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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would bet that the neighbor dog is not neutered, as two unaltered male dogs makes a real flash point. Also sounds like the way they handled the dog in early years is in keeping with typical dog owners who don’t alter.

But, even if the dog is neutered, yours being unaltered at this age he is coming into young adulthood and his hormones are strong. I’m sure you waited to get him fixed for optimal bone development etc. but this is an expected resulting behavior in 1-2 year old male dogs.

The neighbor, with whom you are not friendly and who has been a problem neighbor raises your BP however slightly it is a response that highly intelligent dogs who are closely bonded to owner will definitely react to - your emotions were heightened and your poodle sensed that and perceived a threat. Dogs are incredibly perceptive in this way.

Then the neighbor put his dog in a sit and they both stared at you and your dog. To a dog, a stare like that is a major threat behavior and it will further trigger a dog who is already heightened and reactive. Maybe neighbor was trying to better control his dog, but standing on perimeter of your property and staring was not a good choice - he should have brought his dog to a close heel and moved along.

Don’t stress out about this too much. You have a highly intelligent (one of the most intelligent breeds) unaltered young adult male dog and some reactivity in limited situations is not uncommon or a sign of any badness in the dog. He is protective; he is meant to be exactly that. We domesticated them for that very purpose, among others.

I would not worry about trying to make your dog friendly with this neighbor’s dog. Just work on limiting interaction and not rewarding reactivity. If he is not reactive with most other dogs he just doesn’t like this one and that happens. That dog might be giving off a vibe that other dogs don’t like. Some dogs are a-holes just like some people - and they often run in pairs.[/quote]
Not all dogs like all other dogs, this is true. But OPs dog almost dragged her off her feet trying to attack this other dog. That is a huge issue. You seem to be glossing over how dangerous this is, including the dog almost injuring himself trying to attack through a window/shutters. [/quote]

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