Service poodle wants to go meet other dogs when he sees them now
Hello, I have a 4YO Male standard poodle, very good dog. Knows many commands and hand signals, he is also a certified service animal.
For his whole life he has always been friendly and liked meeting dogs but would always stay next to me or simply not be interested.
We moved almost a year ago and the town we are in now has a wonderful dog park, my poodle now wants to meet every dog he sees weather we are at the dog park or not. On leash he dosent pull much but he will be fixated on the other dog, whine a little and not be focused on me.
As my service animal (not a life or death disability necessarily) I try to give him freedoms, like the dog park or sniffing for an extended time, he gets a lot of play. This meeting dogs thing has really affected him and I.
What can I do to get him to not be so interested, or just not fixated on other dogs outside the dog park?
Also, if a dog is barking at him or interested in him, he dosent care anymore. (Sounds like a poodle huh🤣)