She's not aggressive as such, but advise needed to stop her

[RubysGold]

I am a dog walker, and one of the dogs I walk is a German Shepherd. She isn't a nasty dog, she's lovely.
We can walk her with any one of my Border Collies, and most of our walking dogs. If we bring a new dog out with both on leads and then let them off, she realises they are walking with us and she's fine.
But then when we meet another dog, we have to put her on lead and she growls and will sometimes go to attack.
If the dogs we take to walk with her, run/play chase games, she will go after them and tell them off. With the exception of the lab and the cross breed who she wants to join in with when they start running around.
The other problem I have, is when I pick her up, if I walk from her house, she won't let the other dog/s get out of the car!
Any suggestions on how to solve this. She is much better now but still having problems.
Nickie

 

[Booboos]

I think you need to handle her on her own first and establish that she gives you her full attention. Keep her on the lead and work around other dogs making sure you have her attention before she sees the other dog. Treats, a squeeky toy and getting into a routine of doing some exercise will all get her attention to you and away from other dogs. I am afraid I would only let her off the lead with a muzzle at this stage if she has shown aggresive tendencies towards other dogs - better safe than sorry!

 

[CAYLA]

I would ask the owner if the behaviour towards dogs when she is on a lead is normal, as it may be difficult for u to try and correct if they are not singing from the same hym sheet, otherwise it may be wise to put a halti on her so u can control her better by her head and keep her in close esp if u are holding other dogs at the same time, u could indeed work one and one with her and spend the time training her but if the owners aren't doing the same it may be a waste of your time.
If she gets OTT when playing, re nipping or focusing on one dog, I would break the habit and recall her and place her back on the lead and repeat this, this must know there is a consiquence, but again it also depends what the owner lets her get away with and if she socialised on a regular basis.

If you can, as sugested it may be worth taking her out alone so u can get used to her ways without focusing on all the dogs.

Not sure what u mean re not letting the other dogs from the car, do u have them crated in the car seperately?

 

[RubysGold]

Thanks for your advice.
We walk her every day monday to friday and have done for over a year, and in that time she has got a lot better. We already have her in a halti, which as you say, means that we can get control of her head, which really helps. Treats are helping too as we can get her attention.
She doesn't understand play, if any of the dogs we walk start running she goes for them (she doesn't hurt them, just makes them get down and stands over them), and she gets told of for it.
With the two she will play nicely with, she just runs after them, doesn't play fight' and she is very obvious when the mood changes so we can distract her before she goes for them. (Hope that makes sense)
As for the car thing, no I don't have crates unfortunately, I took my dog in the back of my car last week, left her in it until I had got the german shepherd out of the house, and then when she saw Willow in the car, she started growling at her. I told her to leave it, but I had to hold her at arms length while my dog got out the car, and then she was ok.

 

[soloabe]

Its almost certainly a dominance issue.
Like above you need to make sure the owners are willing to follow through on what you are going to try with her.

The getting out the car is probably that your dog is higher than her and she sees that as dominance.

I would spend 1 on 1 time with her and get her to focus her attention on you around other dogs you meet out on a walk.