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[doggie1]

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I would agree with what @JudyN suggests above. He will have an invisible radius of space around him where he feels secure (called flight distance; anything within that radius is a threat that his first choice is to flee) . Find out what that is and keep him far enough away from other dogs that he is relaxed. Reward his calm behaviour.

If he reacts like this or even at all, you are too close. Gradually, over weeks and months, not days, work on reducing the distance. But - be aware that if your dog has had a stressful episode the stress hormone can stay in the body for up to 48 hours so a distance he was comfortable with the day before might be too close that day. So the safe distance can change, watch his body language. For that reason also you might want to avoid all triggers for at least 48 hours before you start working on this so he has an empty stress tank.

You might find this interesting - it's quite in depth but a good read.

Start Here - Care for Reactive Dogs

Thanks, that does look like a good read, all the acronyms make it a bit harder to get to grips with, but I'm giving it a go.

 

[Ruth_F]

@doggie1. I have an ex hunt scenthound and yes, they can be domesticated and make good pets, but it took time (and lots of garlic chicken).
You could try to interpret the bark. Is it aggressive, or is the dog just saying 'there is a dog over there, why arent we saying hello' (and then effectively shouting the same message as you arent responding)? If they were part of a pack once, not saying hello to every dog met will be very odd for the dog.

We are working on the miniature poodle getting thoroughly overexcited whenever leads come out of the cupboard or OH puts his walking boots one. The yapping is annoying.