Snapping at Males..
We took panda for a walk and came across this male dog in the park...not unusal in the least...they got close to one another and panda just flew into a tizzy....pulled her away, apologized and moved on.....about a 1/2 hour later on our way back, another couple walking their male dog came up to us...and she did the exact same thing...I have never experienced her doing anything like this....she is fine in ''playdates''...what could be going on??? |
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| Was Alex with you when you went for a walk? She may have thought she needed to protect her. |
| yes, alex was with us....so you mean my scaredy pants panda actually has protective instincts?
Where were they when I had someone running on my roof??  |
I'd say she was protective also. 
Maybe she's just a late bloomer....... .... or you needs kids in the house for her to be that way!  |
| Were those males neutered? Those hormones flying around create all kinds of interesting smells for a dog so that could explain Panda's excitement. |
| honestly I didnt get that close or ask to find out if they were fixed......we just kept walking ....away..... |
Maybe she was frustrated that her boyfriend Barney lives so far away and she was taking it out on unsuspecting male dogs? 
Barney says he likes the idea of a feisty Panda  |
It's ok Panda, I've been known to snap at MALES too  |
Darcy wrote: honestly I didnt get that close or ask to find out if they were fixed......we just kept walking ....away.....
How'd you know they were males then? Just from the owners? |
| the other owners also apologized and said "he"....... |
| I'd say darcy that panda was on guard with her new friend Alex, her protective instincts at work there.
Be interesting to see when you take her for a walk again as to wether she behaves like that again. I am tipping NO  |
| From the years ive had with dogs, they get more protective when there are children or babies around. Especially if they know the kid / like the kid and since they were playing so well, thats what i'd say it was. Dunno what to tell you about the roof thing tho.... |
| Or maybe Panda didn't want to share her new playtoy, Alex? |
| I've had a few problems like this with Harley-- all un-neutered males, so I know what causes it-- the hormone thing, but I don't know how to fix it. The worst time was in our obedience class with the trainer's Bernese Mt. Dog, a year old and not neutered. She said she'd had issues with her dog before as well, but he and Harley did NOT like each other. Harley is fine with many other males, even un-neutered ones at times, but for some reason certain dogs bother him. I've noticed that it happens especially with larger dogs. I'm sure it's different for different dogs-- what triggers that behavior, I mean.
The only advice my trainer had was that if your dog tries to attack or starts growling, make sure YOU are the one who walks away, otherwise your dog will think he/she succeeded in chasing them off, and it will only feed the behavior. So, I'm doing that, but he still has his moments. He's never attacked (of course, he's been on a leash except in obedience class) but I don't think I'll be taking him to a dog park anytime soon, either. Oh, one thing that did work for us... we had a sheepdog male foster (neutered), but at first, Harley was all growly and stuff, and my husband did the Cesar alpha roll thing to Harley and brought the foster over next to him, only letting Harley up when he was calm. Now, I know this can be dangerous and that it's controversial, but my husband wanted to try it, and I have to say, it worked. Also, Harley has never ever shown aggression to humans, so he felt somewhat safe in trying it. After that, he took the boys on a walk together, and after that they were fine-- no problems ever again. They became best buds and played all the time. So, while I know that helps, it's not like you can alpha roll or walk dogs together when you just meet someone on the street, and that's what I really care about, so not much help here, I guess, other than sympathy-- it's kind of scary and embarassing when your dog does that.  |
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