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We actually got him from a friend of a friend. I live in Sydney area and don't mind travelling a bit for a good behaviourist. Thanks, i really want to try and nip it in the bud, before it gets any worse. Actually, the more i was thinking about it and where it could be stemming from... My parents have a small dog and she's really scared of him because he's so big and playful. She used to just snap at him when she had enough to put him in his place, but I noticed she's started going out of her way to snap at him even when he's doing his own thing away from her. Do you think he could have picked up this behaviour from her?

He doesn't go after smaller dogs just younger (big or small). Small older dogs he's well behaved. I'll research on the signals. He does love other dogs and loves to play with them, a few occasions we've bumped into the same dogs and when he was once aggressive he wasnt this time and they played together nicely. This was closely monitored and the owner was also aware. Yea im worried as he gets older there will be more and more dogs that trigger this for him. Any recommendations on someone? That is what im hoping.

How would you counter condition ithis? I figured understanding why would help with trying to stop the behavior

It took a while before i figured out what the trend was for the behavioir. I only off leash him in designated areas and i always check out whos there before i let him off now. If i see someone coming with a pup i ask them to wait for me to leash him but they often don't listen and sometimes i don't get him in time. Do you guys expect dogs to not run up to each other in the dog park?? Whenever a dog enters they all come to investigate the newcomer..

What would you recommend as the best way to deal with it? I leash him straight away and then depending on the owner/dog we either leave or i try to introduce him slowly and more controlled and scold him if he growls. Sometimes he is ok after and they play nicely but othertimes he wont stop growling so we leave

Hi, I have an almost 7month old Japanese spitz puppy. He's really friendly with strangers and other dogs, however I noticed when he got to about 6 months of age he's become aggressive towards puppies younger than him. He loves to meet other dogs so he'll always run up to them and with older dogs we never have any problems with him. But when he gets close and they're younger pups he gets on top of them and pins them down and growls, snaps and thrashes. He's definitely not playing. He's never actually bit any of them but traumatizes the poor pups. It's happened to every pup we've met since he got to 6 months which is about 7 times now and it's been completely unprovoked from the other puppy. Since I noticed the trend I try and leash him before they got close and then slowly take him near to see how he responds but I don't always get to him in time and then usually the owners or pup get scared and don't want to come near him. This is the only kind of aggression I've seen him exhibit, other than that he's the sweetest pup. Does anyone have any ideas what's causing it or how I can address it? Thanks