05/15/2023
My comrade and their dogs were accosted by nine (9) off leash dogs, one of which thought their puppy might be easy and fun to kill. Fortunately my friend was able to yeet that dog and had a full can of quality mace, and the dogs backed down.
Anyway, the puppy was traumatized by this so I took Misty over so that the puppy could have a good experience. You would be hard pressed to find a more tender and leveled headed dog around puppies the when puppy freaked out and tried to scare Misty away, Misty was very Mr Rogers about it. She was like, "I can see you're scared, why don't we sniff this rock?" She used a lot of calming signals and completely de escalated the puppy.
By the end of the day, the puppy felt much better. While dog aggression, same s*x aggression, etc are common in chows, it's not a universal trait, neither Peebs nor Misty are that way, and IMO people need to be breeding away from it. It serves no useful purpose.