Hi,
I have a five year old male American bulldog. He was a rescue and his behaviour was pretty bad when we got him, particularly pulling on the lead and biting the lead/ jumping up when we tried to walk him. With perseverance we've trained him out of this and he's generally good now, until today! Today I came home from a friend's and had been handling her new puppy (four month old female French bulldog). My dog was frantically sniffing me when I got back and jumping up, getting very agitated. I had to change my clothes and have a wash yet still he wouldn't leave me alone. I took him for a walk to distract him and randomly at the furthest point away from home he started nipping at the handle of the lead like he used to, and wrapping his legs around mine/ jumping up. I had to stop each and every time and the walk was a nightmare. He's now extremely clingy and doesn't want to be away from me. He's in another room and batting at the door to get at me which is completely out of character. He's good with dogs (except entire males) out of the house but absolutely won't tolerate any other animals in his house. He normally shows interest if I smell of other dogs but nothing like this. Has anyone experienced this before? Any tips for dealing with it welcome; I hate that he's so anxious but his behaviour is making me feel hostile towards him (he's a big dog so its no joke!). Thanks
I have a five year old male American bulldog. He was a rescue and his behaviour was pretty bad when we got him, particularly pulling on the lead and biting the lead/ jumping up when we tried to walk him. With perseverance we've trained him out of this and he's generally good now, until today! Today I came home from a friend's and had been handling her new puppy (four month old female French bulldog). My dog was frantically sniffing me when I got back and jumping up, getting very agitated. I had to change my clothes and have a wash yet still he wouldn't leave me alone. I took him for a walk to distract him and randomly at the furthest point away from home he started nipping at the handle of the lead like he used to, and wrapping his legs around mine/ jumping up. I had to stop each and every time and the walk was a nightmare. He's now extremely clingy and doesn't want to be away from me. He's in another room and batting at the door to get at me which is completely out of character. He's good with dogs (except entire males) out of the house but absolutely won't tolerate any other animals in his house. He normally shows interest if I smell of other dogs but nothing like this. Has anyone experienced this before? Any tips for dealing with it welcome; I hate that he's so anxious but his behaviour is making me feel hostile towards him (he's a big dog so its no joke!). Thanks