My german shepherd is a 9 month old male and is also not fixed. We have socialized him at a very early age with dogs, cats, people, you name it. He regularly goes to doggy day care as well. Very recently, (the past 3 weeks or so), he now shows his hackles at other dogs on walks, (he's on a leash) and starts to lunge and growl. I can usually give a quick tug at the leash and say, "NO" and he will stop, but I have no idea why he is doing this behavior. He was recently taken on a walk by two of my friends who said he didn't even acknowledge other dogs on their walk. He also does not do this with my significant other, so it seems as though he does it when he is with me.
He's very obedient, and otherwise is a great pup. I just want to nip this in the butt before he gets older. I plan on taking him to a trainer who specializes in this type of behavior but I wanted to reach out to see if anyone had these problems before?
I also forgot to mention, he does not do this with dogs he knows.
Thanks!
He's very obedient, and otherwise is a great pup. I just want to nip this in the butt before he gets older. I plan on taking him to a trainer who specializes in this type of behavior but I wanted to reach out to see if anyone had these problems before?
I also forgot to mention, he does not do this with dogs he knows.
Thanks!