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I am furious! I took Apollo out in the yard, and he was playing when the neighbor across the street let her dog out who tends to rush people, and growl and snap at them. She made no effort to keep him in her yard (her yard is fenced but she keeps the gate open)and he ran straight across the street, rushed our fence and started barking and growling at Apollo. The neighbor apparently thinks this is funny because she started laughing and made no effort to come and get him. Apollo to his credit just stood there in a very alert stance with his tail up, but he never growled or barked or anything. After I made her come get her dog he went right back to playing like nothing happened but what I am afraid of is if the dog keeps rushing the fence at Apollo is my puppy going to start picking up these signs of aggression, and maybe eventually act aggressive toward other dogs? People like that just burn my a**! I can't believe how irresponsible people can be with their animals. This same woman laughs when her dog charges people on bikes or kids walking down the street. When this dog finally bites someone they will blame the dog not the woman who encouraged this behavior. If I keep socializing Apollo can I avoid this kind of thing? I want to be able to take him for walks and not have to worry about him confronting other dogs.</BLOCKQUOTE>
I am furious! I took Apollo out in the yard, and he was playing when the neighbor across the street let her dog out who tends to rush people, and growl and snap at them. She made no effort to keep him in her yard (her yard is fenced but she keeps the gate open)and he ran straight across the street, rushed our fence and started barking and growling at Apollo. The neighbor apparently thinks this is funny because she started laughing and made no effort to come and get him. Apollo to his credit just stood there in a very alert stance with his tail up, but he never growled or barked or anything. After I made her come get her dog he went right back to playing like nothing happened but what I am afraid of is if the dog keeps rushing the fence at Apollo is my puppy going to start picking up these signs of aggression, and maybe eventually act aggressive toward other dogs? People like that just burn my a**! I can't believe how irresponsible people can be with their animals. This same woman laughs when her dog charges people on bikes or kids walking down the street. When this dog finally bites someone they will blame the dog not the woman who encouraged this behavior. If I keep socializing Apollo can I avoid this kind of thing? I want to be able to take him for walks and not have to worry about him confronting other dogs.</BLOCKQUOTE>
