Otherblood
New Member
Hiya,
I'm pretty new to the forums here, but finally decided to register and ask a few things here and there. I have a heeler/pitbull mix named Dakota that is currently going through some behavioral issues. He's very cautious around strangers, to the point of being defensive-aggressive. Someone he doesn't know can't approach him quickly or he'll turn tail, or snap. If anyone knows the two breeds well, they'll know that a mix of the two is a severely hard-headed and active, but loyal and intelligent combination. He's going through a regular PetsMArt puppy class for the sake of socialization.
Anyway, my reason for posting is because I wanted to know if there's anything happening in SOMD concerning dog activities happening often. Do any of you people organize casual dog-walks/obedience training days/behavioral socialization type things? At my old community, we used to go walking/train with our pups every week or so. It was fun, and healthy.
I feel the petsmart class is helping somewhat, but most of the people I encounter there are somewhat annoying.. they try to pet Dakota without my permission and try to huddle around him at times, and it's really not helping.
I feel if there were a group of people that know ABOUT dogs and RESPECT the wishes of the owner, I could get him to the point where he'd enjoy being around people.
Either way... Any activities you guys go to?
I'm pretty new to the forums here, but finally decided to register and ask a few things here and there. I have a heeler/pitbull mix named Dakota that is currently going through some behavioral issues. He's very cautious around strangers, to the point of being defensive-aggressive. Someone he doesn't know can't approach him quickly or he'll turn tail, or snap. If anyone knows the two breeds well, they'll know that a mix of the two is a severely hard-headed and active, but loyal and intelligent combination. He's going through a regular PetsMArt puppy class for the sake of socialization.
Anyway, my reason for posting is because I wanted to know if there's anything happening in SOMD concerning dog activities happening often. Do any of you people organize casual dog-walks/obedience training days/behavioral socialization type things? At my old community, we used to go walking/train with our pups every week or so. It was fun, and healthy.
I feel the petsmart class is helping somewhat, but most of the people I encounter there are somewhat annoying.. they try to pet Dakota without my permission and try to huddle around him at times, and it's really not helping.
I feel if there were a group of people that know ABOUT dogs and RESPECT the wishes of the owner, I could get him to the point where he'd enjoy being around people.
Either way... Any activities you guys go to?