I have one. Requires constant vigiliant. For some it is nerve issues others are just agressive. Honestly I think her issues are she is a female agressive little bitch.

I had another one who was weak nerved and I was able to work it out of him.

I have another one I would not trade for his weight in gold. Just today a shibu inu charged him and nipped him on the nose.....and he just turned his head and ignored it.

All of these dogs were well socialized.

 

Mine is 17 weeks. He's afraid of big adult dogs (whimpers a bit and tries to run), he's friendly and inquisitive towards dogs his own size, and he barks at smaller dogs.

 

Frodo is extremely reactive and has fear issues at 3 years. He had lots of socialization around dogs of all sizes and at obedience class plus he went everywhere with me when he was younger. His parents also had model behaviors. I have no idea where things took a turn for the worse but he has a forever home with us and we'll just keep working on his problems.

 

GSDs are a dominant breed. they dont take any nonsense from other dogs easily if at all. Even the best socialized dog can have some aggression issues with other dogs sometimes. Zena.... bitch aggressive. She'll tolerate them but prefers being the only female unless she can be the boss. Riley is reactive to some other dogs because of a couple bad experiences so he gets anxious when he see's other dogs and it occassionally leads to aggression. Shasta so far hasnt any issues. She'd rather just play or ignore. Shelby was a run and hide kinda dog.

 

GSDs are a dominant breed. they dont take any nonsense from other dogs easily if at all. Even the best socialized dog can have some aggression issues with other dogs sometimes.

This is exactly what I was going to say. They are a dominant breed. all of my dogs are dominant and don't take crap from other dogs.

Their reactivity is not a problem for me as they understand what I expect of them. but its very obviously there.

 

I have a 4 month old male that will test any other dog no matter the size... He is trained and around dogs and people everyday. Super social with people, was told ahead of time that it's in his blood... Has some very serious/aggressive dogs in his backround..(I work to nip his dog aggression in the bud)
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Freyja lived her life with being exposed to friendly dog's at Petco and seeing dogs at my future Father-in-law's veterinary clinic. She had no problems with dogs or any other animal (cats, dogs, cows, horses, etc...) This all changed within a 4 hour span where she was attacked by two small dogs in separate incidents (one latched onto her throat). Since that day I have worked with her, posted on this forum which led to some ideas, and thank G*d she is finally semi ignoring other dogs again. If one barks at her she will hackle and bark back, but we are slowly working from that, So yes, we have been through that. Patience and a calm temperment can help the situation.

 

Uschi will bark and act like she wants to be agressive with some dogs...but mostly she is friendly and curious. And she has been socialized since she was about 9 weeks old, OB classes, and doggie daycare for about 6 months.

 

My 18 month old female has gone to the dog park every day since she was 3 months old. We use to spend so much time there while she played with every other dog that came, and there were many. We still go everyday but there are only a few dogs I can let her off leash with. When we see another dog I have to put her on leash right away or she attacks. Like I said she has always been around other dogs. We still go to obideance classes every week, she is well socialized. We have done nothing to make her like this, I guess it is just her. I am still hoping she might grow out of it. lol. We will see.

 

Did she ever grow out of it?

 

What I'm finding with my dog is that she does not like it when other dogs are not behaving properly. As an example, during obedience class she beame upset when a young Wheaten Terrier started to spin, and spin and spin. Finally she just gave a big bark at the dog. Dakota rarely barks so when she does I notice it.

She used to react when other dogs would growl and lunge at her, but I'm noticing that the reaction has not happened for a long time now.

I socialized her. Got her at 11 weeks though and the breeder said she was working on it with her, but you never know. Next dog I get will be at 8 weeks and I will take better care about selecting a breeder.

 

Hondo acts as though he is the King of all he sees, and all others are peasants, not worth his time.

 

No issues here.

My GSD loves other dogs, we've never had a problem.

 

Ack my nearly 18 month old has been socialised up the wazoo and is now reactive on leash We were doing agility and have had to drop it to try and work on her issues. We go to OB training once a week still. I am currently working her through Click To Calm before going the behaviourist route - my trainer thinks she is fearful.

 

Nellie is too good. She doesn't give two craps about other dogs. Stuck up I tell ya...

Ace.... well, that's another story.

 

I have a very anxious, dog reactive dog.

He was socialized extensively and training/raised around other dogs and puppies as a puppy, he went everywhere with us, etc. Still anxious and reactive.

 

Alice is pretty good...better with my other half than me. It really depends on the situation.

She definitely does't do well on the leash when dog pulling it's owner down the street with very alert/dominant body language approaches. She's gotten better. She'll do fine with some dogs, and badly with others.

