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[quote=Anonymous]We just came home from a dog park experience that wasn't great. Within the first minute of entering the park, another dog started attacking our dog. I was able to grab my dog and remove him from the situation and someone else came over and controlled the aggressor.

Before entering the dog park, I had let my dog stand on the other side of the fence for a couple minutes so the other dogs could come up and greet him. During those few minutes, the aggressive dog had seemed a little rambunctious, but fine. The attack happened pretty quickly after we entered.

Here's my question. One of the non-aggressor dog owners pointed out to me that I had aggravated the situation by picking up my dog. I'm not asking if she's right: I know she's not. I picked up my dog after the other dog had started attacking - climbing on top of my dog and preventing my dog from moving. The other dog was also growling and so on.

Bottom line, the attack had already started, and I needed to stop it before my dog was injured.

If you take your dog to a local dog park, what are your tips for quickly - before trouble happens! - differentiating and managing interactions with dogs that may be just rambunctious but basically friendly from actually aggressive dogs?[/quote]

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