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Thanks for your response. In the first instance the reason I think I called him away quickly was that my guy was actually attacked as a young puppy so having gone through that experience, I'm extra wary I guess! In the second instance, while I couldn't be sure who growled first or instigated, the rottie just seemed to timid that I'm erring on the side of caution a bit in that it was mine. The reason I posted was because I've seen two similar behaviors that I'd never seen before in a very level headed fella, and given this great breeds reputation, I feel it's my responsibility to identify any behaviors as they develop. Appreciate your opinion, and advice, many thanks.

Hi all, Was hoping to get some expert opinion on something..... I have an 18 month old male staffie (desexed)who has been socialized from a young age, goes to daycare once a week or so, plays with other dogs in the park pretty much every day, and has been a delight in terms of his nature. About a month ago, he lay on top of a lab puppy in the park (who was probably around 6 months old but a similar size to mine) and made some gutteral noises but I called him off straight away with no problems. This week, a similar situation occurred, this time with a timid 5 month old rottie, again a similar size to mine. The rottie was yelping whenever another dog came near but when he came over to my guy he lay on the ground and let mine jump on top of him. As soon as that happened, one of them made more of a growl (not sure which) and mine gave the rottie a nip, either on the jowl or collar. I pulled him straight off with ease and no damage to either dog, but given these 2 similar events, I'm trying to ascertain what what may be behind it, and therefore type of actions I need to take. As he's been brilliant around dogs of all shapes and sizes, I'm thinking there's an age thing here in that he's coming to maturity and wanting to exert his place in the pack to young up and comers, but if anyone has any thoughts/advice, I'd love to hear it. I consider myself a responsible owner and want to act in a way that's right for other animals and right for my own dog. Thanks in advance.