Hello everyone,
Me and my partner adopted our greyhound about 6 weeks ago now.
We are having some issues out on walks with other dogs.
At first on walks he was very excited to see other dogs and would love to try meet them however we noticed that other dog owners would avoid him by crossing the street or pulling their dog away, we believe this is partly to do with the muzzle he wears (because of his high prey drive for fluffy things) and also possibly covid related? We had a few incidents with dogs jumping over fences and barking at him and I feel like he now associates other dogs as a danger instead and has started growling at dogs which doesn’t help with his friend making!
We actively go to parks full of dogs to try encourage him get the chance to meet other dogs but many owners seem scared of him and his size. With covid going on sadly no greyhound meet ups have been happening and we don’t have friends with dogs either.
I have seen other posts saying to teach the ‘look at me’ command followed by a treat when near other dogs but it seems impossible to give him the treat with the muzzle on! Should we try with the muzzle off and trust him?
Any suggestions?
