Dog Health Questions: Un-Socialized dog - Training?

I was at my friends place today for that day, we were going to see a movie and go to the fair. They have a small probably 9 month old bichon type dog. The first time the dog seen me was today except for once when it was a 6 week old puppy. Anyway, I ignored the dog and went to walk by him (he is tied) and he starts running at me barking and snarling. I asked if he was friendly, even though i had my doubts, they said yes. I was walking by him, and he bit me twice. One was just a nip, one was a bite, its a purple mark now with a bit of blood. When i had to leave the house, the same thing happened. I ended up just leaving the house, cuz when i went to sit on the couch he was jumping on the sofa beside me and bite me once on the hand drawing blood. They want me to spend the weekend at their place and bring my dog, Rocky with me. But i really dont want to spend the night getting bitten, nor do i want my dogs socialization to be ruined. He is 4 years old intact male cattle dog with PPT training. He gets along with ALL other dogs intact or not. I feel really bad about not wanting to spend the weekend, i mean, i do with all other friends and my dog comes with me, but my other friends dogs are social and don't bite. I train dogs, but this isn't my dog and i don't want to chastise there dog. I am not scared of him at all. I basically do no touch no talk no eye contact but he still bites and attacks. How can i get her dog to accept me? If anything i can leave Rocky in the car at night. He is totally fine with that. But help please.
After he bit me, and barked and growled. The owners said that he has done this to their sisters, and even the owners themselves, as well as there daughter who is 4.

How can i get the dog okay with me over night? Would it be rude of me to ask if they wanted me to train/socialize the pup? Should i mention my concerns to them?

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It's hard to say as this is not your dog. Do you know what (if any) discipline the owners give? Or if they give their dog any boundaries? From the dogs behaviour it doesn't sound like they do, it sounds from your description that the dog thinks its in charge. The minimum the owners should do is correct their dog when it jumps at you. It shouldn't get to the stage that the dog can lunge at you. The owners should correct their dog & stop the intensity getting to that stage.

I think the owners need to take responsibility for their dog &its actions.

Again, I know its not your dog but do you know if it gets much exercise? It could be pent up energy coming out in this form of aggression.

In terms of their dog affecting yours, if your dog is well adjusted (sounds like it is) I wouldn't worry. I'd suggest maybe getting some of your other friends together who have well adjusted dogs with the problem dog & let them sort it out. They will pick up on its dominant energy & let it know what is acceptable. Dogs can learn lots from other dogs. I don't mean let them fight or anything like that, their dog will learn a lot from other dogs body language.

At The end of the day the owners need to put the time in. As a trainer I'm sure they'd take your advice on board, especially when they have a young child!

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• You were bitten several times by this dog and YOU feel bad that you don't want to spend time there?!!! You need to tell these people what happened (if they don't already know). They need to bring the dog to a vet to make sure the dog doesn't have anything physically wrong with it and to discuss its behavioral problems. The vet can recommend what steps to take next and have their dog trained. At the very least have it muzzled before it bites someone VERY seriously and they have the dog taken away from them (maybe that what they really want!) Its not your job to get your friends dog to like you, the dog has much bigger problems then that. I wouldn't bring any animal of mine to their house either. And the dog has also bitten a 4yr. old, their sisters and them? What the heck are they waiting for???


• the dog sounds like its leader of the family and so its decided that it decides who comes into the house(its territory) this is why is biting you, try crouching and not looking at the dog, then spread food around you and the dog will learn that when you are around, it gets fed
  
  dont take your cattle dog there, my cattle dogs socialisation was destroyed after being minorly attacked and now she hates other dogs. simply say your dog has kennel cough and its going to be contagious for the next 3 months(thats how long a dog with KC is contagious for)