Grabbing other dogs' collars

Hi folks

I would very much appreciate any advice. Our gorgeous brindle youngster (10 months) has started to develop a habit of grabbing other dogs' collars and pulling hard, causing understandable distress and a nuisance. I then have difficulty pulling her off. Can anyone give any advice about preventing this and also the best way to get her to release once she has latched on?
Thank you
Andrew

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hi andrew, id clip her on her lead and use the watch me command either that or have a distraction such as a toy to distract her so meeting other dogs is positive . puppy classes may be beneficial also as she can meet different breeds

Hi Andrew, welcome to the forum from Flo and me

The key is not allowing this to happen in the first place, Tough to hear but key to a well behaved pooch. I would imagine that at 10 month its all play with no malice intended but as you're probably aware Staffies play rough.

First off, how is the recall and leave it command ? Recall will get you out of all sorts of situations but you have to make yourself the most important thing rather than whatever has your youngsters attention. This is best achieved with high value treats and practiced regularly.

The leave it command will help if things go wrong as in the scenario you describe with the collar. To make this work, again, use high value treats and her favourite toy. Ask her to "leave it" then reward and praise. This again makes your ask the better option than what he/she is doing.

I'm sure others will offer more advice so do pop back and check

Hi from me too!

Absolutely agree, recall and 'leave it' are essentials. I also use 'enough' which means (in my vocabulary) 'stop playing'. It's very like leave it but that for me means 'drop what's in your mouth', so it's a bit different. If you need any help on how to go about training them, just ask.

I also agree that the key is in not letting your girl get to that point. If it's something she does straight off when she meets a dog, then work on having her approaching quietly and being able to stand near another dog without getting over excited. If she plays nicely for a while then starts to get carried away, call her off using 'enough' before it gets to that point.

Good morning folks. That is fantastic advice, thank you very much. I am going to focus on prevention, and also work harder on recall and the "leave" command. I think I need to update the dog treats and find some that are extra special!
Thank you again.
Andrew

Let us know how you get along Andrew

Hi Andrew I'm new to the nice board I currently have issues with coco being aggressive with other dogs.. I've had a trainer & learnt it's about spotting her reaction to the other dog & stopping her heightened aggressive behaviour before it gets there.. Easier said that done but where using treat enforcement at the moment where I call her name she turns round & a shove a treat in her mouth as quick as possible... For our eventual outcome to be that as soon as we see another dog & see her ears prick up that I call her name give her a treat & sneitch her focus from the dog on to me the treat women... It's a work in progress but where getting there... ☺️☺️☺️

whichever treats you settle on, make sure they are ONLY used for that purpose - then boredom won't creep in!