How can you train your dog in social skills?

Our dog is a rescue and has some issues. One of them is when we go to dog beach she runs with other dogs and plays and sometimes when dogs are running she gets so excited she takes a bite of their side mostly fur. She hasn't hurt anyone but it looks worse than it is. It isn't viscous more playful and many dog owners get that but we got reamed by one owner who said we should not take our dog out in public. How can you train your dog not to do this? She loves socialization time with other dogs.How can you train your dog in social skills?
Adult dogs ';teach'; adolescent dogs to behave. It is part of socialization in the doggy world. Puppies are allowed to get away with anything, but as soon as the dog grows up, older dogs put them in their place by snapping at the top of their ruff with their teeth. Sometimes a little hair flies, but the young dog can be so annoying. So long as the dog doesn't draw blood, and you should read up on doggy body language to know your dog's intentions.



It could also be a dominance thing. Again, learn about doggy language.



My dog is eleven, and she teaches the young, annoying dogs around here when she gets sick of playing, but she will play with them. That's just the way it is. It's better for the young dog to learn when enough is enough and grow up.How can you train your dog in social skills?
Other dogs will teach your dog that this behaviour is not ok

You normally find that the owners who complain have unsocialised dogs any way because they are too scared of other dogs hurting theirs.



If your dog is breaking the skin or causing the other dog to cry out in pain show fear to your dog consider a muzzle



It would be good to arrange play dates with the dogs and owners you get along with as they will help your dog leanr the 'rules' and you have the defence of the other owners when some one new winges!
Take him out and socialize him often. Entering an obedience class would not be a bad idea because he would come to you when called or stop when you asked. If there are still problems consult a professional dog trainer.
People suck. My dog is the best, but I've had people yell at me because she does this or that that freaks them out. Really, she's a good girl.



I don't know what to say other than keep trying. I've never adopted from a shelter/pound (but I do adopt) so I do not know how to handle a dog from that situation.



As I said, keep trying. My dog learned life skills by being scared. As a pup she was almost hit by a car and learned to look before crossing the street because of it.



We taught her to get into the car when we're going somewhere by attempting to leave without her (because she decided to run around instead of get in). Now, if she is not with me and I turn my car on, she comes running.



After we moved from our house with a big backyard to an apartment, she did not want to stay with us when we'd walk outside and would run everywhere she could. Somehow she got out and landed her butt in the pound for about 3 days. She learned where she belonged after that. Just the other day for example, I ran into the house after being gone for a while. I knew she needed to go potty, but I was sick. So, I did not bother shutting my front door. About 5 minutes later, as I was going to go find her, she comes running up the stairs and into the front door.



As I said, keep trying.



Also, maybe a muzzle because she bites herself?
I agree with Me and the Dog - it's the other owner's problem more than it is a problem with your dog.



Dogs are like people... they all communicate and play a bit differently, but generally within the boundaries of ';acceptable'; behavior. When they get out of line, the other dogs will correct them or walk away, and the one causing the trouble gets the message.



I also have a rescue dog who was poorly socialized in his ';previous life.'; I find that the owners that worry about my dog's behavior are those who have very little experience with dogs besides their own, or those who are actually afraid of dogs in general so a rough-n-tumble dog that growls when he wants to play is a bit beyond them.



I find that being attentive to what my dog is doing and how it is being interpretted by the other dogs and owners is a huge thing, so that I can be proactive (usually more with the other owners than with the dogs). But the best thing I did to put some of the ';grumpier'; owners at some sort of ease when I started actually training Taz at the park, bringing his clicker and tidbits (though treats are actually against the rules) and working on his commands, recall and general manners. This made everyone happy - the other owners, me, and especially Taz. Now his recall is good and getting better, and if he gets really excited or becomes nervous, I can usually just call him away before anything really exciting even starts to happen.



Oh... and I always give him a tidbit when he comes over to ';check-in'; with me, even if I didn't call him - that ensures that he's always got an eye on where I am too, and then he'll come over to me when other dogs are getting too excited or start barking or whatever (when we first started going, if another dog would bark, he'd be there in a flash to join in). One day, one guy's two dogs got into it in a huge way over their ball, and Taz moved right to my side and just watched the ruckus. I was so proud... it was one of the coolest moments we've had!



A good rule of thumb for dealing with the other difficult owners, as well as life in general: Remember that 90% of how a person reacts to someone or something has nothing (and I mean NOTHING) to do with the situation at hand, but is instead based on THEIR life experiences up to that point. If you take a step back from person who is giving you grief, usually you can identify what their issue is and deal with it directly, rather than jumping in with your own reaction that is equally unrelated to the situation.



That said, head them off at the pass by having the best trained dog at the park, or at least look like your serious in trying to make him so! And tell the owner that told you your dog shouldn't be out in public that he isn't going to get better manners with other dogs if he's locked in isolation in the house! :)