My staffie who is male and 1 year old has a lovely temperement. he gets on with all dogs and just wants to play. On a few occasions now when out walking he has been approached by other dogs, including staffs and they have sniffed as they do, then suddenly the other dog will turn and go for my dog. one owner of a staff, said that it was very unusual for her dog to have gone for my one as it gets on with all dogs. Why is this happening to my placid dog?
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You have a young placid male, who probably think every dog is his friend. If he is intact, and you encounter an older male, your dog may be giving a submissive pose to the other dog, If it is an older in-tact male, they may well show dominance to this "teenager". Or if you boy is being friendly to the other person, their dog could show jealousy. Also being on a leash can cause a personality change to a dog.
If what you say is true, I would be more concerned with the other dog's behaviour, not yours.
Depends on if your dog is male or female..2 males or even 2 females together might get possessive of their owner. But it really comes down to how well socialized the dog is...that is how much exposure to other dogs do they get...and just not on a leash...
it could be that when you male meets another dog he may act dominantly and this maybe why other dogs are having a go at him.
a dominalt position is things like standing tall, tail held high, eye contact, etc. so i would look it up in a book and see if he does these things.
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