Living in the city can be stressful for people and dogs. If you notice that other dogs constantly lunge and bark at your dog you should stop looking at the other dogs and look at yours. Is your dog's head and tail going very high and stiff upon approach to the other dog? Is your dog staring at the other dog? If so you may have a dominate dog on your hands. This can escalate to an aggressive dog if you don't take proper steps to re-train your dog.
You need to follow the other training steps outlined on this blog. Don't allow your dog to go through doors first. Don't allow your dog to stare at other dogs, use the 'watch' command to keep them from intimidating other dogs. What ever you do - do not take your dog to a high traffic area (lobby, dog park, elevator) and hang out. This only stresses all the other dogs and owners out having to walk past your dog. Not to mention how much stress this causes your dog. You may think that you are 'desensitizing' the other dogs to your dog, but you are actually causing more problems for yourself.
Tip for the Day:
If your dog isn't neutered you may want to consider it. Neutered male dogs can be much calmer and have less testosterone.
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