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I posted a similar question 6 weeks ago, but the problem has gotten worse. Last time I was told that it was my problem and not the dog's; while that might be true, I would still like to improve the situation.
Chloe is a 6 month old Toller. She was the smallest of a litter of 8, and would often play by herself rather than get into the scrum of sibblings. That is actually why we chose her; she seemed much calmer than the others.
We had her in puppy classes at 8 weeks and did fine. I took her to puppy playtime at Petco and arranged playdates and she played normally. At about 4 months she refused to engage with groups of dogs, but would play with any single dog. Now she won't play with even a single dog. If they try to engage her, she growls at them. She will still play with her sister who lives near us, but no one else.
The trainer at Petco says she is the smartest dog she has encountered, but suggested that she isn't welcome back at playtime.
She loves all people and has never growled at anyone. Well, we had a problem with resource guarding a few months ago, but are over that.
As you can see from the photos, we also have a 16 year old. At first it was a serious problem because Chloe would try to play with Jessie, and Jessie just wanted to be left alone. We had to put up barriers to keep them apart. Now they get along, occasionally sniffing each other, but otherwise leaving each other alone. Oddly, they are much friendlier outside than inside.
So, that is my story. Any advice (other than just keeping her away from other dogs) would be much appreciated.
Chloe is a 6 month old Toller. She was the smallest of a litter of 8, and would often play by herself rather than get into the scrum of sibblings. That is actually why we chose her; she seemed much calmer than the others.
We had her in puppy classes at 8 weeks and did fine. I took her to puppy playtime at Petco and arranged playdates and she played normally. At about 4 months she refused to engage with groups of dogs, but would play with any single dog. Now she won't play with even a single dog. If they try to engage her, she growls at them. She will still play with her sister who lives near us, but no one else.
The trainer at Petco says she is the smartest dog she has encountered, but suggested that she isn't welcome back at playtime.
She loves all people and has never growled at anyone. Well, we had a problem with resource guarding a few months ago, but are over that.
As you can see from the photos, we also have a 16 year old. At first it was a serious problem because Chloe would try to play with Jessie, and Jessie just wanted to be left alone. We had to put up barriers to keep them apart. Now they get along, occasionally sniffing each other, but otherwise leaving each other alone. Oddly, they are much friendlier outside than inside.
So, that is my story. Any advice (other than just keeping her away from other dogs) would be much appreciated.