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We took Apollo, my almost 11 week old GSD over to my brother's home to socialize with his almost 10 week old WGSD and at first both dogs were kinda excited, and they chased each other, romping around in the grass. This wasn't a problem, but when we go inside, rough housing commenced. At first it was just wrestling, normal puppy behavior, but then they tried to dominate each other. Beau, the WGSD, after getting pinned once or twice by Apollo finally pinned Apollo down, and Apollo got angry and started to get aggressive. We broke it up, tried calming them down. As long as Apollo didn't get pinned, he played appropriately, but when he did, he got aggressive.
Is this just because of lack of dog socialization? He really hasn't been around other dogs, and I have a feeling the breeder didn't socialize him with other dogs that much either. What should I do to correct/prevent this from happening?
Thanks in Advance.
Is this just because of lack of dog socialization? He really hasn't been around other dogs, and I have a feeling the breeder didn't socialize him with other dogs that much either. What should I do to correct/prevent this from happening?
Thanks in Advance.