An Encounter with Rocky the Pit bull

Bubba has recently had a habit of barking at larger dogs. He is dominant so I think he feels like he has to protect his "turf" whatever that means in an NYC dog-friendly neighborhood. Last night we were about to head out on a walk and Bubba saw Rocky down the hallway with Jeff. Rocky is a beautiful chocolate colored pit bull who is about 2.5 years old now.

Anyhow, Rocky and Jeff were so kind to hold the elevator for us (especially since it takes on average 10 mins to get one these days) and Bubba repaid them by barking up a storm. I'm sure my neighbors appreciated it at 11:30 pm last night.

Bubba even growled a bit. I let him down next to Rocky, whom by the way was the calmest dog ever, and they exchanged sniffs and that was that. Bubba stopped barking and the two of them went about their business as if no confrontation was had.

Jeff and I walked them both along the river and around the block. There weren't any issues at all, which was nice. Bubba though had to mark every tree and corner in his path though. I actually think Bubba successfully dominated Rocky since Rocky seems to look away first whenever Bubba approaches him. Very interesting. The true test will be when they meet again.