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So I am adopting a 4-5 year old German Shepherd who was found hung from a tree and very badly beaten around 5 months ago. I met the dog yesterday with his foster parents and hung out with him for about two hours. He is very docile, very sweet and is well leash trained. We brought him to my local dog park to see how he would do and it went two ways. The first dog he came in contact with was a calm dog who did not bark. They did fine. The next two dogs that came in were a German Shepherd and a Siberian Husky. My rescue dog reacted horribly to them prancing up to him with friendly barks and spunky behavior. The rescue dog became VERY aggressive bearing his teeth and lunging at the other dogs. His tail was between his legs the whole time. I am extremely nervous about this now. I am still going to adopt him because I believe in putting the work in and rehabilitating this sweet dog. But the people in my neighborhood are VERY uptight about aggressive dogs in the dog park. How can I get him to be better socialized and not get so scared or aggressive towards others??
EDIT: I live in Germany where it is very dog friendly here. Pets are welcomed to most restaurants. I want to be able to bring him around town with me without him getting aggressive.
EDIT: I live in Germany where it is very dog friendly here. Pets are welcomed to most restaurants. I want to be able to bring him around town with me without him getting aggressive.