David Bird
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I have a 19 month old de-sexed male Bull/Neo Mastiff cross who is very placid around the family and some friends but 'aggressive' around other, he doesn't bite, but having the height of the Bull and the weight of the Neo at just over 80kg when he has his hair up and barking he is very intimidating.
We took him to puppy preschool were he was the biggest puppy there but also the most timid which I understand is quiet common. He's also been to obedience training which for a large dog is basically mandatory. He socialized with the other dogs and their owners without any issues during the training, but my wife who is a teacher took the last term off for an operation and recovery so the dog has had a lot of one on one time with her over the past 3 or so months. I suspect this is were the what I suspect is over protective behavior has stemmed from.
My wife and I are becoming very concerned by his behavior.
We took him to puppy preschool were he was the biggest puppy there but also the most timid which I understand is quiet common. He's also been to obedience training which for a large dog is basically mandatory. He socialized with the other dogs and their owners without any issues during the training, but my wife who is a teacher took the last term off for an operation and recovery so the dog has had a lot of one on one time with her over the past 3 or so months. I suspect this is were the what I suspect is over protective behavior has stemmed from.
My wife and I are becoming very concerned by his behavior.