lhotse
Well-Known Member
Some of you may remember a post I made a while back about having my 3 year old collie castrated, in an effort to calm his aggression towards other dogs.
http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/sh...rue#Post4311980
Well, he still has his wotsits!!! And today we walked along the track and over the railway bridge (his worst area) with another dog, and without any interest at all!!!!
He has made a few new friends over the last couple of months, and has had to sit in the vet's waiting room surrounded by other dogs, due to an eye infection. He still has a few issues if the other dog is on a lead, but off the lead, if they come to see him, he's been very good. I think the 'aggression' is actually fear, made worse by the fact that I would hold the lead tighter, so partly my fault. He still makes a lot of noise if the other dog is not allowed to meet him, but I think we are making a lot of progress. He seems to favour golden labs as friends, they are bigger than him so he's a little more wary, he doesn't like little 'toy' dogs very much, thinks they are cats, but JRs are more than a math for him. We still have a problem with black labs, although todays was one, as he was upset by one as a youngster, which I think is the root of the problem.
We are getting somewhere though!!!!
http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/sh...rue#Post4311980
Well, he still has his wotsits!!! And today we walked along the track and over the railway bridge (his worst area) with another dog, and without any interest at all!!!!
He has made a few new friends over the last couple of months, and has had to sit in the vet's waiting room surrounded by other dogs, due to an eye infection. He still has a few issues if the other dog is on a lead, but off the lead, if they come to see him, he's been very good. I think the 'aggression' is actually fear, made worse by the fact that I would hold the lead tighter, so partly my fault. He still makes a lot of noise if the other dog is not allowed to meet him, but I think we are making a lot of progress. He seems to favour golden labs as friends, they are bigger than him so he's a little more wary, he doesn't like little 'toy' dogs very much, thinks they are cats, but JRs are more than a math for him. We still have a problem with black labs, although todays was one, as he was upset by one as a youngster, which I think is the root of the problem.
We are getting somewhere though!!!!
