What did I do wrong? PLEASE HELP!
I am the proud owner of a 5 year old mid-sized schnauzer named
Deagan. We adopted him last September and he is one of the calmest,
most affectionate dogs I have ever been around.
Or he was. I live in New York City and when we first got him, I would
take him on daily walks and he loved it. He loved going to the dog
parks and he was very very friendly and calm around the other dogs, no
matter what size they were. He never barked and was very obedient.
However, a few months ago, my fiance and my work schedules changed and
we didn't want him to be alone in her apartment for so many hours out of
the day. We decided to bring him to her mom's house and have Deagan
keep her company. We thought that having his own back yard to run
around in and having a person be able to walk him every day would be
good for him.
But we've noticed that he's being very aggressive towards other dogs and
he never used to be like this. When I take him for walks now, he pulls
on the leash and barks loudly and tries to attack other dogs that pass
us. When we go to the park, he can't calm down and enjoy the walk
because he gets so worked up and aggressive whenever he sees another
dog.
What did I do? I'm afraid I made a horrible mistake. Will he ever go
back to the calm, lovable dog he was before when we bring him to dog
parks?
Please help! Any advice is greatly appreciated.