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I adopted a Boxer in January, she is approximately 6 years old, very calm and sweet and named Ginger. When we adopted her, she had been living with the rescue agency for two months among 23 other dogs. She never showed any signs of aggression.
I have a little maltipoo named Pixie; Ginger and Pixie get along great, never showed any aggression. I also have two daughters and Ginger is the most loving dog to both of them. A friend of mine who had a Yorkie and a male boxer has stayed with us and again, no aggression. We take Ginger to the dog walking street every Sunday and, again, no aggression! She is the calmest, sweetest dog ever!
But, where I live a lot of people own dogs. We take Ginger out twice a day for her walk on a leash. Sadly, she lunges at 3 of the dogs every time. It's always the same dogs; a mutt, a poodle and a shih tzu. She never attacks the yorkie or the schnauzer or any other dogs. Only those three. I don't understand why and, to be honest, this is starting to cause problems with my neighbors who, of course, all hate the scary looking boxer.
It's gotten to the point where I'm afraid take Ginger out myself, she is a strong dog, so my husband has to do it. I am a very strong woman, I mean, I'm a fighter (MMA) and I can handle it but if my hand slips just once... I don't want to even think about it!
What could be causing this and what can I do?
I have a little maltipoo named Pixie; Ginger and Pixie get along great, never showed any aggression. I also have two daughters and Ginger is the most loving dog to both of them. A friend of mine who had a Yorkie and a male boxer has stayed with us and again, no aggression. We take Ginger to the dog walking street every Sunday and, again, no aggression! She is the calmest, sweetest dog ever!
But, where I live a lot of people own dogs. We take Ginger out twice a day for her walk on a leash. Sadly, she lunges at 3 of the dogs every time. It's always the same dogs; a mutt, a poodle and a shih tzu. She never attacks the yorkie or the schnauzer or any other dogs. Only those three. I don't understand why and, to be honest, this is starting to cause problems with my neighbors who, of course, all hate the scary looking boxer.
It's gotten to the point where I'm afraid take Ginger out myself, she is a strong dog, so my husband has to do it. I am a very strong woman, I mean, I'm a fighter (MMA) and I can handle it but if my hand slips just once... I don't want to even think about it!
What could be causing this and what can I do?