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My boyfriend and I have recently adopted a puppy from my school (he was in a kennel environment). He is now 9mo old. He got along great with the other dogs there...and he will let a person do anything to him. Now that he is home though we have some problems. Being in the kennel he was ( from birth ) he got to know those 30 some dogs..however he did not learn how to meet new dogs and become friends. He has become friends with my dads older lab and My boyfriends Parents Older golden retriever however they do have a beagle mix and a german shepherd that he is still scared of...but doing quite well...we take him for 2 long walks a day along with going out for potty breaks. we have started him in a search and rescue dog team and he is doing pretty good. On his walks we can pass dogs barking and lunging aggressively and he is fine ...trusts me and walks on by but when we try to meet new dogs a become friends sometimes he tries to attack them....Im not sure what else other than desensitization we can do..we have also been taking him to petco and petsmart trying to find dogs to meet....he has done pretty well there ..but i dont want to always be worrying...any training methods??

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Socialization, Socialization, Socialization.
If you have friends with dogs that are well behaved try to arrange play dates with them. Sometimes dogs are leash aggressive, meaning they are over protective when on a leash. Work with your trainer on this issue as he/she can actually see why the dog is acting this way. It could either be offensive or defensive. You will have to use a different approach depending upon what it is.. A search and rescue dog must be able to work with other dogs around and any type of dog aggression will not be tolerated. The good thing is he is still young and with work you have a good chance of curing this.

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• the dog may be trying to protect you and your boyfriend, noe that he cares for you. Try letting someone else introduce the dog to other dogs.