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Hi,
Me and my boyfriend rescued a 1 year old pittie about a year ago and have struggled socializing him with other dogs. Kona (the pittie) is 2 years old now and cannot be around other dogs without severe anxiety. We worry about taking him to a dog park because he is aggressive meeting other dogs on a leash and we honestly don't know what might happen off the leash. God forbid Kona get hurt or he hurt another dog. He has two doggie friends (my parents' dogs) who he met off the leash in the backyard but was very aggressive when meeting them on a leash. He is fine with my parent's dogs now and loves to play with them but these are the only dogs he is OK with.
We walk him everyday and want to take him to more social places with us (where other dogs may be).
Is there anyway we can socialize him better?
Reduce his anxiety?
Is it even possible to socialize a dog already stuck in his ways?
Please help!
Me and my boyfriend rescued a 1 year old pittie about a year ago and have struggled socializing him with other dogs. Kona (the pittie) is 2 years old now and cannot be around other dogs without severe anxiety. We worry about taking him to a dog park because he is aggressive meeting other dogs on a leash and we honestly don't know what might happen off the leash. God forbid Kona get hurt or he hurt another dog. He has two doggie friends (my parents' dogs) who he met off the leash in the backyard but was very aggressive when meeting them on a leash. He is fine with my parent's dogs now and loves to play with them but these are the only dogs he is OK with.
We walk him everyday and want to take him to more social places with us (where other dogs may be).
Is there anyway we can socialize him better?
Reduce his anxiety?
Is it even possible to socialize a dog already stuck in his ways?
Please help!