Yesterday while Remi and I were at the dog park, there were 2 other dogs on my side of the fence. An Alaskan Malamute (AM) mutt mix, and an English Bulldog Terrier (EBT). Everyone was cool. The AM was peeing on all the things. In fact I think Remi got underneath him a few times LOL!! And the EBT seemed cool enough. Remi was being Remi, trying to chase and nip everyone, mostly playing with the EBT because they were closer in size. Out of nowhere, this EBT attacks Remi in an aggressive manner. There wasn't any biting that I could see, but all the sounds were there as he flipped Remi onto his back, snarling and obviously pissed about something. The EBT owner was pretty close and broke up the fight pretty fast. I got Remi (who wasn't fighting back, and was more like dayum! What was that mom?) and me and the AM went all the way across the park, a way from this EBT. The guy was making his EBT lay down and submit to him. When he let him go, the dog immediately ran over to where we were and attacked my dog again. Remi, again, on his back at 5 months, actually fought back this time with growls and snarls. WOAH!!!
I use the term fighting back loosely. If Remi submitted the first time, this would be over, right??
Needless to say, the guy with the EBT left the park and everyone was fine after that.
I didn't know a thing about them, except that their face looked an awful lot like a space alien: More here: animal.discovery.com/breed-selector/dog-breeds/terrier/bull-terrier.html
I feel like I need a good book on dog behavior in general so I could have seen this coming. I say "out of nowhere" because I didn't see any signs, but obviously there must have been. I know that Remi can antagonize smaller dogs and try to stand over them, and they usually give him a good piece of their mind. He loves the challenge and can be a little annoying as a puppy, and I will usually make him sit and watch me for a bit so he can give that particular victim a break. I'm not sure what he did here to piss this dog off. I wonder if he did something that was impolite in the dog world or something.
From what I'm reading about the EBT, they can be pretty dog aggressive. The owner seemed pretty shocked about how the animal was behaving though. I don't know if the English Bulldog has a dominant personality that some dogs don't like, or if this dog should really stay out of dog parks.
Any ideas???
I use the term fighting back loosely. If Remi submitted the first time, this would be over, right??
Needless to say, the guy with the EBT left the park and everyone was fine after that.
I didn't know a thing about them, except that their face looked an awful lot like a space alien: More here: animal.discovery.com/breed-selector/dog-breeds/terrier/bull-terrier.html
I feel like I need a good book on dog behavior in general so I could have seen this coming. I say "out of nowhere" because I didn't see any signs, but obviously there must have been. I know that Remi can antagonize smaller dogs and try to stand over them, and they usually give him a good piece of their mind. He loves the challenge and can be a little annoying as a puppy, and I will usually make him sit and watch me for a bit so he can give that particular victim a break. I'm not sure what he did here to piss this dog off. I wonder if he did something that was impolite in the dog world or something.
From what I'm reading about the EBT, they can be pretty dog aggressive. The owner seemed pretty shocked about how the animal was behaving though. I don't know if the English Bulldog has a dominant personality that some dogs don't like, or if this dog should really stay out of dog parks.
Any ideas???
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