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Originally Posted by slbj.mouse
Just quick update for those who are wondering, for now B.Basset stays. Its taken him most of the day to settle into peaceful contentment instead of watchful, mournfulness. Hounds do that so well and bassets maybe best.
He will with a 5 minute or so game of "mouth it" allow me to put the muzzle on him. I have done so twice today, seems like enough for one day.
He is back to sucking on the lead snap and collar ring, but will allow me to use the lead to pull it out of his mouth and to the back of his neck where he can't reach it. Lots of praise for each time of course.
He's had a brief few minutes in the same room as the poodle. I got about 30 seconds of being able to pat both before the stillness and staring started between them. So I sent the poodle to bed and Bailey to find supper in his crate. Again lots of praise while they were wagging at each other.
W. the guy who B.Basset nipped took the time to make up today and B. was prepared to wag and let him. He was however unsettled by this guy's tendency to look at him directly in the eyes. Today he listened when I asked him to back off. Gee I wonder why?
Thank you all again for helping me find the balance between the emotions and logic and make a sensible choice.
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Dogs, especially Basset Hounds, are pretty sensitive and can often detect 'shady' characters and can tell when someone doesn't like them so I wonder if it's best for your friend not to make eye to eye contact with your Basset for the time being, thus avoiding your Basset feeling 'threatened' by your friend when he's eyeballing him.
Very often dogs can react to people who are nervous of them as I'm sure they give off vibes that the dog can easily pick up and it unnerves the dog and it may react in a different way... they can also become protective of their owners if they are uncertain of someone they encounter!
Keep up the good work with lots of praise when it's deserved and I'm sure all will be well for you and your poodle!
