simmons
Boxer Insane
Let me set the scene for you first......We left Saturday to go out of town and both boys stayed at my sisters house until Tuesday. This is the first time they have stayed over anyone's house, have always stayed at our house with a relative over.
We pick them up in the early evening, thought they should settle in and eat thier dinner. By this time, it's already dark and I want to take them for a walk. We walk down the only road with street lights - (pass by the house where Bosco was attacked about 4 months ago by 2 dogs) We've gone by thier a few other times, but it hasn't been this dark before. Which was a huge mistake on my end!!!
Were jogging and about 6 feet over a lady is walking her little poodles and I didn't see her at all. Bosco pulls me across the road and darts for the dog, I quickly pull him back and he lunges at her poodle and she yelps. It all happened so fast, I don't think he actually bit her or anything. I kept apologizing to the lady and she said it was alright.
We get to our house and I see the lady again, I go over there and kept apologizing to her and she said her poodle was fine.
I was crying last night, I didn't know what to do. Can she call Animal Control on us? I didn't know how to correct his behaviour at the time, what should have I done? I just don't want this to happen again.
For the past 3-4 weeks he hasn't een looked at another dog walking our way, ignores them completely. He has also been playing nicely at our training sessions. (He has been in 5 classes so far and it was his first time ever playing with other dogs and he did great for his first time.
Bosco is two years old and neutered. We are on our 3rd behaviourilists and attend training once a week, he has 11 classes left. This is the 3rd training classes we have been to, the other training classes lasted about 8 weeks each.
We also practice NILF for everything. He knows to sit for food, treats, bedtime, outside, inside, walks, rides, etc.. What else can I do to help us?
I'm going to call our behaviourilist but would like any inputs as well.
Thanks
We pick them up in the early evening, thought they should settle in and eat thier dinner. By this time, it's already dark and I want to take them for a walk. We walk down the only road with street lights - (pass by the house where Bosco was attacked about 4 months ago by 2 dogs) We've gone by thier a few other times, but it hasn't been this dark before. Which was a huge mistake on my end!!!
Were jogging and about 6 feet over a lady is walking her little poodles and I didn't see her at all. Bosco pulls me across the road and darts for the dog, I quickly pull him back and he lunges at her poodle and she yelps. It all happened so fast, I don't think he actually bit her or anything. I kept apologizing to the lady and she said it was alright.
We get to our house and I see the lady again, I go over there and kept apologizing to her and she said her poodle was fine.
I was crying last night, I didn't know what to do. Can she call Animal Control on us? I didn't know how to correct his behaviour at the time, what should have I done? I just don't want this to happen again.
For the past 3-4 weeks he hasn't een looked at another dog walking our way, ignores them completely. He has also been playing nicely at our training sessions. (He has been in 5 classes so far and it was his first time ever playing with other dogs and he did great for his first time.
Bosco is two years old and neutered. We are on our 3rd behaviourilists and attend training once a week, he has 11 classes left. This is the 3rd training classes we have been to, the other training classes lasted about 8 weeks each.
We also practice NILF for everything. He knows to sit for food, treats, bedtime, outside, inside, walks, rides, etc.. What else can I do to help us?
I'm going to call our behaviourilist but would like any inputs as well.
Thanks
