Curious what actually makes a difference long term vs what just sounds good at the time. What ended up mattering way more than you expected?
I genuinely don’t understand my dog and I need help lol
He’s a 7 year old Coton de Tulear and I don’t even think he likes other dogs. At daycare he ignores everyone and just waits for me, and if a dog comes over to our house he’ll bark in their face and then act like he wants them gone.
BUT when we’re outside it’s a completely different story. He’ll literally sprint full speed toward random dogs, bark right in their face, maybe sniff their face for a second, and then the second the other dog reacts he freaks out and runs back to me.
So it’s like… why are YOU approaching them in the first place 😭
On walks he pulls like crazy when he sees a dog, and once he’s locked in he does not listen at all. I’ve tried high value treats (chicken, beef, everything) and he completely ignores me. He’ll even ditch playing fetch just to run over and do this.
It’s honestly embarrassing because it looks like I have zero control over him, and I’m also worried he’s going to run up to the wrong dog one day.
Has anyone dealt with this kind of behavior? Is this fear, reactivity, bad socialization?? And how do you even train this when they stop caring about you AND food the second another dog appears?
pls help 😭