Gripenfelter
October 16th, 2005, 10:20 AM
First some background info:
I take my Alaskan Malamute, Zeus, to the dog park every single day for 1-2 hrs so he can socialize with other dogs. He's known in the park as the "gentle giant". He tolerates little dogs that snap at him or bite him, he goes submissive if a female snaps at him, and he pushes away unfriendly large males that attack him.
So far, in the park, I've only been worried about 1 dog. A neutered Akita that has bloodied 2 other dogs in the park and attacked my Zeus as well. When the Akita attacked him, Zeus made some growly noises, bared his teeth and basically pushed the dog away with his front paws. Didn't bite the other dog at all.
Zeus loves little jack russells or other small dogs that can be chased. Or he likes to be chased himself by them. He plays submissive when approaching a new dog for the first time.
Here's my problem:
There is a Miniature Pinscher that lives on our street that Zeus absolutely wants to kill. Both dogs are un-neutered but Zeus has no problem with any other un-neutered dogs, even ones that attack him. Last night the owner on the Min Pin came to our gate to chit chat and brought his dog, Snoop, with him. As soon as Zeus saw the dog through the fence he started growling, snarling, barking, and actually pushed one of the fence boards out with his head trying to get at the dog. Zeus absolutely hates him and for no reason at all. This dog has never done anything to Zeus.
In the past, I've had Zeus tied up with me outside on the front driveway while I worked on my car so he could keep me company. As soon as Snoop walks by he goes nuts and actually broke a steel cable that I had tied him up with.
This all started on a day that a black lab bloodied Zeus at the park. And again, Zeus has no problem with the black lab and is still friendly towards him.
To date, Zeus has interacted with over 200 dogs and been friendly with all of them. He steers clear of the Akita that attacked him and two friendly Rottweilers who he used to play with but all of a sudden stopped after the lab bloodied him. He also doesn't like a Norweigan Elkhound that once attacked me but nothing serious. He only has a serious problem with the min pin.
My question is this: Why does he hate this min pin living on our street and what can I do to remedy this?
I take my Alaskan Malamute, Zeus, to the dog park every single day for 1-2 hrs so he can socialize with other dogs. He's known in the park as the "gentle giant". He tolerates little dogs that snap at him or bite him, he goes submissive if a female snaps at him, and he pushes away unfriendly large males that attack him.
So far, in the park, I've only been worried about 1 dog. A neutered Akita that has bloodied 2 other dogs in the park and attacked my Zeus as well. When the Akita attacked him, Zeus made some growly noises, bared his teeth and basically pushed the dog away with his front paws. Didn't bite the other dog at all.
Zeus loves little jack russells or other small dogs that can be chased. Or he likes to be chased himself by them. He plays submissive when approaching a new dog for the first time.
Here's my problem:
There is a Miniature Pinscher that lives on our street that Zeus absolutely wants to kill. Both dogs are un-neutered but Zeus has no problem with any other un-neutered dogs, even ones that attack him. Last night the owner on the Min Pin came to our gate to chit chat and brought his dog, Snoop, with him. As soon as Zeus saw the dog through the fence he started growling, snarling, barking, and actually pushed one of the fence boards out with his head trying to get at the dog. Zeus absolutely hates him and for no reason at all. This dog has never done anything to Zeus.
In the past, I've had Zeus tied up with me outside on the front driveway while I worked on my car so he could keep me company. As soon as Snoop walks by he goes nuts and actually broke a steel cable that I had tied him up with.
This all started on a day that a black lab bloodied Zeus at the park. And again, Zeus has no problem with the black lab and is still friendly towards him.
To date, Zeus has interacted with over 200 dogs and been friendly with all of them. He steers clear of the Akita that attacked him and two friendly Rottweilers who he used to play with but all of a sudden stopped after the lab bloodied him. He also doesn't like a Norweigan Elkhound that once attacked me but nothing serious. He only has a serious problem with the min pin.
My question is this: Why does he hate this min pin living on our street and what can I do to remedy this?