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Originally Posted by james1
Ahh, you need to train him out of any reaction to other dogs - if his leave is strong then id use this - if its not do some big time indoor training with it: food on the floor for 10 mins - playing with his favorite toys any and all reactions get a leave (obviously said before hand). Ask him to sit or go down whilst your doing this. When your out on lead with him follow this to a leave when approaching other dogs, try typical doggie walks times (4:30-5:30) so there should be a number. Id use lead corrections - with basic commands - leave, as your walking past. Any looks or tugs towards gets a command and then correction good boys when he walks straight.
This should be a routine for a good 2 weeks everyday after that see if you can trust him off lead with a leave, it sounds like the early stages really, at least its not developed into a full attck without reason.
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I could leave him all day with food in the house, he would not touch it, he is 8 years old, done all that
He can walk past any other dog and ignore them completely, even those that want to play or want to attack him.
He would never willing bite another dog, the only times that this has happened is when another dog has been literally hanging off him and he has had to defend himself.
I'm grateful for your input James, but I think the answer is going to be something out of the ordinary and not down to any kind of basic training methods.