There was a pup like that in Rylie's first puppy class - although Bennie wasn't that much bigger than Rylie. What my trainer did was make sure that Rylie had a safe place he could go during playtime if he was overwhelmed and sometimes redirect the other pup so that Rylie would have a chance to explore unbothered (this was during play time). Rylie doesn't really "play" with any other dogs except for Max - he far prefers people but he came around to the point where we had to change classes because he really couldn't seem to understand that the Aussie in his agility class did NOT want to be his friend and in fact got terribly cranky if any other dog was within five feet of her. He seems to have hit a balance now where he is happy to greet dogs but is good at leaving them alone as well. When we are in class he tries to find a table or chair to sit on when it's not his turn (maybe because all the other dogs are big?)
Mindy Tri - Feb/97
Max - Ruby - Sep/08
Rylie - B&T - June/09
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