Aggressive, bully, or just a rough player?

[mixer42]

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? 

[MaryJane]

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. 

[HeyRunDog]

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.

[BatterseaBrindl]

^^^^^^

  

Please stay away from the dog park!  

[JohnF]

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.