Jump to content

Recommended Posts

Posted

Hey y'all. So, Mixer is overall pretty well behaved. Loves people, and most of the time we don't have issues with other dogs. We do bring him to the dog park because he loves it, loves small adult dogs, and is good about communicating his boundaries with other dogs. He does have a couple behaviors that raise an eye brow. First, he loves chasing other dogs. That isn't the problem, but he barks, growls, and nips (never sinks teeth) while chasing. The other dogs usually stop running and playing once he starts barking. They get this "**" look on their face. But it just doesn't appear that he's barking aggressively. Another thing he does is if other dogs are playing, he'll stand there and bark at them. Obnoxiously. Last of all, he seems to hate puppies. Today he pinned a puppy down on its back. It looked kind of aggressive, but again, he's not biting. When I watch other dogs they play a little aggressively, but I'm not sure if that's what he's doing. Again, he's a super sweet dog. Just a few kinks. 

Anyone else have issues like this or familiar with this kind of behavior? 

Posted

That isn't good behavior from Mixer. I might suggest no taking Mixer to a dog park as he is looking at the other dogs either as competitors or as prey and it could quickly escalate and a dog could get seriously hurt. Pinning a dog down is also not great behavior. 

Posted

It is not generally recommended to take greyhounds to dog parks unless they are the only ones there because of their prey drive and using a muzzle isn't really an option because they can not defend themselves if needed.

Grace (Ardera Coleen) b. 18 June 2014 - Gotcha Day 10 June 2018 - Going grey gracefully
Guinness (Antigua Rum) b. 3 September 2017 - Gotcha Day 18 March 2022 - A gentleman most of the time

 

Posted

Bully behaviour for whatever reason. Not suitably safe for a dog park. Although dogs can and do chase and pin others down in rough play, things can go seriously wrong in a heartbeat if other dogs there intervene.  Dog parks are an unnatural environment where every dog out of its own territory and making its rules up as it goes along.

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...