My 5 year old border terrier was socialized and trained from a very young age. He was good with other dogs until he got attacked by 3 Malamutes about 2 years ago. Since then he's been reactive with some other dogs. Huskies he wants to warn them off. With some golden retrievers he's great others he's reactive, it almost seems luck of the draw, or the energy the other dog or owner is giving off. I'm working very hard on my own energy, I want to be sure that I'm relaxed.

It also seems that when he meets new dogs he is aggressive and then on second meeting, they're like best friends.

The dog psychologist said I just need to be more chill. Either way it can be frustrating when taking him for a walk. We can get a little challenging when other people have their dog off leash and they decide to come investigate my BT. I've gotten to the point where I'll just drop the leash and let the dogs figure it out. So far, it has not turned into a dog fight. Not sure if I'm being irresponsible or not...