Loki's first report

I've been doing some research and some articles have stated that it's important for an adult dog to have a proper introduction with other dogs. In an article written on Bestfriends.org, it states that it is important for a dog to be slowly introduced with the owners being calm and relaxed. In addition to this, the dogs must be leashed - but not tightly.

I attempted this. Loki has met a brand new puppy named Aengus. He's quite small and playful. During their meeting, they were quite curious of each other. There was plenty of sniffing but it seemed as though Loki did not enjoy being sniffed despite him sniffing Aengus. I believe this introduction made him quite uncomfortable since Aengus was in Loki's personal space. In spite of this, Loki was not aggressive towards him.

After a few minutes, the situation worsened. Aengus, who is under 4 months old, has very puppy-like behaviour so he is extremely playful. Aengus tried to play with Loki by nipping his ears and climbing on him. It was very clear that Loki did not enjoy this and began growling. We had to immediately pull Loki away before the situation become violent.

It's clear this was unsuccessful. My next attempt will be bringing him to a dog park on the weekend (more likely for a dog to be there) and introduce him to a dog on neutral territory. I may try to look into dog training books or other Internet resources. I hope to have a video uploaded in the next blog post.