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So today Paxton and I were walking by an off leash park that we haven't been to for months. I saw a couple of dogs there that Paxton used to play with when he was much younger. The one dog, a 10 month old unneutered lab came over, they sniffed, the lab rolled on his back....all was good. So I let Paxton off leash.
He charged towards the lab, it looked like it was just going to be rough play and all of a sudden Paxton pinned the lab and had his mouth around the labs muzzle. I pulled Paxton off immediately but he had already scratched the labs muzzle and was quite "worked" up when I pulled him off. I had Paxton lie down for sometime and he calmed down.
I spoke to our trainer and she believes that although it was quite aggressive in the momoent it is not unusual for a dog of Paxton's age (15 months) to try to exert his dominance over a younger (unneutered) puppy. She is not a fan of off leash parks due to lack of structure and suggested that I monitor the off leash to areas that we know all the dogs, etc.
Paxton has never done anything like this before - AT ALL. I was so upset and I don't know what to think about it. Should I be really worried? Is it possible for a dog to just have a *one off*?
Thanks
He charged towards the lab, it looked like it was just going to be rough play and all of a sudden Paxton pinned the lab and had his mouth around the labs muzzle. I pulled Paxton off immediately but he had already scratched the labs muzzle and was quite "worked" up when I pulled him off. I had Paxton lie down for sometime and he calmed down.
I spoke to our trainer and she believes that although it was quite aggressive in the momoent it is not unusual for a dog of Paxton's age (15 months) to try to exert his dominance over a younger (unneutered) puppy. She is not a fan of off leash parks due to lack of structure and suggested that I monitor the off leash to areas that we know all the dogs, etc.
Paxton has never done anything like this before - AT ALL. I was so upset and I don't know what to think about it. Should I be really worried? Is it possible for a dog to just have a *one off*?
Thanks