Looking for help with 2 dogs
Hi all! I just found this group after getting off a walk with my 6 year old pitbull/collie mix and my 3 year old collie/lab mix (not related to one another). My 6 year old dog was mine and my mom’s dog that we got during covid but due to some circumstances with my mom I ended up being her primary owner after 2 years. Due to this, my dog was trained in the most basic way but is horrible on leash by not listening, pulling as hard as possible and reactive to other dogs going by. I try everything possible, I used to take her to a dog park since I first got her and continued going for almost 5 years until a dog tried to attack her and other dogs I was walking with in a group and since it’s been hard for me to get back to one. She was never reactive to other dogs when off leash, never bit a dog, didn’t even play rough just would get zoomies and want to be chased. Anyway, I have moved since I lived where that dog park was and it is hard to find places to let her off leash where I’m living now so I’m looking for advice on getting her less reactive on leash at the least.
My other dog (3 year old collie/lab mix) is my boyfriend’s dog. When he first got her my mom was still looking after my pittie mix but I introduced the two dogs and they instantly clicked! My boyfriend’s dog was great on and off leash, not reactive to other dogs and listened constantly. It wasn’t until my boyfriend and I moved in together that his dog started watching the behaviours of my dog on leash and is now the same, reactive on leash towards other dogs, pulling, etc. She listens better than my dog but still isn’t the best. Again she’s never bitten a dog or been aggressive just will be reactive on leash. I’m also looking for advice for her with that.
My biggest issue is my dogs aren’t seeing other dogs as a threat or anything like that, they just want to meet them! I’ve had some dog owners, when my dogs are barking like crazy, still come over and let them meet because I explain they’re super friendly they just want to meet the dog and everytime the interaction goes super well and they sniff and then want to play! So anyway my issue isn’t them being reactive in an aggressive way it’s just they are so driven to other dogs and want to play that I don’t know how to resolve this!