I’ve often wondered what role scent had in the behavior of aggressive dogs. The most common type of dog-dog aggression that I see is dogs who growl-bark and lunge as they pass by other dogs on a leash. But surprisingly often owners come with dogs who for all the world look as if they’re just dying to play with that cute little Poodle across the street. Typically the preliminaries go well, dogs both take on friendly greeting postures, and then two or three seconds into the greeting, the dog in question explodes and attacks the other dog. Often we’ve been able to eliminate common causes, like
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