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Originally Posted by GSD
she was trying to handle it though, I had to keep pressure upwards on her leash to keep her from getting the other dog, which i'm sure wasn't pleasurable for her. But it all happened so fast I hardly remember it, just thinking don't let my dog get bit and don't let my dog get a hold of the other one. It probably would've been the last time that dog tore after another dog. One thing I did like was as soon as the dog ran off she instantly brought her focus back to me and I gave her a quick fuss command and two steps heeling and played tug again like nothing ever happened.
She had some serious run ins before though. The woman that had her before had a female Mal as well both working dogs and they got along for the most part, but did have a moment or two that were not pretty. both animals had put their teeth thru the others front leg at one point. So there are some pretty significant things that happened with other dogs in her past. Since I think some of those BIG events happened fairly early, they seem to be the foundation for her learning experiences with other dogs and that seems to want to bubble to the surface at times. We're heading up to my friends this weekend so she'll have some good experiences with other dogs again, and we'll just keep moving forward.
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Sorry this happened, but I think you handled things the best way you could. That other dog was lucky she didn't get hold of him. I'm glad you are both going to spend some time building on some good dog experiences this weekend.
I've had a few instances where my dog has had setbacks because of the behavior of a few people. She had a pretty bad start in life, but she does seem to get over things more quickly now.