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piwoodhouse	Apr 9 2009, 11:23 PM
Total Gas Bag! Posts: 3,970 Group: Full Members Member #282 Joined: August 18, 2006	I had a well documented struggle with Widget taking on the vast majority of dogs we met on our walks - this was due to him beocming protective of Pixel when she first arrived. The drill was she would bleat at a passing dog and PC Widget would steam in and metaphorically pin it to the floor by the throat. In Widget's case the reasons for his behaviour were quite clear and after only 2 days of using one of those Masterplus collars to deliver a quick jet of water when he got out of hand (preceded by a verbal command which is all I now need), I had a different dog. I would stress though that Widget's a confident, borderline-bolshy little dog and I was quietly confident that only his pride was going to get hurt. Pixel is a lot more sensitive and had she had this problem I would have dealt with it differently. I agree with Tafia in that it sounds as if Sally is frightened, probably some deep rooted fear from an incident when young. Being a terrier she has to 'get in there' first rather than wait and risk being hurt herself. Can I ask how she reacts when say a friend brings a dog into your house or this just an "outside" phenomenon?


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