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Hi folks,
I have a 1.5 year old Rott/Husky/GSD mix, Loki, who is sweet as can be but for some odd reason, he's decided he really does not like Huskies or dogs that look like them (German Shepherds seem to be included). At his daycare, he plays with them just fine, but when we're at home and he sees one walk by or he's on a leash, his hair stands up and he growls and barks. Redirecting him is next to impossible.
Quick background on him - he was picked up off the streets of San Antonio when he was 4mo, then adopted at 6mo to a family who didn't treat him all that well and he ended up with me at 10mo.
For awhile, we struggled with leash reactivity, but that seems to have mostly subsided now that we've done the work to fix it, it's really just the husky and related thing.
Has anyone seen something like this before? What have you done to fix it?
Best,
Leigh
I have a 1.5 year old Rott/Husky/GSD mix, Loki, who is sweet as can be but for some odd reason, he's decided he really does not like Huskies or dogs that look like them (German Shepherds seem to be included). At his daycare, he plays with them just fine, but when we're at home and he sees one walk by or he's on a leash, his hair stands up and he growls and barks. Redirecting him is next to impossible.
Quick background on him - he was picked up off the streets of San Antonio when he was 4mo, then adopted at 6mo to a family who didn't treat him all that well and he ended up with me at 10mo.
For awhile, we struggled with leash reactivity, but that seems to have mostly subsided now that we've done the work to fix it, it's really just the husky and related thing.
Has anyone seen something like this before? What have you done to fix it?
Best,
Leigh