How to train my dog not to be aggressive with other dogs?

Adri: How to train my dog not to be aggressive with other dogs?
I have a dog (8ball) he is a retriever mix and about 10 months old. I have been trying to walk him but every time we run into a dog he tries to attack.

I turn around and try to go the opposite way but he just pulls and growls. I really want to be able to take him to the dog park and let him play with other dogs and play fetch at the park instead of our small backyard.

What can i do to train him to be more friendly with other dogs.

P.S. I dont want to get a personal trainer. It costs too much money.

Answers and Views:

Answer by Nicholas D
Its might be the dogs natural reaction he inherited by his family history. What i did was everytime this would happen with my i would spank my puppy (GENTLY) and say “bad boy, NO!” and he caught on. =)

Answer by Janet
I run a Rescue and the best way is to allow a professional to help. Dogs are aggressive when they are unsure of themselves. Muzzle him and socialize him at a dog park (on a leash).Don’t expect it to be instant. And don’t get upset when he is being aggressive. They play off our emotions.

Answer by trader1
Hi Adri,
There is a free Secrets to Dog Training . I think this website may help you.

Answer by Linda S
When teaching a dog to be social you need to introduce another dog and teach them how to get along….. We trained ours so they could go to the dog park and have fun. Another untrained dog attacted ours. No more dog park it took her about a month to heal the bite our of her ear.

Answer by slippery134
i recently got a different type of head collar for my dog…it’s called a “gentle leader”. i got it from my vet’s office. it doesn’t muzzle my dog, but rather when she tries put pull and i give a little tug her head will go to the side, since she wants to look straight ahead she stops pulling. immediately tell her “good girl,good girl” and give her a treat. then we moved on to if i/ we knew a house w/ a dog or person walking was coming i would could actually get her to sit for a minute,praise, praise,praise,calming pets, and when she was settled down we would continue and when we past the situation i would praise her more and give her a treat…had to do the same with passing cars (she would l go bananas jumping at them…1st we worked on sitting etc…)
the improvement i saw was quick but then again i’m more stubborn than our 6 mo. rottie that liked to try and walk me. i also make sure i was walking her if not twice, at least once daily off property.

good luck!