Male dog behaviour

It is very common for a male dog not to be very social with another male.

Logan is unsocial with certain types of dogs, I carry a squeaky toy in my pocket and when I see the dog approach I take it out and squeak it so he pays attention to me. Then when the dog passes I reward him. I've only been doing this a few weeks now and already the problem has basically gone away.

Maybe worth trying

What were the kids doing when he growled?

Just a teensy thought - do you walk both dogs together and Clyde's behaviour regarding other male dogs has only stemmed from then?

Could you give a little more info, i.e as caryll asked what was the situation when he growled at them? Has his routine changed? There's got to be a trigger for his unusual behaviour.

hi, thanx for the replies. the first time he growled at the kid, she was calling his name and petting him in an excitable manner he then did move away and lay down sulking, i did say leave him alone he is letting you know he wants to be left alone..the second time it was with my daughters friend who he is familiar with and he apparently sat a bit away from her watching her with a growl....(this girl has been taking care of her aunts dogs, i was wondering if he was unsure of her scent) and today my hubby and i were in the street with the 2 dogs chatting to someone while another man approached us asking to clap the dogs, he clapped little bonnie first n clyde jumped up with his tail wagging followed by a growl (definite growl it was different to him being vocal) , i called at him told him to sit n he looked at me with his guilty eyes, then his head down and tail wagging went back for a calm clap from the gent in the street
Yes, i do walk them together,

I guess the biggest thing that has changed is the sleeping arrangements, originally he was sleeping in the crate, then for the past year iv been guilty for letting him sleep on my bed, but now both dogs are sleeping down stairs, bonnie in the crate as she still has accidents and Clyde has the run of the livingroom .

and Matlogan, i will try that x

REason I asked about the walking together was because I wondered if perhaps, just perhaps, Clyde has become protective of Bonnie. Just a thought.

At over two years old I doubt that his behaviour is testosterone related - it would have surfaced much sooner if it was.

He's now just about fully adult, though, and may be starting to dislike other male dogs. What you can do is teach him the 'watch' command so that you can gain his attention when there are other dogs near.

When he growled, did he snap? I don't mean nastily, but did he air-snap as a warning? Many dogs just don't feel comfortable with excitable children around them & will tell them the only way they can - with a growl. It doesn't necessarily mean he's turning nasty, just needs you to spot that he isn't comfortable & whoever he growls at needs to leave him alone. That includes children, who should be told in no uncertain terms that the dog doesn't want them to be jumping all around him or squealing/screaming!

Children should be taught as well as dogs!