Leo plays rough

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We take Leo to the dog park 3-5 times a week as well as he
absolutely likes it. Leo can sense we’re going to the dog park when we get
about a mile away from it. The second he realizes it, he starts panting and
whining noises. I presume it’s out of enjoyment since the second he jumps out
of the vehicle he drags me all the method to the entrance for big dogs. The second we
unhook his harness, he takes off as well as discovers the nearest dog to play with.

I picture one of the reasons Leo likes going to work so much
(besides the constant interest from people) is since he sometimes gets to
play with other office dogs. In the office, when Leo hears his finest bud,
Dexter, has went into the office, he spends the whole day looking towards him
while simultaneously wagging his tail up until we enable some playtime.

Ever since Leo was a puppy, he’d like to rile up dogs to
play with him. It didn’t matter what size the dog was. When he was smaller, I was
always worried about him getting hurt so I would stay close-by when he was
playing with other dogs. I’ve discovered that dogs playing may look as well as noise aggressive,
but it’s usually not. I had a difficult time trying not to overreact, however I still
watched Leo like a hawk to make sure he was ok. If I heard Leo cry, then I would
grab him as well as pull him away from other dogs. 
Of course, the second I let Leo go, he would go back to playing with the
same dogs.

As he got bigger, I got less worried about Leo getting hurt
and more worried about him hurting other dogs. since he’s such a friendly and
happy dog, I’m not worried about Leo biting other dogs, however it seems as though
Leo’s very first line of defense is to sit on other dogs, so I am a bit worried
about him squishing other dogs. While that isn’t a huge issue for dogs around
his size, I don’t picture a fellow pet parent with a dog less than half Leo’s
size would appreciate an 80 lb dog sitting on their 30 lb dog.

Leo still likes to rough home with other dogs, so I still
like to keep a close eye on him just in case.