French Bulldog Trouble! Help?
Edit: The puppy classes we had were before he started acting crazy if that was unclear*
My boyfriend and I each got puppies, he got a Frenchie and I got a Chihuahua puppy in Aug/Sept last year…we also have an old Shi Tzu at our house….They all get along great and love playing together. The Frenchie USED to be extremely nice to other dogs on walks and go right up to them to give a lick on there noses…
Lately he’s been making screaming sounds as he walks by other dogs in the park and pulls away as hard as possible. I have to hold him down with all of my strength and he accidently scratches me while doing so. He’s great with human strangers but PSYCHO around other dogs. He’s been to puppy training classes and was great there too.
We would never hurt our animals so it wouldn’t have to do with us aggrivating him. I’ve tried using treats to distract him from other dogs in the park and it never ever works. My sister brought her new puppy over today and we slowly introduced him to all the dogs…all but the Frenchie are okay with him. I’m really bummed because his parents were friendly and he was friendly…I’m afraid we may have to put him down because of how he reacts around other dogs.
Has anyone else had this problem/have any tips?
(I tried introducing him by putting him into a large metal crate…it didn’t work so I put him on the outside and my sisters pup inside the crate, then I tried having them meet outside on a leash, then in my arms all of which did not work.)
He’s on a harness and was neutred months ago.
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Is he neutered? If not then that’s part of the problem. Other than that you need to kick up the obedience training and socialization. He needs more training and a stronger hand.
you need to get him a harness and get him neutered his hormones my be ready mate.
Get a trainer. The dog has, for some reason or another, become leash/barrier reactive. You holding him and restraining him will not help in itself because that is a barrier which is a source of his frustration. You need to talk with a behaviorist and/or trainer to really get a handle on this problem. In the mean time, try distracting him BEFORE he reacts to the other dogs. Make him look at you, sit, lay down, turn around, do something to get his attention on you and not the other dog. Once he is focused on them and in full reaction mode, it’s pretty much too late, especially if he won’t even take treats.
My Frenchie was similar, it turned out to be physical – a brain tumour. This is very unusual though, and is probably more of a training issue than a medical one.
Please do not put him down due to the way he acts – try re-housing him if you really cannot cope with the behaviour, there are always people who have no other dogs and would be happy to take him.