CHICO my bull terrier is a rescue is being crazy HELP

pippielongstockings

chico My butt head bully

so my bullterrier chico got in a fight with a dog 5 months ago
at the dog park and ever since hes been a bit of an ass towards new dogs
we have had him a year and 3 months. the worse part is its a heads or tails some dogs hes cool others hes ,not.
we have taken him back to the dog park hes good
2 weeks ago he was in a fight with gypsy our boxer lab mix, but they are the best of friends.
2 day earlier he got attacked by another dog.
then he was in the fight with gypsy. hes fine with her,but new people and new dogs. im not sure how to help him and i love him so much but im freaking!!!!~X(

Mickjameslenehan

I think once they have a few bad experiences it will be hard to trust him off the lead with other dogs. I would lead walk him and let him off in clear open spaces where you have forewarning of a dog approaching. It's just not worth the hassle or risk of another owner been bitten trying to intervene

corey90260

I have 3 dogs and they all get along well but ... 2 of them do not like most other dogs as a matter a fact I have only found 3 other dogs that they do like one is our newest dog the 11 month old mini bull terrier . They do not go to dog parks and I rarely introduce them to other dogs and this is how it has been for 9 years. Two of my dogs are females a 9 year old pit bull and the 11 month old and the two of them have gotten into it a few times not bad but if we weren't there it could of become a fight .I know this about them so I am very aware of the potential when they both are excited ( its the mini that goes after the pit bull ) so I keep them calm . It can work it just takes work ...

Djammy

Maybe it helps to remember that your dog basically does not really need canine friends. He would grow old happily in your household without those confrontations. Humans also do not love EVERYONE, especially not after bad experience. Why shouldn't a dog have the same right to just want a few selected friendships or even NONE. There are so many things you two can do together. It's not worth the risk with unfamiliar dogs, in my opinion, after what you have now experienced several times. And other dog owners usually completely understand and keep their distance when I explain that my dog could react a little touchy at times towards other dogs when she feels bothered or threatened by that other dog. But that's just me.

JParanee

Some dogs like to fight ...these things are pit bulls

My two , brother and sister love to mess with each other and have made each other bleed more than a few times ....he'll when they play they bleed

Once a dog gets it in his head either because he is afraid or just plain likes it it's hard

You've got good advice above stay out of the dog parks and keep an eye on him

We don't go to dog parks we free run them in the woods

I have seen dogs want to go at it when introduced in that kind of setting

Get them all moving in the woods and they quickly find focus in something other than messing with each other

Good luck

Jbird

Mine got attacked on about 4 different occasions at a big dog park. She has never fought back, and has always continued to play and be submissive (roll around on her back). The last time she started to growel at the dog (the stupid owner was unattentively on the other side of the park on her phone while I was seperating the dogs). I just get sick of stupid owners, particularly those of small dogs (such as pugs or poodles or the like) who think it's ok for their small dog to behave like this. Now my dog growls only at small dogs (but no fighting). But I won't take the risk. I just don't run her now off lead in dog parks.

The only time I socialise her is with known dogs of known good temperaments. I get to know the owners of new dogs first. I judge their attitude around dog aggression and only run my dog with new dogs who's owners have zero tolerance and are proactive in the event of issues. I also tend to run my dog with breeds she has only had good experiences with.

I have a zero tolerance attitude to dog aggression. I believe once the dog has bad experiences, it quickly learns bad behaviour. It learns to bite before being bitten... to protect itself. If the dog does not have bad experiences it is less likely to get into the aggression habit. This is why I am selective with the dog and the owners attitude (and intelligence) with whom I run my dog with.

pippielongstockings

this was at our complex we live in an apartment and dont got many woods around us or we would be out there all the time

our two get weird around food and with a baby that drops crumbs we have some issues but for the most part the dogs are flawless buddys best friends

its this one chick at our apartment that has a pit-bull and she really just loves to be a pain by walking her dog next to my patio that gets my dogs wound up cause he got in to it with hers.

we are about to get a place with a yard but in the mean time when were walking he gets crazy on the leash if he sees another dog we have tried to drawn his attention else where but hes really stuborn and people who are dark or are in dark clothes. he is very weary of

chooba

I've been to the dog part a thousand times,. And Chooba used to go to dog daycare when I lived in a city where they were available.

Chooba at 3 years old will wrestle and play rough with any dog that wants to and pin him regardless of size but if there's any aggression showing whatsoever he'll run.
if the Chipmunks would stare at him Crossways he'd tuck his tale and run behind me.

Now boomer @ a year and a half was at the dog park at least twice a week for his first year and never had a problem.

My neighbor used to bring his two pits over to my backyard and the four play without any issues. This past spring, lucky, the male pit attacked Boomer and isis, the female jumped in
Boomer did not back down and it took 3 grown men to pull boomer off lucly. A week later at the dog park Boomer attacked a Great Dane.I think just the massive size of the Dane set him off. I apologized profusely,. Offered to pay any damages whatsoever , left my card with contact info and have never gone back. I think the other regulars at the park were just as surprised as I was. The boys were very popular and everyone loved them.
It's just like a master switch was flipped and my social and loving puppies fuse went from a mile long to near nonexistent. Thankfully chooba and boomer have never come close to showing that lvl of aggression to each other.
Now I'm in the long-term process of trying to slowly socialize him and unprogram what's happened.

Raised both exactly the same,. But had polar opposite results.

I've heard that aggression runs in some lines. Beginning to think there may be truth to that.

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corey90260

@pippielongstockings Have you ever tried an Air canister on walks ? I used to use this on walks to snap them out of their leash aggression .Heads up this worked on 2 out of 3 of my dogs . One other thing that has proved invaluable to me and my Bull Terrier is the command watch me . Mackenzie is very skateboard/bicycle aggressive the key here is to catch it before it happens .When I see a bike/skateboard coming towards us I have Mackenzie sit and watch me
( treat in hand) until they pass and this works 80% of the time ,it has taken a lot of practice and is on going . My Bull Terrier is the hardest dog I have ever owned .I believe it takes constant supervision ,training ,attention to own this breed fortunately I am used to it due to the 2 pit bulls I also own . I Love all 3 of them !