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Ok so today is going really well - kids and Sam have been outside all day while I do some cleaning and such. Bring the dog inside and put her in her crate for a bit of down time while I finish up and get in the shower. In the meantime my girlfriend stops by w/ her son (first time they've met her) and Sam is fine all wiggle butts w/ my girlfriend. Her son - who is 4 I think- walks in and she goes nuts barking and lunging at him (I had her on a leash - always do w/ new people) so I snapped the leash and told her NO. He went back outside and she calmed down. He comes back in again and this time she watches w/ interest but not strong reaction. The third time she barked and lunged again at which point I yanked the leash and told her NO and put her to bed because she didn't want to listen. Now this is the same dog that has been playing in the yard w/ my kids and no problem. She barked at my neighbors boy a couple of days ago but I thought it was just cause she was excited and wanted to play w/ him and now I'm not so sure.
This is where I'm left - I'm gonna ask her trainers what they think - but is this a kind of behavior that can be/is worth being worked on? All opinion's are welcome - even Peter C's :wink: . TIA.....
This is where I'm left - I'm gonna ask her trainers what they think - but is this a kind of behavior that can be/is worth being worked on? All opinion's are welcome - even Peter C's :wink: . TIA.....