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I had my first relatively minor 'incident' with Rookie today at the dog park. There was a gorgeous Great Dane that came over to greet me. I was petting and sweet talking him. Rookie came over and got between me and the Great Dane. Then the GD started to maneuver himself back between me and Rookie. There was no growling or posturing that concerned me, it looked mostly playful. So I stepped back and the dogs started to play with each other. They played pretty hard jumping on each other, etc. I still wasn't worried. A third dog came over and rubbed up against my leg and Rookie let out a bark/growl and definitely took a more aggressive stance. So I grabbed Rookie's collar, pulled him away a bit and made him sit for a minute or so.
I think this was him being possessive of me. Not liking that I was giving the other dogs attention. Any thoughts on this, suggestions for how to deal with it. We go to the dog park a lot and I'd like to be able to pet other dogs without it becoming a problem. This was the first sign of a problem and I'd like to nip it in the bud.
I think this was him being possessive of me. Not liking that I was giving the other dogs attention. Any thoughts on this, suggestions for how to deal with it. We go to the dog park a lot and I'd like to be able to pet other dogs without it becoming a problem. This was the first sign of a problem and I'd like to nip it in the bud.