She usually is pretty good staying by me and coming when called even with distractions but recently if the male cockapoo is around she doesnt listen at all or at least not until we break up the fight and then she's back to normal. She has absolutely no problem with the female cockapoo though.

the cockapoos definitely need training. But my boyfriends parent dont really see it as a problem. The cockapoos are 7 so his parents are just eh thats just the way they are. I was thinking maybe for my dog some more recall training could help.

Is it fear aggression though? The first time she encountered him i put her inside knowing he might not like her but when he attacked our bigger dog she ran out of the house and right for the aggressive dog and ever since then both dogs go right for eachother if they know the other one is around.

i have a 4 yr old mixed breed about 40lbs. Ive had her since she was a puppy. She is shy and a little anxious with dogs and new people but she has always been very friendly once she gets to sniff them. She is very well behaved to the point where she doesnt really need a leash (tho i use it when i take her out to be safe) Recently however my bf and i have moved in with his parents to save money for a house. My boyfriend has a very dopey 2 yr old borador that is easily my dog's best friend. the borador is male my dog is female. But my boyfriends parents have two cockapoos about 7 yrs old and siblings. These two dogs are very friendly with people but extremely territorial and can be very aggressive towards other dogs even each other. Knowing this we took a lot of precautions in making sure the dogs stay separted from each other. However on occasion there has been incidents where someone would let the upstairs dogs out not realizing the others were already outside. knowing my dogs personality she doesnt usually bother with other dogs at all and she is a little skittish so i figured she wouldnt bother with the cockapoos and if one of them showed signs of aggression she would retreat to me. The first time they got into it the male cockapoo came charging both our dogs and my dog bolted to me then the cockapoo started attacking the borador who didnt fight back but was crying so i put my dog inside and went to get the other one but it mustve been cracked bc my dog then ran out of the house and went right for the male cockapoo attacking her friend. I assumed in this case she was just protecting my boyfriends dog. But now anytime the male cockapoo and my dog are are around one another they go right for each other even if there is a gate between them. as soon as she hears him she stops what she's doing and goes to fight him. Does this mean she's aggressive? is there a way i can keep her from going in for a fight? she's never acted like this around anyone but this dog but it makes me nervous about taking her places. I never would have thought she'd have it in her. she's been around plenty of other dogs, people, children, ferrets, rabbits, lizards, guinea pigs, hamsters, cats. She had zero prey drive and never shown any signs of aggression. But with this male cockapoo she really goes for him. Does this mean she needs to be considered an aggressive dog should i be worried bringing her around other dogs and kids from now on?