She absolutely hates the angry Yorkie that is barrier aggressive and left out in the front yard behind a chain link fence. She does react aggressively to it. We just keep working her there. On the other hand she met a Doodle the other day on the creek trail, and was very calm. She even played with him when the leashes came off.

 

My 6 year old recently became reactive after both of us got attacked by a pair of bully type breeds. He has gotten slightly better over the last few months.

 

I have had Hendrix since he was 8 weeks and he is now 16 weeks and is getting better everyday with other dogs. He used to be reactive even with strangers, but he has completely grown out of that. Now he just raises his hackles when he sees another dog/dogs and I have been workign with him and socializing him to get him to the point where he won't bark anymore. Occasionally he will let out a single bark still, but he gets along with every dog...he is just more interested in his family- the people/dogs he already knows & loves

 

I have a dog reactive male. He has never liked any dog other than Rosa.

 

My puppy is reactive but we are working on that with treats.
my older shepherd mix absolutely loathes other dogs. but she doesn't "react" really anymore. Instead she is passive. At a dog park she will keep her distance from every other dog by at least 10 feet unless they are ignoring her too. The only time she switches gears is if another dog starts it first. She won't bare teeth or anything unless another dog does it to her first.

 

Raven has never been reactive to other dogs (have had her since 3 months). She doesn't put up with rude behavior and won't let intact males get behind her but she's only ever growled at one dog for seemingly no reason and it really caught everyone off guard because she never acts like that.

Kaiser can be reactive if he is allowed to focus on a dog for too long but it's more frustration.

I've had a couple dog reactive fosters and one dog aggressive foster who all got along with Raven just fine when introduced properly.

 

Nero reacts to other dogs usually his yorkshire terrier freind, he sometimes meets at the park! His reactions are usually nice ones as he just wants a game of chsae me, chase me!!

 

Masi will react if a dog comes charging up in her face. Otherwise she has no interest in dogs that isn't in her circle of doggie friends.

 

Nash will perk his ears and sometimes want to go see another dog. Most of the time he ignores other dogs, if the other dog reacts to him he will raise his hackles sometimes and his tail will go up a little. He definitely likes to be in charge when it comes to other dogs and would not back down from a challenge which I think is why he reacts a bit when another dog barks at him. If he is off leash he will play with another dog as long as they are more submissive, if we are on a hike or something and pass other dogs he will usually just go by them.

I think a lot of herding breeds tend to be a bit reactive.

 

jasmine is 14 months old and we have had her since 4 months. we brought her everywhere. socialized her with all sorts of people, places, dogs, etc about 2 or 3x a week. started doing socializing on a daily basis at 7 months. shes been to dog parks before but we dont go much now. pet stores and weve been in OB classes every week since dec. she has gotten better about barking at people. she no longer raises her hackles. but if the person makes eye contact, talks to her or sticks their hand in her face she will bark. shes never been beaten or had a bad experiences with people. wont take treats from them. but shes getting into the stage where she will think if its a threat or not, but hasnt fully gotten to the stage where she will think, and realize that someone talking to her or wanting to pet her is a threat. we have tried everything. she is a slow mental progressor. but we do what we can not to set her up for failure and we hope she will fully grow out of it with more socializing and OB classes.
she used to bark at everyone in petsmart. we went last weekend on a sat. morning and the place was packed. she barked 3x. once at a dog, once at a worker because she got in her face, and once in the checkout line. still needs work but we are progressing.
i have no clue as to what caused it

 

I don't think so much that it's reactivity as a breed that we see in Shepherds (although certainly some are) but rather these are dogs that are very strongly pack oriented. We often hear that GSDs are not dog park dogs (which I firmly believe to be true now) and that they bond very closely with their family and that they are aloof with strangers. All of this points to a dog that will likely not take much pleasure in extensive interactions with strangers- human or canine- that are not part of their family. That is not to say that they should be unapproachable, but rather that this is not a Lab or a Golden- friendly and gregarious to all.

I only have 1 dog that is reactive and that is the dog that I most extensively socialized at dog parks with other dogs when he was young. All of my other dogs I raised with minimal strange dog socialization. They saw and sniffed other dogs at training classes but I did no off leash play with strange dogs. As they matured they are polite in passing other dogs and not reactive or aggressive...however I can see that they are not fond of other dogs who are impolite or challenging and that given time or opportunity there could be a problem. Additionally GSDs are thinking dogs and often proactive dogs in their own defense. Allowed too often to be accosted by other dogs and not protected by their leader and made to feel uncomfortable it doesn't seem to take long for them to make the jump to forward aggression to chase off that which bothers them- hence the reactivity.