No Boundaries Parents: These are even scarier yet, letting their young children
chase strange dogs, run from strange dogs while shrieking, and hug strange dogs.
Some Poms, though, are bossy and will attempt to
chase strange dogs, regardless of size.
Not exact matches
Many
dogs are offended when
strangers approach the children of the family or
chase one of the other pets in the household.
Because you are not relying on a watch
dog to
chase down or attack
strangers, the size of the
dog is irrelevant.
* If your
dog runs away (this is a tip to pass onto every
dog owner) and you can get their attention, run the opposite way (away from them)... sounds
strange, but they will think it is a game and that it is their turn to
chase you instead of you
chasing them.
Your
dog has just learned that the barking and lunging «
chased» the
stranger in uniform away.
It's not unusual to see a small
dog trying to
chase away a larger
dog or even a
stranger from their perceived territory.
It is usually provoked by a specific circumstance such as confusion regarding the status of a
stranger and is often related to a
dog's herding /
chasing behavior or prey drive.