Leash Aggression At Times

[Melissa]

Chloe is 2 1/2 years old and she has leash aggression. When we walk by another dog, doesn't matter what size the dog is, she tends to bark and lunge at the dog. If she is off leash she doesn't do it at all.  I make her sit down when I see someone coming towards us (when she is on leash) and try to keep her calm as they pass, but this doesn't always help.  Anyone else have this issue? Any suggestions on how to change this?  I'd love to be able to walk past people with dogs and have no issues. She looks like she is a mean dog when she does this but in fact she is a big sweetheart. 

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Hmm my reply disappeared.

We had a foster with pretty severe reactivity. Her adopters worked extensively with a trainer and her. They recently reported to me that CeCe seldom displays these behaviors any longer.

Our newest guy gets overly excited when on-leash.  We found that using a bark collar on him allows him to stay calm and enjoy himself.

[Melissa]

I'm not sure if Chloe feeds off the energy of my two other dogs because there are times she is just fine. this morning there was a loose Golden Retriever at the edge of his yard...really close to the side walk and I was able to keep all of them calm. My lab whined a little, but Chloe didn't do her usual barking and trying to get at the dog. When she is off leash (on trails in the bush) she very seldom has any interest in other dogs that we meet. She will go and say hello now and again, but most time she is happy to walk right past them with her ball in her mouth with no care in the world.   When on leash, I try to keep myself as calm as possible when I spot someone heading towards us and I focus on the dogs and try to correct their behaviour as soon as I spot any of them acting like they are preparing to lunge.  It's been an on going situation for a long time, but it is slowly getting better. 

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

My dogs do incite the others into behaviors they wouldn't display by themselves.