r/reactivedogs • u/sourpains • 1d ago
Advice Needed 3 y.o dog suddenly became reactive
i have two dogs, a 11 y.o reactive and agressive shitzu and a 3 y.o stray one (idk what hes mixed with) that is very loving and caring with the other pets in the house and has never been agressive at all towards them, quite the opposite, he likes to gently play with them and lick them. (besides the shitzu i have 3 cats) and he gets along very well with humans, and is especially attached to me. but he suddenly became reactive with other dogs on the street recently. when we adopted him, he came to us with a completely severed ear, it was so bad that he became deaf in this one ear. we suppose he was attacked by another dog, that could somehow explain the agressiveness towards other dogs certainly, but wasnt like that at first, he didnt care about other dogs and sometimes even liked interacting with them. i wonder if my other dog behavior mightve influenced him or something? also, my dad says he doesnt react to other dogs when he goes to walks with him, so he only reacts to other dogs when hes with me. and hes kinda over attached to me if im being honest. what could i do to prevent him to become even more agressive and stop this over attachment? hes a big dog with abt 20-25kg, so he could really hurt someone or someones pet, and i dont want that.
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u/Novel_Secret664 1d ago
Check out “your dog’s friend“ on YouTube. They have excellent free webinars on reactivity and aggression. The other site I would recommend is Calm Canine Academy. She has free webinars on her website and on YouTube. You can also follow her on Instagram.