[Pitpapa]

Question: I have a 8 month old pitbull, most likely mixed. Doesnt show aggression but has intensity to meet other dogs and people. Oversocialized? My issue is that he lives with my 2 other dogs. Senior golden retriever and 5+ year old poodle mix. The Golden Retriever does corrections for humping without being aggressive but the poodle will try to correct and they've had a few altercations without blood but definite hard bite holds. I assume my puppy is too pushy? But I also want to blame the poodle. My pup has some obedience training. The poodle hasn't been trained nor properly socialized. Since the pup is mine and the poodle isn't, what can I do with my puppy to not let that happen? Not to defend my pup but he's played with a high intensity lab and Dutch shepherd and both have corrected his behaviors for being pushy so I assume my pup doesn't have aggression. The poodle I assume probably has fear aggression
If you recommend a trainer I'd would be open to that. I'm training obedience but I do admit I struggle to enforce proper socialization. By that I mean being able to have him focus on me and not push to greet and meet every other being
Other quick note: My brothers Yorkie also has the same issue. He doesn't like my dog and would growl and snip and my pup has forced him to the ground without biting down just pressing with an open mouth.

 

[pandora]

Have you tried training a look at me command? I've done this with my adopted beagle.he would literally bark howl and pull like a train to meet everyone and every dog in the street so I took high value treats (none of your cheap biscuits) and when I saw someone coming gave the command look at me whilst holding the treat near to my face, once he made eye contact he got the treat.

So we started off as I saw the person/dog further away I put him in a sit, said the look at me command and rewarded several times so keeping him distracted. As the days passed and he got to understand the command we let the person/dog get closer before saying look at me and cut the amount of reward slightly, a week or two later we kept walking and said look at me as we passed and then he got the reward.

Now days he walks past almost everybody and if a dog does come up to greet he knows he may greet but not bark and if I saw walk on its time to go and he gets a treat..
Its turned a nightmare no manners dog into a well mannered dog who can still greet happly but isnt dragging me down the road to do so,