The Texan

Hi Folks,

I'm new here and popping in to say hi. My pup Tex has just turned 1 and over the past month or so has developed some aggression towards other dogs that hadn't existed previously. He was well socialised when younger and was pretty submissive when playing with other dogs, so it has come as a surprise that he has a couple of incidents where he has turned on dogs when playing.

Wondering if anyone has been through this and what to do to iron out these behavioural traits. We don't want an aggressive dog on our hands that we need to keep in solitary confinement.. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!!

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Ash

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Hi from me & Katy, Tex looks gorgeous

Hi and welcome from me and mine

Sorry to hear you're having problems. It's a fairly common one, so you're not alone!

There's one bit in your post that might explain something...

Hoges wrote: He was well socialised when younger and was pretty submissive when playing with other dogs, so it has come as a surprise that he has a couple of incidents where he has turned on dogs when playing.

Submissive might indicate worried - it's unusually for staffie boys to be submissive otherwise (in my experience). Staffies can be worriers anyway and for some reason some dogs are just born a bit more fretful. So what Tex is probably doing is saying 'I'm not happy about that, leave me alone'. You will probably find, if you look really closely, that he gives signs first. It's worth looking for those and acting before he snaps.

I would not ask him to interact with other dogs that he doesn't know, especially full on ones, and give him time to chill in sight of them to get his confidence back.

Welcome to the forum, Tex is a very handsome boy. Do you have a friend with a calm dog to do some nice relaxed on lead walks with? Then build up from there

Hiya from me and Vinnie, Tex is lovely what Liz has mentioned makes sense and she is fabulous in her information

Hi & Welcome to the Forum from Flo and me

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