Saturday was our third class. It started with a bang. There is a very large, white male boxer who attends and suffers from serious anger management issues. I'm impressed he's allowed in class and I'm impressed with the woman who brings him. (What a handful!) I must admit, however, that I think an aggressive dog class might be better, but perhaps he's already gone through that.
The minute he entered the room, he started snarking. The owner was on high alert, as were all the other dogs. There's a very large male Rhodesian Ridgeback in class who is not aggressive, but is reactive. He and the boxer do not like each other, so when the boxer started in, the Ridgeback entered the fracas. No actually fighting, just barking, growling and lunging with the owners pulling in opposite directions. A male yellow Lab also decided to get into it, than a Dobie and a Mastiff. The whole class was in an uproar.
The instructor immediately told the boxer owner to get her dog out of the arena and into a "cool off" zone. She required everyone else to control their dogs and not allow the behavior. The boxer got into it several times within the first half hour, but eventually settled down. Bella, by the end of class, was exhausted as were all the other dogs—and the owners. Too much emotion.
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