Hey everybody!

Its been a while since I posted. I'm still having computer issues

I SO miss this forum.

Me and Tasha are doing well, her leash reactive behavior towards dogs is well on the decrease, thanks to finally figuring out how to best redirect her, when to correct her and the right sequence to follow when a correction is neccesary. An abundance of snow helps, too. Its her favorite treat!

We actually walked by a yard with FIVE yorkies barking at us a a few weeks back. No outburst on our end. Since my dog is formerly a fence fighting champion, I was one proud momma!

So now there is a new problem on the horizon. My girl is starting to become very suspicious of men approaching us on walks. Because the sidewalks are so narrow with snow its hard to pull over and park her in a sit or just confidently walk by. Everybody wearing hoods and moving oddly because of the slippery surfaces dosen't help any.

So far she has only barked at a few people in this situation. My concern is that sometimes she gets a very hard look in her eye as they come towards us.

What is the right thing to do when she gets that look?

The reason that I ask is because using too many corrections with our problems concerning other dogs got us in trouble and made the situation much worse. Much of the advice available is purely corrections based.

I can forsee a future problem if I don't get this right.

Any advice or shared experience would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

 Quote: Lauren Jeffery

So now there is a new problem on the horizon. My girl is starting to become very suspicious of men approaching us on walks. Because the sidewalks are so narrow with snow its hard to pull over and park her in a sit or just confidently walk by. Everybody wearing hoods and moving oddly because of the slippery surfaces dosen't help any.

So far she has only barked at a few people in this situation. My concern is that sometimes she gets a very hard look in her eye as they come towards us.

This is probably just inexperience talking, but I wouldn't see that as a huge problem. I'm sure someone else will chime in with some guidance on how to shape her behavior to your advantage/liking.