Catia
Well-Known Member
So Tessa & I went on out evening walk. So some toddlers made her sit so they could pet her, she said hi to her Papillion friend, watched a few pugs bark at her, let some more kids say hi, gave a hello to the chow who's owner stays 10 feet away because his pooch isn't friendly, but seems to like Tessa. She watched some people doing yoga, & we headed to the football field, & all was fine in Tessa-land, we were alone & I let her off leash.
A man shows up off a trail with a golden retriever I have never seen before. Female. I leashed Tessa & put her in a sit while trying to ask if his dog is male/female & if friendly with other dogs, but he just lets her loose, & in retriever fashion she comes running to Tessa face 1st, but his girl was showing some stress signs & was older & a little raised hackles.
Tessa loves golden retrievers, & is in total puppy love with the one male up the street.
I kept hold of the leash, since females have not been nice to Tessa at all & after a minute all seemed fine.
Usually Tessa is the one who goes down & belly up when playing, but it didn't work that way today.
His dog kept trying to check me out & did a lean on me a twice--and growled & got snappy with Tessa when Tessa tried to get in between the other dog & me.
Tessa then got full on top of the pooch pushed her over, retriever submitted, was on her back & at 1st it appeared they were wrestling...
but then Tessa got too rough--looked kind of like Tessa was trying to thrash her & I got in there & pulled her off (two fingers), because one of them was growling, & well, it was Tessa.
Man says to me "your dog is pretty dominant--I think we better go"--As if I did something wrong??? He did just totally let his dog come at my pooch & ME before we even established sex/friendliness of the dogs....Granted I wasn't pleased with how Tessa just behaved either, but I have enough sense not to just let her run up to another dog.
I put Tessa in a sit at my side, he had his pooch & Tessa was completely calm, even layed down- but right against me.
I told him my girl isn't dominant, she's usually the one belly up, it just didn't work that way today.
I got a 'looks pretty dominant to me' remark.
I wanted to correct him about how he allowed his dog loose before they even met each other-but I didn't. I felt bad. Tessa was a total bitch.
Usually I'm the one on the other end worried someone else's dog is gonna hurt Tessa, so I get it.
Now what is the deal with her 'thrashing' the other dog? I saw her do this once or twice before when she was maybe 16-20 weeks old.
I pulled her off as soon as I saw it.
I didn't like how it looked then, & I don't like it now.
Before today-Tessa has NEVER growled at another dog-not even during play. She has always been a silent player-even if the other dog is vocal.
What I mean by thrashing is she gets full body on top of the other dog & just starts thrashing her head info them & going for the neck/throat area.
There was heavy mouthing but no biting, but I feel that is because I pulled her off.
I was able to pull her off with 2 fingers, & she calmed immediately. Sat/layed perfectly while I talked to the guy for a minute or two.
Showed no aggression towards his dog, more indifference if anything.
10 min later, people walking their old female mix off leash approach us while we are walking up the trail. Tessa was fine with that female, but that female didn't approach me. We actually walked with them for 1/2 a block--not my choice after the incident, but there was no other way to go--& they weren't going to listen, they love everybody.
these are some friendly old people & they carry treats for every pooch they see, so Tessa was cool with it & their pooch.
What is the thrashing thing??? Doesn't look good at all.
A man shows up off a trail with a golden retriever I have never seen before. Female. I leashed Tessa & put her in a sit while trying to ask if his dog is male/female & if friendly with other dogs, but he just lets her loose, & in retriever fashion she comes running to Tessa face 1st, but his girl was showing some stress signs & was older & a little raised hackles.
Tessa loves golden retrievers, & is in total puppy love with the one male up the street.
I kept hold of the leash, since females have not been nice to Tessa at all & after a minute all seemed fine.
Usually Tessa is the one who goes down & belly up when playing, but it didn't work that way today.
His dog kept trying to check me out & did a lean on me a twice--and growled & got snappy with Tessa when Tessa tried to get in between the other dog & me.
Tessa then got full on top of the pooch pushed her over, retriever submitted, was on her back & at 1st it appeared they were wrestling...
but then Tessa got too rough--looked kind of like Tessa was trying to thrash her & I got in there & pulled her off (two fingers), because one of them was growling, & well, it was Tessa.
Man says to me "your dog is pretty dominant--I think we better go"--As if I did something wrong??? He did just totally let his dog come at my pooch & ME before we even established sex/friendliness of the dogs....Granted I wasn't pleased with how Tessa just behaved either, but I have enough sense not to just let her run up to another dog.
I put Tessa in a sit at my side, he had his pooch & Tessa was completely calm, even layed down- but right against me.
I told him my girl isn't dominant, she's usually the one belly up, it just didn't work that way today.
I got a 'looks pretty dominant to me' remark.
I wanted to correct him about how he allowed his dog loose before they even met each other-but I didn't. I felt bad. Tessa was a total bitch.
Usually I'm the one on the other end worried someone else's dog is gonna hurt Tessa, so I get it.
Now what is the deal with her 'thrashing' the other dog? I saw her do this once or twice before when she was maybe 16-20 weeks old.
I pulled her off as soon as I saw it.
I didn't like how it looked then, & I don't like it now.
Before today-Tessa has NEVER growled at another dog-not even during play. She has always been a silent player-even if the other dog is vocal.
What I mean by thrashing is she gets full body on top of the other dog & just starts thrashing her head info them & going for the neck/throat area.
There was heavy mouthing but no biting, but I feel that is because I pulled her off.
I was able to pull her off with 2 fingers, & she calmed immediately. Sat/layed perfectly while I talked to the guy for a minute or two.
Showed no aggression towards his dog, more indifference if anything.
10 min later, people walking their old female mix off leash approach us while we are walking up the trail. Tessa was fine with that female, but that female didn't approach me. We actually walked with them for 1/2 a block--not my choice after the incident, but there was no other way to go--& they weren't going to listen, they love everybody.
these are some friendly old people & they carry treats for every pooch they see, so Tessa was cool with it & their pooch.
What is the thrashing thing??? Doesn't look good at all.