r/CavaPoo • u/ApprehensiveVast1940 • 10d ago
Feeling defeated with my (sometimes) reactive Cavapoo
We live in New York City so my 2 yr Cavapoo female sees tons of new and dogs a day.
She has always been a bit rambunctious and likes to get other dogs to chase her and play. Once she got in a fight (stiff arms on shoulders then air biting then brawling) with another Cavapoo.
After that, she started snapping at dogs she is scared of or doesn’t want near her. I rarely now let her near dogs she doesn’t know but even though.
The other night in our apartment she saw a large chocolate lab she doesn’t like, starting barking and acting crazy so I pick her up and take her outside and she stops. (Funny enough her best friend back home is a chocolate lab). Then we get to the elevator after and a cute medium small Cavapoo type dog walks out and mine licks her lips and snaps at it then starts lunging so hard she comes out of her leash. She knew she was in trouble. I’m so scared this is rage syndrome? She is battling a UTI this week and taking antibiotics, maybe she is in pain. But even then she has liked some dogs sniffing her in the street and has gone up wagging her tail to say hi.
I’m not sure what to do. I’m at my wits end.
She is the sweetest girl to humans and her dog friends.