I adopted a rescue dog 18 months ago. He's a mongrel and came from a nasty background of alcohollic adults. At the start he was aggressive and antisocial, but somehow with patience I was able to get rid of the bad traits and simply learned that there are some people and situations he doesn't like to be around so keep him out of trouble by avoiding them if necessary. Recently I left him for 5 days with my friends (who he adores and knows well). Everything was ok until they had visitors (whom my dog had met the day before on their own territory, with their own dog), when he suddenly launched himself at one person's ankle and bit them badly, all for no apparent reason but as I wasn't there I can't say. Now my dog is under 21 day observation with the vet (we go every 5 days for a checkup), who knows how hard I've worked with the dog and what progress we've made together. Does anyone have any suggestions how I can teach my dog to trust more when left with someone? He's clearly territorial.
2007-02-20
22:41:07
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Anna V
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