Hey Nancy...
I would double check Bob's head (ears, eyes, mouth) for anything that might be hurting him.  You should be able to do it yourself... smell his ears, check for redness, etc.  and the same with his mouth.
If you don't see anything out of the ordinary, then I would proceed with some remedial training... on leash, out in public, without Stelly.  Walking two dogs at once, it can be difficult to notice some little "trigger" that may have made Bob feel afraid.  Also, there is a chance that Bob is trying to protect Stelly, for some reason.
Have either of your daughters walked the dogs recently?  Maybe something happened on one of their walks?  I am sure others will have some more ideas...

I would double check Bob's head (ears, eyes, mouth) for anything that might be hurting him. You should be able to do it yourself... smell his ears, check for redness, etc. and the same with his mouth.


Hi Susan,
He's fine with his ears, when he has a problem with his ears, it's yeast....but for now, his ears are clean, mouth is fine as well...


If you don;t see anything out of the ordinary, then I would proceed with some remedial training... on leash, out in public, without Stelly.


Took your advice and have been doing solo OB walks...with him....in the morning, for about an hour...and afternoon walks with Stelly....


Walking two dogs at once, it can be difficult to notice some little "trigger" that may have made Bob feel afraid. Also, there is a chance that Bob is trying to protect Stelly, for some reason.


I think you hit the nail on the head........he's protecting Stelly....he did this years ago, when she was a puppy, he seems to be doing this again....I don't know why I didn't notice this before...but there is a big difference....when I walk the two of them and then solo....they love their walks together....


Have either of your daughters walked the dogs recently? Maybe something happened on one of their walks? I am sure others will have some more ideas..

They like to take Bobby on his own, because they both like to run on the sand at night....so, he's their running buddy....LOL, he can be trusted to run off lead, and come when they call him....and he's got better endurance than Stella....

With working with him one on one, I want to get him back to where he's fine in public with Stella...as in busy, skate boards, strollers, bikes, lots of people....so, right now, he has a morning walk with me, and afternoon walk with Stella....the walk with her right now, is more isolated, I'll work up to a 'busy' walk with the two of them, right now he needs to be fine tuned...
Thanks for the advice!!

Hugs, Nancy Bobby and Stella