how to stop dog going for other dogs

hi everyone, this is a diffcult one for me as i cant afford to put my dog through a dog trainig school but......

my staffordshire bull terrier is fine with humans but whenever he sees another dog (other animals im not too worried about at the moment) he goes for it and its upsetting cos i cant take him to parks etc in case he trys to fight another dog, before we rescued him his original owner had made him fight with other dogs which is sick but that was over five years ago and im worried i wont be able to help him

basically what i need to know are simple ways to discourage this type of behavior and make him a dog freindly dog - help!!

hIya

I have exactly the same problem and 3 years down the road I am still waiting for Bruno to realise that some other dogs actually would like to play with him.

To be honest I dont know Bruno's full history but think he had little or no socialisation as a young dog which makes him be fear aggressive with other dogs - however if your dog has actually been encouraged to fight other dogs prior to coming to you - you may find he will never lose this aggression. possibly not the answer you wanted but I dont think their is any quick fix for it especially as its a staffie and a learned behaviour.

i know that Bruno picks up on my reaction with other dogs too which in turn makes him worse.

how do you react when you see another dog as if you tighten the lead etc its the worse thing - I stil go to the park I just make sure bruno stays on a lead and I talk softly to him when other dogs are around.

he gets a run up the fields on a long line or sometimes offlead if nothing about so he doesnt lose out too much.

hope this helps a little although someone with more expertise will come along nd help.

I have exactly the same problem with buddy despite him being brought up with 3 other female dogs, he hates other males though.i can never let him off lead, but in the house he's by far the softest of the lot!!

its so annoying cos hes so calm (apart from when he goes hyper!!) normally, normally i tighten the lead but i will speak softly and act liek the other dog isnt there form now on thanks for advice

Sorry to say some Staffies and Staffy crosses are just like this and there is not a lot you can do to curb what is a natural reaction to other dogs may be a throwback to the long distant past. You may well be able to train some of this tendency out of the dog but it is may be the best plan be aware and make sure he can’t get you or himself into trouble.

It is fairly common for Staffies to be very very people friendly but wary or pushy with other dogs. No offence meant to Staffy owners I do realise that Staffy like other breed do differ and you can only generalise.

The only safe thing for the sake and welfare of other dogs is to keep him on a lead, you will still have problems woith other dogs running up to him, the most you can do is shout to them to keep their dogs away, pretty much a wast of breath usually but at least you have tried.

Perhaps I've just been lucky up to now, but my BSD Abby has come across quite a few staffs, and never had any problems. She is very friendly to all other dogs, and perhaps this is why. The trouble is, when we come across a staff we haven't seen before, I always feel aprehensive, because of the bad press, but if the staff is offlead, I tend to assume it will be OK, as I assume it wouldn't be offlead if not friendly. (I know this is not always the case)

In your case (younglady) I don't think a bog standard training school would be of much help anyway. Possibly a behavourist??? but this would be expensive.

It seems to me that in the circumstances, the best option may be to try to avoid difficult situations

Ray
I don't think a bog standard training school would be of much help anyway.

Clob
Supported

Ray
Possibly a behavourist???

Clob
Not Supported.

Ray
but this would be expensive.

Clob
Supported.

I think at this stage in the day i'd be more inclined to just treat him as he is inside a pet and outside keep him on neutral territory.

... keep him on neutral territory.

But on a lead.