How to introduce two dogs - Akita and Boxer

This is a dog to dog meeting between Jade and a 5 year old Boxer. The Boxer has some meeting behaviors that can be a little rude. This also show cases using a "dog shield" to begin the process of an away or break command for a high arousal dog. Normally the Boxer has very intense over the top play. This is also a good example of how a "snark" does not always lead to an all

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Pets & Animals

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• Boxer
• dog to dog
• dog park

[KCDogguy]

The "dog shield" works great to swoosh dogs apart without grabbing leashes and you can create instant space to avoid incidents. If a fight breaks out it works good to split dogs up without hurting the dog or getting bit.

[KCDogguy]

I would see if there's a training in your area that has access to several dogs. Start with a well rounded dog and some parallel walking until your dog relaxes a bit. Keep the leashes loose. Your goal is to teach him if he wants to hang with other dogs he needs to greet appropriately or you walk away. Then off leash, he needs to meet a variety of dogs who may reprimand him, but appropriately. Email me at egilbert@kc.rr.com with more information!

[thaifood77]

that trainer has one hot ass

[Poiqtube]

And notice at 2:50 when you start "swooshing" at the Boxer that your dog's hackles go up and her intensity increases toward the Boxer and notice her actions every time you swoosh. Your dog has your back at that point and is on guard. IMO, you should stop using your personal dog for evaluations. Use a dog less in tune with your behaviors and less likely to want to protect you. Otherwise if you continue using your dog you are going to ruin her.

[Poiqtube]

I have some constructive criticism: you tend to hover over your dog when you do greetings... you circle and hover and take quick short steps... your dog picks up on your body language... probably interprets it as "ready to pounce". YOU are contributing to the tension in the meet and greets. I will not be surprised if your dog develops some anxiety with dog-dog greetings or leash aggression.

[CocoAkitaLuv]

Fantastic. This is the first time I've seen the orange shield. I have been looking for some thing like this to use. I have an akita service dog and she is wonderful and has dog friends and is a sweetheart. Twice though we have had dogs come up upon us in parks. Once she was attacked and she subdued the dog. She protected me and neither dog was bitten. And the second time three dogs swarmed us and I lost my balance and fell and she laid across me and covered my neck. She is Cocoakitaluv.

[punkchica321]

My dog is a bit like the boxer with his behavior in greetings. He sometimes can be a bit 'rude' with his greetings, I'm sure half of it is because he's still a puppy but what are some things I can do to prevent a snark? I've seen the way some dogs are getting close to the snark with him and take away my dog before it can escalate.