Newly Sdopted Greyhound Aggression To Other Dogs

[Guest Blondie]

Weve recently adopted blondie and have had her home for two weeks. For the most part she is settling in well, snd loves to go for her walks. But when she meets another dog on the street or dog park, she starts whining if we dont let her approach the other dog. When we do let her get close, she starts to smell the other dog for a while and eventually growls and then barks. If we then take her away from the other dog, she would start to whine, and sometimes starts jumping up and down.

 

We are a bit worried about this behaviour as it seems like she wants to pkay with other dogs by whining, but when she gets close all she does is growl and bark.

 

Should we keep her away from other dogs or should we continue to allow her to get close to get used to them? Ive been taking her to dog parks late at night when no other dogs are there so she can get used to smell of other dogs.

 

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks

Edited September 29, 2017 by Blondie

[greysmom]

Congratulations on bringing home your new greyhound!

 

This is very common behavior for a dog new to a neighborhood environment. Until she's a bit more settled in and relaxed, I would avoid or keep meetings to a minimum. Carry some really yummy treats with you (you should be anyway!), and distract her (hopefully) before she gets to the whining stage. This means anticipating her response for a while, so be on alert scanning your route ahead. When you see a dog coming, get her attention by saying her name, then reward her with a smell, really good treat. Continue to walk, and have her look at you until the other dog is out of range. If she doesn't distract easily, up the value of your treat.

 

If she does end up greeting a dog, try and remove her from the situation before she starts barking. Explain to the owner of the other dog that you're working on training. Call her name and distract her with a treat, and continue your walk.

 

You may also find this book helpful: "Feisty Fido: Help for the Leash Reactive Dog."

https://smile.amazon.com/Feisty-Fido-Help-Leash-Reactive-Dog-ebook/dp/B001DA99CG/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1506702317&sr=8-8&keywords=patricia+mcconnell

 

Good luck!

[krissy]

Congratulations on bringing home your new greyhound!

 

This is very common behavior for a dog new to a neighborhood environment. Until she's a bit more settled in and relaxed, I would avoid or keep meetings to a minimum. Carry some really yummy treats with you (you should be anyway!), and distract her (hopefully) before she gets to the whining stage. This means anticipating her response for a while, so be on alert scanning your route ahead. When you see a dog coming, get her attention by saying her name, then reward her with a smell, really good treat. Continue to walk, and have her look at you until the other dog is out of range. If she doesn't distract easily, up the value of your treat.

 

If she does end up greeting a dog, try and remove her from the situation before she starts barking. Explain to the owner of the other dog that you're working on training. Call her name and distract her with a treat, and continue your walk.

 

You may also find this book helpful: "Feisty Fido: Help for the Leash Reactive Dog."

https://smile.amazon.com/Feisty-Fido-Help-Leash-Reactive-Dog-ebook/dp/B001DA99CG/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1506702317&sr=8-8&keywords=patricia+mcconnell

 

Good luck!

 

This, but just wanted to add, when removing her from a meeting with another dog, try to avoid pulling her away by her leash/collar as some dogs can be leash reactive and this may make her behaviour worse. Try to just lure her away with a treat or by calling her name if she has a recall (probably not if you've only had her for 2 weeks).

[Guest Blondie]

Thanks for the replies! I've been giving her treats whenever we see other dogs and she does seem to be doing a bit better lately on some days. Will continue her training and see how things go