Mickeys behaviour!

We went for a walk earlier today and had a shock when a young out of control labrador pup came bounding over towards us at full pelt

Mickey normally goes off on one at any other dogs so i shouted the old guy who the dog was with to call his dog   he didnt bother   so we thought      theres going to be trouble     but     he wanted to play with it    
He did get a little rough and the dog yelped a few times but kept coming back for more    until the owner finally made it over to get it
I think his problem is he just doesnt know how to play nice   he always gets too rough     even Keira gets fed up with him pushing her over and barging into her    
He was totally hyped up for the rest of the walk but it was really nice to see him playing rather than snarling at another dog   theres hope for him yet  

Aww good boy mickey!!

I bet your heart was in your mouth Bren I think I'd have shat my pants if it was Fred

Yes i nearly did

I really thought he would go for it especially as it was a light cream colour and he hates light coloured dogs

Keira wanted to play aswell but didnt get a look in

Wonder if it would have been different if it had been male

He does have a very playful side but as he is so big he just gets too rough

Phew that was a relief Bren

It can be quite worrying when out walking, what to expect when meeting new dogs, certainly had many moments of 'my heart in my mouth' with Misty

Well the good behaviour didnt last long

Mickey nearly had a fight with a collie today
but in his defence it was offlead and came at him growling and showing teeth  

Mickey did dare to walk on his driveway tho  so it came out ready to rumble until Mickey puffed up and charged him back  

It was all a bit handbags and no contact was made    Thank God

Has he ever had a fight Bren or is it usually handbags

Reminds me of Fred ....so unpredictable

 Not really Sandra  only with Keira
He did get bitten by some offlead jrt's but was so shocked by it he didnt manage to get them back but since then hes ready for any dog who gets too close  
I used to think he wouldnt actually attack another dog but he seems to get worse as he gets older    and he definately would start a fight if he could get to the other dog  
I think it depends on how the other dog reacts when Mickey goes off on one  if it growls back it makes him want to have a go
Hes turned into a right thug in his old age

Shame how an incident can change things, many people have witnessed their dogs behaviour alter after something like that happens

And it's nearly always the little dogs that cause it with big dogs