Any tips please

Hi we have 11 month boy with lovely nature to anyone and all dogs but occasionally pulls other dogs by their collars he’s only playing but not nice.

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Hi from me & Katy At 11 months old I wouldn't say he's being nasty, staffies play rough & often bite each other including the neck. If the other dog has a collar on it makes an easy target.
Would love to see pics of him & if you can video him playing with other dogs we would get a better idea of what he's doing

Hi & welcome.

For a short while I would only let him play on a loose lead & try to develop a good, strong "Leave!".

You're right to be concerned because he could get his jaw stuck in the collar which could cause panic & very bad situation!

Thank you for your reply I will try and upload photos, he’s not aggressive at all and its only now and then but it doesn’t look nice and I don’t want him or the breed to get any bad press. Most of the time other dog walkers aren’t bothered by it but we are. Everyone who knows Jim absolutely loves him.

It isn't a matter of aggression, it's safety. Any dog can react badly if they can't get away from something, and that could also cause a reaction from the other dog. I have heard of a dog's jaw having to be cut out of another dog's collar - something obviously you don't want!

But if you can get a good "leave" with him, he'll probably, after a while, stop doing it completely & play nice!

Thanks I’ll work with him he’s a quick learner

Jenc wrote:Hi from me & Katy At 11 months old I wouldn't say he's being nasty, staffies play rough & often bite each other including the neck. If the other dog has a collar on it makes an easy target.
Would love to see pics of him & if you can video him playing with other dogs we would get a better idea of what he's doing

Thanks he definitely is only playing but doesn’t look like it to someone who doesn’t know him as I say most of the time he doesn’t do it

Staffies are very vocal & love to play rough & tumble. Non staffie people think they are fighting for real. If people heard Katy playing with her Dad they would think he's being attacked!

He’s not very vocal, I’m practicing his leave command so fingers crossed,I’m also trying to get some photo on the forum, thanks for replies