Lurcher bitch bullying other dogs

[slsteele 1]

Hey there just looking for a bit of advice on my lurcher bitch. Went out for a walk (with her and the dog pup) yesterday to a little park in the nice side of town, as expected we came across a golden retriever, only 11 months old, so it comes over, tail wagging and my two are chasing each other as usual. On greeting the dog she starts to chase it but with focus, takes out its back legs with a bite and then is all over it, hackles up and growling enough to bring the owner over in a panic, especially as her behaviour has set the pup off who is now nipping and barking at her(my dog)!! Apart from being bloody embarrassing it's left me taken aback abit with her, she has always been dominant if she can get away with it around other dogs and admittedly her dog friends have always been bull terriers/boxers/other lurchers, but this time she was really aggressive making her point, having just recently moved back to the city from country i am going to have to get on top of this....she's only 17 months and was spayed a couple of months ago(purely because she did not do well in season!), and her cross is beardy/beddy/grey-grey/deerhound. Any advice would be much appreciated especially as this is the first time i've had a bitch. Cheers

[Helen 2]

My older dog is always very protective of my pups he wouldn't normally be aggresive but if he is out with a pup he takes his safety duties very seriously. Could be yours was trying to protect "her" pup.

[slsteele 1]

Yeah had thought this may be the case, though a couple of dogs have had a go at him and she didn't seem to care one bit might just seek out some older, confident dogs who can remind her of some manners.............will work on the pups confidence too reduce any need for her to back him up though as he is a bit of a drip Thanks

[littlefish 596]

How well trained are your dogs? It may have little respect for you and become too big for its boots. Often when people have more than one dog, the intense one-to-one bond between handler and dog is lost as the dog enjoys interacting with the other dog and the owner finds it easier or more entertaining to watch the dogs run free. I would go back to calmly and regularly reinforcing simple commands with each dog on a one-to-one basis to gain their respect. I would also keep them on leads whilst in parks etc.

[slsteele 1]

How well trained are your dogs? It may have little respect for you and become too big for its boots. Often when people have more than one dog, the intense one-to-one bond between handler and dog is lost as the dog enjoys interacting with the other dog and the owner finds it easier or more entertaining to watch the dogs run free. I would go back to calmly and regularly reinforcing simple commands with each dog on a one-to-one basis to gain their respect. I would also keep them on leads whilst in parks etc.

 

Thanks for reply, think I will just get back to basics and walk them separately until little un's caught up a bit. Found a good place to take them too, finally, bloody city living!! atb x