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**h0ldem** · 07-02-2012, 12:40 AM

My dog is not aggressive. She is anxious and reactive toward certain dogs, but it's more of a fear-based reactivity. She can walk by some dogs just fine and not even flinch. She lives with two cats she's terrified of. If we're sitting outside and a dog comes by, she'll jump into my lap shaking in fear.

Yes, at some point it would be nice to be able to introduce her to my friends' dogs. But if we can't, we can't. That's not my goal in walking her. I like walking my dog. She likes being walked. We both look forward to it. She's fine 95% of the time. 5% of the time she gets nervous/anxious and tenses up, and I don't want to make a small problem worse by letting her into a bad situation.

I can respect that. Just continue working on what you're doing with her. Tell people to back off, even if you end up looking like the crazy lady with a dog. If it helps, you can purchase a "dog in training" vest, which lets MOST people know the dog is not approachable because she's working/learning. My uncle used to put one on all of his dogs that he took out for training in the park to keep people from bothering them.

07-02-2012, 12:40 AM	#36
h0ldem Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 645 Senior Member	My dog is not aggressive. She is anxious and reactive toward certain dogs, but it's more of a fear-based reactivity. She can walk by some dogs just fine and not even flinch. She lives with two cats she's terrified of. If we're sitting outside and a dog comes by, she'll jump into my lap shaking in fear. Yes, at some point it would be nice to be able to introduce her to my friends' dogs. But if we can't, we can't. That's not my goal in walking her. I like walking my dog. She likes being walked. We both look forward to it. She's fine 95% of the time. 5% of the time she gets nervous/anxious and tenses up, and I don't want to make a small problem worse by letting her into a bad situation. I can respect that. Just continue working on what you're doing with her. Tell people to back off, even if you end up looking like the crazy lady with a dog. If it helps, you can purchase a "dog in training" vest, which lets MOST people know the dog is not approachable because she's working/learning. My uncle used to put one on all of his dogs that he took out for training in the park to keep people from bothering them.
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