Whitney Chiang
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- May 26, 2016
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- Country
- United States
- Bulldog(s) Names
- Oliver
We've had Oliver for a little over 2 years now, he's 4 years old. He had very little training before we got him, but he's never been aggressive and he now knows sit, stay (mostly), okay, shake, and "bring me your toy" (he'll bring his rope or Kong over to play). Since we've had him though, other dogs we know that have never been aggressive will growl at him for no apparent reason - we've even had two dogs nip his ear (didn't break skin), and recently, we left him with family while we were on vacation, and a 2 year old dog that has known our bully his whole life attacked him. He was bruised pretty badly, and lots of scrapes and cuts, but nothing was broken and no stitches. He's healed fully, and he's even back to playing with the dog that got him (heavily supervised of course).
Through all of this, our Oliver just stands there. He doesn't growl or bark or fight back, he just sits there. Is there something he's doing that we can't see to antagonize these normally friendly dogs? Is there anything we can do to fix this? I'm terrified to leave him alone again, and he does usually come with us when we travel, but when we have to fly, he just can't.
Through all of this, our Oliver just stands there. He doesn't growl or bark or fight back, he just sits there. Is there something he's doing that we can't see to antagonize these normally friendly dogs? Is there anything we can do to fix this? I'm terrified to leave him alone again, and he does usually come with us when we travel, but when we have to fly, he just can't.