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Someone posted a comic about dogs needing their space on DIT. It made me think about a recent puppy socialization class we attended. My pups have been socialized with other dogs, but those meetings were one on one, and the other dogs did not exhibit any rude behavior. At the puppy class there was one male puppy, 13 weeks old, who was rude and repeated the behavior for almost the entire 45 minutes. Kori responded by trying to get away from him, hackles raised and warning him with growls to back off. He completely ignored her. She never went beyond growling, as she was too busy watching the older puppies run and play on the other side of the x-pen. Her herding instinct was in overdrive, watching all the older puppies playing and running, so she mostly ignored the male puppy.
So I thought I would post a short video showing the behavior and ask what you all thought of the body language be exhibited by the puppies in the class. I would also like to hear any suggestions on how to help your puppy deal with another pushy pup. The pup in question, BTW, was super-sweet and friendly with people, lavishing everyone with kisses. I think he was responding to Kori's excited reaction to the older puppies, as he didn't treat any of the other puppies this way. (But I'm no expert)
So I thought I would post a short video showing the behavior and ask what you all thought of the body language be exhibited by the puppies in the class. I would also like to hear any suggestions on how to help your puppy deal with another pushy pup. The pup in question, BTW, was super-sweet and friendly with people, lavishing everyone with kisses. I think he was responding to Kori's excited reaction to the older puppies, as he didn't treat any of the other puppies this way. (But I'm no expert)
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