek profesional help before this coming camping season. I am also fortunate my dog doesn't react that way with all dogs all the time because we would not be able to keep him if that were the case. Thanks for the post.
Steve, I think I have mischaracterized his actions when I said lunge. It's more of a steady pull when he decides to go towards another dog. If he had a tendency to lunge I would have a much bigger problem and probably would have had to find a new home for him. The collar he has now is just a normal nylon collar. We have never used anything else because we didn't need to. These episodes started happening last summer and there were only the incidents I described and maybe 4 times where I had to avoid an unfamiliar dog where he tried to pull. Like I said in the title of my op he reacts this way to some dogs. There are many more instances of normal interactions. Thanks for the post.
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I would have a DD collar on him. I'd be working daily on obedience, first with no distraction, then a little, and moving gradually towards obedience with very tempting distraction at a distance, then closer, and so on.
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I think you are right, a prong collar would allow me to walk him without the concern of him pulling toward an unfamiliar dog.
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