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Originally Posted by haeveymolly
I wouldnt worry about him being agresssive,we had one exactly the same he was worse when we were walking and someone stood still, all it is, is a dogs defence mechanism, monty would see someone he didnt know and back off all the time his tail was wagging but he was barking going forward,backing off, going forward again then backing off as if he wanted to go up and say hello but darnt. the barking is the defence thing making him look like hes aggressive so the threat (being the other person) wont hurt him.
This was what i was told by 2 seperate behaviourists.
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Thanks, I was getting a bit worried but that sounds exactly the way he is behaving - it seems to be when the person is a bit wary of dogs and doesn't interact in a friendly way. Just out of interest what is the best thing I can do in this situation as I have had to end up dragging him away his recall is generally good but in this situation he won't come back to me of his own accord.
GSP's aren't usually an aggressive breed just a bit over friendly if anything so I was worried that Oscar was going to be an exception. our last GSP George was never aggressive in any way but it was a long time ago and I can't remember if he was like this at this age.