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We had agility class tonight and Marge did the whole "wanna chase wanna chase wanna chase" thing again like she did to the small dog running zoomies. This time it was to her "friend," a JRT. She LOVES this dog. I mean, like absolutely adores him. She had just finished playing with him and he was running his jump, tunnel jump sequence offleash while I was trying to adjust a bar.
Marge went to the end of the leash again, running whichever way he moved, didn't make much noise (maybe just one or two arfs/yips) but there was NO way that this was fear. This was loose Marge, this was "I wanna go get him and play again!!!" Marge. No hackles up, no deep barking or growling like she's done at Rally class or to strange dogs heading towards us. It was a very different reaction. Marge loves to play chase, she saw her buddy darting quickly around the field, and wanted to join in.
I know this kind of reactivity is common among agility dogs when they see another dog working.. I'm just hoping I'm seeing the right thing. I really don't think this is one of her fear reactions, though some people I asked on here really thought it was a fear aggro thing last time. I asked someone who has a dog-reactive dog, and she, too, thought this was more of a drivey thing based on my explanation.
Either way, I guess it's time to get Control Unleashed?
Marge went to the end of the leash again, running whichever way he moved, didn't make much noise (maybe just one or two arfs/yips) but there was NO way that this was fear. This was loose Marge, this was "I wanna go get him and play again!!!" Marge. No hackles up, no deep barking or growling like she's done at Rally class or to strange dogs heading towards us. It was a very different reaction. Marge loves to play chase, she saw her buddy darting quickly around the field, and wanted to join in.
I know this kind of reactivity is common among agility dogs when they see another dog working.. I'm just hoping I'm seeing the right thing. I really don't think this is one of her fear reactions, though some people I asked on here really thought it was a fear aggro thing last time. I asked someone who has a dog-reactive dog, and she, too, thought this was more of a drivey thing based on my explanation.
Either way, I guess it's time to get Control Unleashed?