My dog loves going to the dog park. She gets along great with the
dogs... most of the time. When ever she sees a dog getting picked on
by other dogs she tries to defend the weaker dog. she is very
motherly despite the fact she has never had puppies of her own. She
is never aggresive until a weaker dog is being picked on and then she
gets between the two and pushes the agressor back. 90% of the time the
aggressor backs down but if it doesnt it causes quite a scene. How do
i keep her from getting involved.

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My dog loves going to the dog park. She gets along great with the
dogs... most of the time. When ever she sees a dog getting picked on
by other dogs she tries to defend the weaker dog.

To be honest, I doubt that's what's going on. However,

How do i keep her from getting involved.

If I'm understanding you correctly, she's loose at the dog
park, gets into scraps, and doesn't listen to you? It
sounds like a training problem and that she'd benefit from a
lot more work on attention and recall. Dog training classes
are a terrific way to do that work - not only are you and
she working together around distractions, but an expert eye
(the trainer teaching the class) can pick up on interactions
between you and your dog that you might miss.

In the meantime, when you see her heading off to stick her
nose in someone else's business, STOP HER. Get that leash
on immediately. If you can't do that, then don't let her
offleash in the first place. If she hurts another dog,
you're responsible. If she gets hurt, you're responsible
too. Don't let that happen.

I hate dog parks.
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Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community

wrote:
My dog loves going to the dog park. She gets along great with the
dogs... most of the time. When ever she sees a dog getting picked on
by other dogs she tries to defend the weaker dog. she is very
motherly despite the fact she has never had puppies of her own. She
is never aggresive until a weaker dog is being picked on and then she
gets between the two and pushes the agressor back. 90% of the time the
aggressor backs down but if it doesnt it causes quite a scene. How do
i keep her from getting involved.

When you know she has a habit of involving herself in these altercations
why do you keep bringing her to a place where this is likely to occur?
And why do you excuse her involvement as "defending the weaker dog"?

No matter what your interpretation of her motives might be you should
absolutely be able to call her back. If you can't, she doesn't belong
at the dog park.

And, incidentally, this is exactly why I stay out of public dog parks.
Too many out of control dogs and too many clueless handlers.

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(Melinda Shore) wrote:


I hate dog parks.

ditto.

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Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

Melinda Shore wrote:

In the meantime, when you see her heading off to stick her
nose in someone else's business, STOP HER. Get that leash
on immediately. If you can't do that, then don't let her
offleash in the first place. If she hurts another dog,
you're responsible. If she gets hurt, you're responsible
too. Don't let that happen.

I hate dog parks.

I checked out a local one to see if it might be something Baron
would like. Uh, no. There were at least 100 dogs running around
getting their noses in each others' business (as you put it).
And leashes aren't allowed at all. My guy would go stark raving
nuts - and at 31 lbs, he'd have to be in the big-dogs section.

We'll stick to occasional doggy-day-care.

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Mark Shaw (And Baron) moc TOD liamg TA wahsnm
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